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 22, 2017
In Case You Missed It: The 'Gathering Storm' of Inequality
In this issue, inequality and geopolitical trends, debating elitism, the culture of the American Dream, wealthy-nonprofit hospitals and philanthropy's generation gap.
Jul 15, 2017
In Case You Missed It: Our Classist Misconceptions
In this issue, the upper-middle class divide, assuming who's poor, the American wage rut, fights over ESG shareholder resolutions and Warren Buffet's giving.
Jul 7, 2017
Field Notes: ESG Investing Gains Momentum with Swiss Re
The latest move towards principled investments by insurance giant, Swiss Re, exemplifies ESG indices’ power to influence capital markets at scale.
Jul 1, 2017
In Case You Missed It: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Prosperity
In this issue: investing in manufacturing and retail; democracy and poverty in America; and the rise of philanthropy as the government falters.
Jun 24, 2017
In Case You Missed It: The Malaise and Distemper of Us All
In this issue: the impact of the uncertain healthcare fight, racial and economic school segregation, a conservative case for unions, and new questions for social capitalism.
Jun 17, 2017
In Case You Missed It: A Criminal Failure to Protect the Poor
In this issue: the commonality of the Grenfell fire and Flint's toxic water; stealing from low-wage workers; and why Jeff Bezos needs your help on philanthropy.
Jun 10, 2017
In Case You Missed It: Across the Employment Universe
In this issue: prospects for a universal basic income; ending sub-minimum wages; rising suburban poverty; and investor primacy v. social capitalism.
May 27, 2017
In Case You Missed It: Taking Potshots at the Poor
In this issue: cutting the government; putting more holes in the safety net; the fraying social fabric; investing in minority firms and philanthropy in the Trump era.
May 23, 2017
Thinking On: The Owner-Labor Tug of War
Profits and wages are often treated as a zero-sum game, but wages play a more complex role in a company’s value creation for all stakeholders, including owners.
May 20, 2017
In Case You Missed It: The Inequality Longevity Gap
In this issue, the inequality of social security, poking holes in the safety net, more on the minimum wage, and gutting shareholder resolutions.