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.
Jul 2, 2016
In Case You Missed It: The Regrexit of the Left Behind
In this issue, why Brexit inequality matters for the United States, middle class politics, private equity's Main St. creep, and the candidates' philanthropy.
Jun 25, 2016
In Case You Missed It: Blessed Be Those Who Look for Impact
In this issue, a look inside a for-profit prison, more debate on safety nets, the Vatican tackles impact investing, and why funders should listen to those they serve.
Jun 11, 2016
In Case You Missed It: The Precariously Possibly Poor
In this issue, the Bilderberg discussion on endangered workers, Adam Smith's views on inequality, a newish Paul Ryan poverty plan, and the "appifying of philanthropy".
Jun 4, 2016
In Case You Missed It: Having Enough to Get the Job Done
In this issue, more debate on universal basic income, robots and general welfare; internet for the people; helping inmates thrive; and a community of equity leaders.
May 28, 2016
In Case You Missed It: The Economy's Bricks and Mortar
In this issue, the right to water, rent and education inequality, corporate global citizens, and $1 billion possibilities for social mobility.
May 21, 2016
In Case You Missed It: The Social Investing New Think
In this issue, why nonprofits work better with overhead funding, the limits of ESG, the luck of success, the decline of unions and the over financialization of capitalism.
May 14, 2016
In Case You Missed It: The Upside-Down Money Universe
In this issue, troubling tax havens, a lending platform built on trust, the silly idea of universal income, the lost government job creator, and when the poor pay more.
May 8, 2016
In Case You Missed It: Finding the New Sharing Quotient
In this issue, discussion of tyranny, demographics today and the working class, the Cases and Buffets discuss philanthropy, and the fight over school funding.
Apr 30, 2016
In Case You Missed It: Losing Our Collective Dreams
In this issue, the politics of the declining middle class, universal basic income, where taxing the wealthy works, the privatization of hope, and issues with collective impact.
Apr 23, 2016
In Case You Missed It: Sign O' These Economic Times
In this issue, middle class financial insecurity, expanding overtime rules, the new robber baron era, a "people's budget" and the tech titans take on DC.