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Multimedia: Entrepreneurship and Poverty Alleviation

An American Enterprise Institute event discusses the role of business in eliminating poverty.

Multimedia: The Viability of a Sharing Economy

An Aspen Institute panel discusses the implications of the growing sharing economy on workers.

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.

President’s Letter: A Look Back at 2014, Part II

Heron’s President Clara Miller discusses the foundation’s progress on grantmaking and what lies ahead.

President’s Letter: A Look Back at 2014, Part I

Heron’s President Clara Miller discusses our evolution and common myths we see in the social sector.

Field Notes: Eyes on the Horizon, the Impact Investor Survey

GIIN and J.P. Morgan have teamed up again to produce their fifth annual global impact investor survey.

Photo of the Month: May 2015

This month’s photo captures Perez, pizza, and the potential of raising the minimum wage.

Field Notes: The 2015 “Money Masters” Awards

Heron’s Clara Miller was recognized by Institutional Investor Magazine with the Small Foundation Award.

Thinking On: The Impoverished & Isolated

Kate Starr, Heron’s head of capital deployment, shares lessons and thoughts on how the American experience of poverty has changed from the recent past, and reminds of the ancient past.

Thinking On: The Power of Information

This July retreat explored how to use innovative information tools to surface data capable of informing decision making and improving social and financial outcomes.