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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As more philanthropists explore giving cash directly to the poor, some advocates argue the method works and creates better outcomes
In this issue, thinking on what wages mean for the economy, the “bad business” of banking and inequality, the green jobs trend, and the social impact of Millennials.
This week we’re reading about how impact investing continues to grow on Main Street, among millennials and in philanthropy.
In this issue, debate on views of the poor and the policy challenge, how to think about and use financial capital to improve society, and our greatest hits.
Heron’s Buzz Schmidt responds to Stanford’s divestment from fossil fuels and says it offers lessons for reevaluating all investments for social impact.
Heron investee Aseptia brings job opportunities back to a rural North Carolina county via food processing.
Why was the Great Recession so Great? On The Upshot, two professors argue that it was a lack of attention to household debt.
In this issue, new thinking on impact investing and social enterprise, the dirty debates going on in philanthropy, and some good news about jobs.
In this issue, more thinking on work and the minimum wage debate, Thomas Piketty and the scrutiny of wealth, and the role of social investment.
Here’s Greg Duncan, author of Restoring Opportunity, on how reducing income inequality starts with better education.