"Don't think that your dollars don't make a difference. It's like voting. Your dollar, your vote makes a difference." Andrea Longton, CFA wrote The Social Justice Investor to show us how to align our investments with our economic & racial equity values. Listen & share!! bit.ly/3z3955x

"A message to my hermanitos: You will be here one day. We're going to make it out of here and have an amazing life." Awesome interns Berenice Verdugo and Isaac Peña share their love for Migrant Head Start, NMSHSA, their families, Janna & Cleofas Rodriguez Jr ♥️ bit.ly/4ctQu1n

"At JVS our jobseekers were earning $40k on avg. They come to us and 5 years later they are earning over $100k a year." Lisa Countryman-Quiroz shares what is possible when racial equity & economic mobility is your organizational North Star. Share! bit.ly/4cp4w4f

"If homelessness was a punishment for bad choices we would all be homeless." After experiencing homelessness himself Mark Horvath founded @invisiblepeoplem, a nonprofit media publisher that moves people & policy through authentic storytelling. Hear him! bit.ly/4cuYBe1

Congratulations Mark Horvath on the release of your Invisible People ➤ Imagine Everyone With a Home film, We Live Here!! Empathy is the superpower we need to end homelessness. #NAEH2024 Please listen to our Power Station conversation & share.

"I don't think about my own homelessness that much. When the Grants Pass decision came down I started flashing back to when I was out on the streets." Don't miss my conversation with Mark Horvath, founder of Invisible People ➤ Imagine Everyone With a Home! And share!!! bit.ly/4cuYBe1

"In progressive movements, such as disability rights, there is the belief that as disabled people they cannot possibly benefit from white privilege, This falsehood started the whitewashing of the policy agenda." Hear Dara Baldwin on her book To Be A Problem ‼️ bit.ly/3LrK7j7

"I see people who will go to all lengths for human rights, for LGBTQ rights, for immigrant rights but then turn their backs on disability rights and policies." Dara Baldwin tells this story and how to move forward equitably here: bit.ly/3LrK7j7 #DisabilityJustice

"People who have experienced homelessness & housing instability are increasingly moving into positions of power & being willing to talk about it." Samantha Batko shares how Urban Institute advances equity with unimpeachable data & community voices. Listen! bit.ly/4bSkPFx

"The biggest takeaway from our cohorts is: you now have a lifelong partner in both Wacif and your cohort community." Hear CEO Shannan Herbert on upending barriers to capital for entrepreneurs of color and advancing racial justice in underwriting.‼️ bit.ly/46lPDgV

How did Shannan Herbert begin her journey to becoming CEO of Wacif and a national advocate for #CDFIs, #SharedEquity #cooperatives and #RacialJustice in underwriting? It all started at #HBCU @HowardUniversity...Listen at Power Station! bit.ly/46lPDgV

I HIGHLY recommend listening to this replay episode with the great Eric K. Ward (Woke Since 1619) on white nationalism, its roots in antisemitism, and how to protect our hearts and minds against insidious racist and misogynistic messaging on social media. Hear him!! bit.ly/3LV3i54

A don't-miss episode with the great Hugo Mogollon!! FRESHFARM is revolutionizing food equity starting with its network of 260 farmers and producers in 27 #FarmersMarkets. We talk innovation, advocacy and the beauty of a fresh peach. bit.ly/46RUI0t

"We have to increase the needed housing supply in many places but also rightsize that with income solutions and rental assistance." Do not miss super advocate Peggy Bailey (@peggybaileydc.bsky.social) on how Center on Budget advances policy rooted in racial equity. bit.ly/470G2wa

The best policy experts put as much energy into implementation strategies as they do into enacting new laws and regulations. Peggy Bailey (@peggybaileydc.bsky.social) is THAT advocate. At Center on Budget she turns to people with lived experience to inform solutions. National Coalition for Housing Justice bit.ly/470G2wa

"I keep hearing how #CDFIs are the best kept secret . I don't think that is a badge of honor. We should not be a secret, we should be common knowledge." Hear the awersome Carolina Martinez on how CAMEO is building a thriving small business eco-system. bit.ly/3X7YK0h

"What PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) is centered in is good policy married with good community married with a lot of Good Trouble." Maya Martin Cadogan shares how parents in #WDC advocate for equity, safety, #mentalhealth and the dreams of all students. Hear HER! bit.ly/47rAkUj

This is a story that really should be headline news. It is about parents who are relentless in pursuit of meeting the needs of their kids and all children in #DCPS. Hear Maya Martin Cadogan on how PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) empower parents to lead!! bit.ly/47rAkUj

"I may have been the impetus but I brought together other women of color who work in the world of philanthropy to co-dream and co-create Women's Foundation Of The South." Hear Carmen J. Randolph on pouring into women who are often underestimated and under-resourced. bit.ly/3ZsNxu6 💝

"I've been in rooms where I talk about shared equity and I'm told that 'we don't talk about equity anymore. It tends to make people uncomfortable.' I feel that the highest levels of learning happens during discomfort #PowerHour with John Holdsclaw!! bit.ly/4ewbIMl