Our Webinars
Commonwealth is on a mission to make wealth possible for all. We host a variety of programs to understand current challenges facing financially vulnerable Americans, share our research and insights, and pose equitable, scalable solutions.
Commonwealth’s webinars provide an opportunity to discover new data, receive expert insights, and strategize for organizational success. We look forward to being in conversation with you as we work together towards a more equitable future for low- to moderate-income people living in the United States. View our upcoming and past webinars below.
Past Webinars
Financial Resiliency Strategies: How Lower Income Households are Weathering COVID
We discussed what actions employers, financial institutions, fintechs, and policy makers can take to support lower-income households through understanding the stories of their financial struggles and the resiliency strategies they have used during the COVID-19 crisis.
How Recordkeepers Can Address Emergency Savings
This webinar discussed the urgent need for employer-offered short-term savings solutions, the role record keepers are starting to play, and models for how record keepers can take action.
Webinar: How COVID-19 is Changing Financial Innovation
We shared our perspectives on how we’re partnering with fintechs to help catalyze innovation and technology solutions to support financially vulnerable Americans and help shape an inclusive recovery. We heard from fintech founders about how they’re responding to the urgent need for innovative digital products for customers experiencing financial insecurity.
Solving Financial Vulnerability in the US: New Research to Spark New Solutions
In this virtual event, we presented findings from two new research projects, and facilitated a discussion with industry experts about how these findings impact their thinking and strategies moving forward.
Virtual Briefing: The Impact of Emergency Cash for Workers
Join Commonwealth and The Workers Lab as we share findings from The Workers Strength Fund and reflect on emergency cash grants in the age of COVID-19.
How is Financial Services Addressing the Savings Crisis during COVID-19?
Join Commonwealth and MassChallenge FinTech for a lunch discussion focused on how leaders in financial services and fintech are thinking about these challenges and helping all Americans build savings.
Best Practices for Employers: Guiding Your Employees Through Stimulus Payments and Savings
As a follow up to our popular webinar on March 26th, Commonwealth, Financial Health Network, and Common Cents Lab, all partners in BlackRock’s Emergency Savings Initiative, came together again to help employers devise and implement lasting measures to help their employees make the most of their stimulus checks and future windfall moments.
How to Support Workers on the Frontlines During the Pandemic
Commonwealth Senior Innovation Manager Catherine Wright moderated a fireside chat-style webinar featuring Alison Omens, Chief Strategy Officer at JUST Capital, and Commonwealth Executive Director and Co-Founder Timothy Flacke.
How Employers Can Reduce the Financial Burden of COVID-19 on Their Workers and Their Business
Commonwealth, Financial Health Network, and Common Cents Lab explored the impacts of COVID-19 on employers, businesses, and their financially vulnerable employees.