Nuts & Bolts: The Uses & Limits of Data as We Work in the San Joaquin Valley
In this post, we discuss our efforts to better integrate data as we try to understand the opportunities and challenges facing the San Joaquin Valley.
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Heron's 2019 Presidential Podcast
In 2018, Dana Bezerra became the new president of Heron. However, Dana has been at Heron for 13 years in total, starting as a program officer in 2006. She’s seen Heron grow and change and is now sharing her guidance, leadership, and lessons learned as we focus on the intersection of communities and capital markets. In this podcast episode, we ask Dana to reflect on her first year as president, and share what’s next for Heron.
General Operating Support: The Effective Thing to Do; The Respectful Thing to Do
General operating support can provide nonprofit organizations with the flexibility to plan, innovate, and pivot in their work. So, why don’t more foundations provide general operating support as part of their grantmaking strategies? In this post, we chat with Mary Jo Mullan, a former and longtime member of the Heron team, about the importance of general operating support.
Questions We’re Asking This Week: San Joaquin Valley Edition
We’re launching a new series called “Questions We’re Asking This Week” that catalogs some of the inquiries we’re chasing in order to help people and communities help themselves out of poverty.
Questions We're Asking this Week: Pensions & Community Prosperity
Pension liabilities can be a detriment to community prosperity, while pension funds can be a source of power for workers. With those dynamics in mind, here are a few pension-related questions we’re asking this week.
Sep 30, 2014
Photo of the Month: September 2014
In our newest series, we share the human face of pressing economic issues. This month, controversy over locating new homeless shelters in New York City.
Oct 31, 2014
Photo of the Month: October 2014
This month’s photo captures the faces of a homeless couple living in Philadelphia, the poorest big city in the United States.
Nov 30, 2014
Photo of the Month: November 2014
This month’s photo highlights the recent strikes organized by federally contracted workers and their fight for a living wage.
Dec 31, 2014
Photo of the Month: December 2014
This month’s photo depicts an Amazon warehouse during the Holiday Season as many temporary workers are brought on through a staffing agency.
Jan 30, 2015
Photo of the Month: January 2015
This month’s photo features cashiers working through the winter storm rush at a Market Basket store in Brockton, MA.
Feb 27, 2015
Photo of the Month: February 2015
This month’s photo captures the prevalence and success of payday lenders in low income areas, with economic decay as a backdrop.
Apr 2, 2015
Photo of the Month: March 2015
This month’s photo depicts school children walking past a condemned home on the historic civil rights march route from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
Apr 28, 2015
Photo of the Month: April 2015
This month's photo depicts employees of the online marketplace Etsy, a certified B-corporation, as the company became public on the floor of the NASDAQ.
May 30, 2015
Photo of the Month: May 2015
This month’s photo captures Perez, pizza, and the potential of raising the minimum wage.
Jul 31, 2015
Photo of the Month: July 2015
A Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic set a record in providing over 1,600 rural Virginians with free medical care, including visits to the optometrist.