A Note on COVID-19
At Heron, we try to champion people, places, and enterprises who challenge broken conventions and dare to change. In light of COVID-19, we remain committed to our work in communities across the United States.
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A Tale of Two Tools: Financing Housing in the San Joaquin Valley
At Heron, we try to use all the tools in our toolkit to finance organizations who are serving the people and communities we care about. Recently, we used two different tools to provide financing to Self Help Enterprises (SHE), an organization offering homeownership opportunities in the San Joaquin Valley.
Heron Presidential Podcast Ep. 2
We are back with another episode of our Presidential Podcast, where we talk to Dana K. Bezerra about what Heron is doing, thinking, and learning. In this episode, we discuss how Heron is placing community agency and wisdom front and center in the next phase of our work.
Heron Presidential Podcast Ep. 2: The Key Takeaways
We've published another episode of our Presidential Podcast, where we talk to Dana K. Bezerra about what Heron is doing, thinking, and learning. In this blog post, we outline the key takeaways.
Questions We’re Asking This Week: The Maine Edition
Heron has had partnerships in Maine since our early days as a foundation. Now, we're reexamining Maine as a community in transition. Here are some of the inquiries we're chasing.
Apr 30, 2016
Soundbites: The Trouble in Post-Coal Communities
In this podcast, the Northern Plains Resource Council's Teresa Erikson discusses the declining coal industry's impact on communities once dependent on their success.
May 11, 2016
Soundbites: Gender as a Screen for Public Equities
Toni Johnson joins Nia Global Solutions' Kristin Hull to discuss their use of gender lens investing and trends in the impact investing space.
May 17, 2016
Soundbites: Fossil-Fuel Dependence and Poverty Tensions
The Center on Sustainable Investment's Nicolas Maennling joins Toni Johnson in discussing improving investment transparency in fossil-fuel dependent economies and how divestment affects poverty.
May 31, 2016
Soundbites: 'The Capital We Get to Work for Good'
Cambridge Associates' Tom Mitchell discusses Sandra Urie's transition from CEO and movement into impact investing as well as lessons learned from his years of work.
Jun 7, 2016
Soundbites: Enabling Artist Social Entrepreneurs
Toni Johnson talks with Laura Callanan, founding partner of Upstart Co-Lab, on the topic of social entrepreneurship and its unexpected heroes.
Jun 14, 2016
Soundbites: The Diverse Strategies of Engagement
In this podcast, Francis Byrd of Byrd Governance Advisory discusses his experience with the shareholder activism, the major players involved and what it has to do with improving prospects for employees.
Aug 30, 2016
Soundbites: Adventures in Affordable Housing Finance
Toni Johnson sat down with the Housing Partnership Network's Tom Bledsoe to discuss HPN's work in places like New Orleans and the use of enterprise capital.
Sep 8, 2016
Soundbites: Bringing Dignity to the New Working Class
Toni Johnson spoke with Tamara Draut of Demos about her new book, the shifting demographics and conditions of the working class and upcoming work from Demos.
Sep 20, 2016
Soundbites: A New Way to Measure Success
Jennifer Tescher of CFSI discusses how the financial industry is learning to evaluate its own success by measuring its impacts on consumers’ financial health.
Oct 4, 2016
Soundbites: Investing in Your Own Backyard
The Heron Foundation’s Toni Johnson discusses building communities and growing small businesses with Jennifer Pryce of the Calvert Foundation.