Asset Funders Network

★ In Person Training for East Bay/San Francisco Bay Funders ★ All Guaranteed Income is Narrative Change: How Grantmakers Can Better Understand, Practice, and Support Narrative Change Efforts, PART 2 October 24, 2024 | 10am – 4pm PDT REGISTER: https://loom.ly/FMNLPv4 Funders making grants benefiting the East Bay are welcome to join us in Oakland, California for part two of this training series. Participating grantmakers will be engaged in a full day of hands-on activities and and should come prepared to fully participate with a growth mindset. Pre-work will include: watching part one of this training; a personal reflection exercise on harmful narratives; and submission of narratives your grantmaking institution is attempting to change. #guaranteedincome #grantmakers #funders #philanthropy The Maven Collaborative Y & H Soda Foundation

Check out AFN's new guest blog blog, a part of a year-long series called “Roots to Horizons” commemorating AFN’s 20 years in the nonprofit sector. https://loom.ly/TyjJZvk @Dogwood Health Trust #AssetFunders #Philanthropy

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Today, one in four Americans with a disability can access and participate better in their workplaces and general communities. Clearly, more work needs to be done to provide equity to people with disabilities, particularly women of color. AFN's webinar, Intersectionality and Economic Justice explored: ● What immediate changes are needed to help increase the financial stability of disabled women of color? ● What can we do on-the-ground and systemically to better include disabled women of color and move toward intersectional economic justice? We heard from key thought leaders who have lived experience and/or deep roots working with this community. Panelists shared experiences and recommendations for practices, policies, and pathways to greater financial stability for disabled women of color, who have been excluded for too long. Revisit this webinar here → https://loom.ly/QKfn10I

Businesses have a leading role to play in building a society where everyone can participate fairly in our economy and democracy, and access what they need to thrive. The Corporate Racial Equity Alliance released the Business Standards for 21st Century Leadership and the first eight draft standards in May 2024. They recently released the remaining draft standards for public comment. These remaining standards focus on the impact businesses have on local communities and on society at large, including through corporate sustainability strategies, #philanthropy, and civic and political engagement. If you care about how business operates today and in the future, don’t miss out on lending your voice to this effort. Take the online survey today! This opportunity ends Oct 31st. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND TAKE THE SURVEY: https://loom.ly/fvbKn2I FSG PolicyLink JUST Capital #businessequity #assetfunders

Structural problems require structural solutions, and we must expand our framework to address intimate partner violence as an asset-building issue. In so doing, we can create a world where safety is affordable for everyone and survivors are able to overcome the extraordinary costs and financial harm associated with intimate partner violence, to heal, rebuild and create safe homes, and pass on wealth to their future generations. #Funders have a ripe and unique opportunity to influence and develop individual, community, and structural interventions to end the cycle of violence in the U.S. The key to doing so is investing in #SurvivorWealth. To learn more during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, read AFN's Brief, Making Safety Affordable: Intimate Partner Violence is an Asset-Building Issue which explores how funders can help create a better future for survivors of domestic violence. #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth #Philanthropy #AssetFunders FreeFrom

The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Released a report, How Fines and Fees Impact Family Well-Being, which examines the prevalence of fines and fees among nonelderly adults’ household burdens on those who come into contact with the criminal legal system, including the types of violations resulting in fines and fees, the populations impacted, and the consequences of these costs. Read the report here: https://loom.ly/VOBIc2A Urban Institute Brookings Institution #finesandfees #philanthropy #funders

Bring Government-Led Financial Counseling to Your City or County! ? Through the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund)'s Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) initiative , local governments nationwide are utilizing professional, one-on-one financial counseling to enhance residents' financial stability. The CFE Fund is now accepting enrollment into FEC?Academy, the entry point for launching a local FEC initiative. Learn more about FEC academy: https://loom.ly/oSdYecA The deadline for enrolling is OCTOBER 18, 2024; applications must be submitted through the CFE Fund’s online application system here: https://loom.ly/baNGQM8 FEC Academy begins October 30, 2024.

AFN is growing and looking for committed, talented individuals who want to make a meaningful contribution to achieving our mission. AFN is currently accepting resumes for the following positions: Kansas City Program Officer (Temporary) Grant Writer and Membership Support Click here to learn more! https://loom.ly/WoH94dQ

Bay Area AFN Steering Committee Member Blue Shield of California Foundation is hosting a second three-part virtual learning and discussion series for California funders on improving economic security, wealth-building opportunities, and equity for low-income Californians through the tax code. The fall series is designed to build on the successes of the first series offered in the spring and explore opportunities for greater funder alignment and joint action on key topics. ?? Session 1—Seizing the opportunity of the Direct File tax filing innovation to ensure that those most easily ignored are engaged this tax season (October 11, 11:00 - 12:30 PT) ?? Session 2—Building capacity to ensure immigrants can access benefits, including tax benefits, and access economic security and opportunity (October 28, 11:00 - 12:30 PT) ?? Session 3—The new context: outcome of the federal and state elections and setting the stage for 2025 (December 5, 9:00 - 10:00 PT) Learn more and register: https://loom.ly/vRPebes

Youth and adults caught in the legal system face numerous predatory fees and fines, most of which people cannot afford to pay. These onerous financial obligations criminalize poverty and impede access to employment, housing, and other critical assets–especially for people of color. As a result, fees and fines in the legal system undermine the economic security of low-income communities of color, stunt economic mobility, and exacerbate racial and gender wealth inequities. Join us for a discussion about fees and fines as a matter of financial justice that impacts several asset-building strategies. Abolishing Fees and Fines in the Pursuit of Racial, Gender, and Economic Equity October 23, 2024 | 1 pm - 2 pm ET | Webinar Click here for more information and to register: https://loom.ly/TBtFxR4 San Francisco Foundation Alianza for Opportunity Destination Innovation Inc Juvenile Law Center University of California, Berkeley #EconomicEquity #RacialEquity #GenderEquity