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.
Jan 19, 2014
In Case You Missed It: Living with Job Scarcity
In this issue, we have thinking on the women in poverty, employers of last resort, improving social mobility and the U.S. employment outlook.
Jan 25, 2014
In Case You Missed It: The Labor Market's Missing Pieces
In this issue, Wall Street’s “wealth addiction,” Davos and the global inequality debate, the nonprofit overhead myth, and more on the state of the labor market.
Jan 25, 2014
In Case You Missed It: The Capital State of the Union
In this issue, the president’s middle class plea, “inclusive capitalism,” trade deals vs. wages, poverty stress, Davos, and whether impact investors expect too much.
Feb 1, 2014
In Case You Missed It: The Debate Over Opportunity For All
In this week’s issue, we have a variety of reactions to the State of the Union, with thoughts on the relationship between the work ethic and the free market, the business case for reducing inequality, and innovation in philanthropy.
Feb 8, 2014
In Case You Missed It: The Economic Immobility Challenge
This week we explore surprising news on mobility, marriage as a poverty cure, whether apprenticeships can fix the skills gap, and the sin of doing good deeds.
Feb 15, 2014
In Case You Missed It: Investing in Social and Financial Returns
In this issue, we have more thinking on jobs data, the erosion of the American Dream, insecurity over inequality, and impact investing.
Feb 22, 2014
In Case You Missed It: The Great Wealth Divide
In this issue, we have new thinking on the minimum wage, inequality, the trajectory of philanthropy, and the Dalai Lama talks free enterprise.
Mar 1, 2014
In Case You Missed It: The Business of Low-Wage Work
In this issue, thinking on corporations’ relationship to the state and taxes, impact investing’s promise and the utility of raising the minimum wage.
Mar 8, 2014
In Case You Missed It: Working Any Which Way You Can
In this issue, we have new thinking on the job market, innovations in the social sector, overhauling taxes, and the decline of American exceptionalism.
Mar 15, 2014
In Case You Missed It: Investing & Giving for Good
In this issue, there is thinking on philanthropy and impact investing, another job market check up, and the big bank debate and subprime lending.