EARN's efficient, ethical and open work was recognized in March 2013 with 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest and most utilized independent evaluator of charities. Profiled by Forbes, Business Week and others, this rating is a reflection of EARN's adherence to good governance and consistent execution of its mission in a fiscally responsible way.

Mashable, the leading reporter on the importance of digital innovation and how it empowers people around the world, just ranked EARN in a financial top 10 list: "EARN focuses on helping low-income individuals create prosperity..."

How do you go from helping thousands of people save and prosper--to helping millions? EARN's technology will break the mythology that more caseworkers will get us there.

In the latest Stanford Social Innovation Review, EARN CEO Ben Mangan challenges the status quo by pushing for the best answers, not just the most emotionally attractive ones. If philanthropy wants to change the world, it must change the way it thinks.

Duane Greene spoke at the first EARN breakfast, in 2006, and returned this year to update his story. "EARN taught me how to save," he said this time. "With their help, I was able to buy a condominium in Daly City. Every day my daughter gets to come home to our home."

When Andre Soto heard about a new program that could turn $500 of college savings into $2,000 almost overnight, the Lincoln Heights father of two assumed it was a Ponzi scheme. "There are so many scams going on, and this was clearly too good to be true," he said. But the account he stumbled across, called Triple Boost, is no Ponzi scheme. It's part of an anti-poverty program offered by San Francisco nonprofit Earn.

"This place for so long has been a hotbed of entrepreneurship that it's not surprising that it's evolved a very entrepreneurial way to serve people who have a hard time breaking into business in the mainstream way," said Ben Mangan, CEO of Earned Assets Resource Network, a San Francisco nonprofit that helps people build a habit of saving, resulting in "spark capital" that they can leverage into a new business.

by Sheryl Lane, Director of Public Policy

A speech that reaffirms the values of hard work, opportunity, and what government can do to level the playing field.

by Ben Mangan, President & CEO

It is time for leaders who want to elevate their causes or businesses, to focus not just on telling stories - but to do so in a way that compels people to action.

by Ben Mangan, President & CEO

We nonprofits take entirely too much credit for our success. Seriously – we really do.

How do we get America to do what it is supposed to be best at – creating possibility for everyone willing to work toward their dream?

Join us for the annual EARN Breakfast and help local low-wage families transform their lives with the power of savings! Get inspired as you hear about how EARN's Savers are overcoming challenges and reaching their dreams -- and get connected as you network with your peers.

Get ready to rock the house again as we celebrate 11 years of inspiring lasting change to break the cycle of poverty. Click here to purchase tickets and join us for a night of celebration with fabulous food and wine, a live auction, plus great music and dancing.