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Dec 8, 2016

Poor U.S.: Reimagining a Path to Prosperity

A series of videos recasts the narrative around what it is to be poor in the United States and suggests ways to reinvent the economy to provide paths to prosperity.

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Aug 23, 2016

Multimedia: From Social Program to Social Enterprise

Heron’s Clara Miller joins Sal Giambanco of Omidyar at the Vatican’s 2016 Impact Investing Conference to discuss support for enterprises as the vehicle of impact.

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Jun 22, 2016

Multimedia: ‘A Big Leap of Faith’ Hiring Organized Farm Labor

After learning to make a living growing organic strawberries, one farmer decided to invest in the economic conditions of his own workers by using a union.

Feb 26, 2016

Multimedia: Heron’s Investment Approach

This interactive presentation outlines the four basic principles that inform how Heron deploys capital.

Feb 10, 2016

Multimedia: Impacting a Community Ecosystem

In this video, impact investor Bobby Turner addresses what he calls a “legacy of dependency” that’s established when society’s greatest problems are treated with band-aids rather than an impactful cure.

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Oct 12, 2015

Multimedia: No Real Saints and Sinners in America, Inc.

How good do investees need to be to get included in Heron's portfolio? Clara Miller explains in an interview with NextBillion why this is the wrong question.

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Oct 5, 2015

Multimedia: Philanthropy in the New Economy

On a TalkPoverty radio interview, Clara Miller discusses why “business as usual” is no longer an option.

Sep 22, 2015

Multimedia: The Real Experts on Poverty

Canerow’s Mia Birdsong asks us to take a deeper look at people living in poverty in her TED talk and argues we are listening to the wrong narrative.

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Sep 2, 2015

Multimedia: A Fork in the Road for Fossil Fuel Investment

Jenna Nicholas discusses how movements start and change happens, and says that fossil fuel divestment is the choice that will define our generation.

Aug 27, 2015

Multimedia: ‘Give More, But Also Take Less’

Henry Crown fellow Anand Giridharadas explains why the generosity to the poor shown by the wealthy is the not the same as justice.

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