Reports

Impact in Place: Emerging Sources of Community Investment Capital and Strategies to Direct it at Scale

AUTHOR: Federal Reserve Bank of New York

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

The past year brought lightning-fast change to the community investment landscape.

Shifting the Narrative

AUTHOR: The Opportunity Agenda, Amplifier

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

Advocates have long understood the centrality of storytelling to building power, as well as winning both short term victories and long-term systemi

We Can Thrive Together: Visioning Economic Justice for All - Art & Discussion Guide

AUTHOR: The Opportunity Agenda and Amplifier

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

We believe that ending poverty is within our reach, and that we have both the power and responsibility to do so.

Pivot to Team Coaching: A Pandemic Story

AUTHOR: Hilary Marcus

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

Article about the shift in coaching during the 2020 Pandemic.

FAKEQUITY in Hiring Processes

AUTHOR: Fakequity

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

Blog post exploring different aspects of Fakequity (fake equity) in hiring processes.

Lightning in a Bottle: Building Lasting Growth from Viral Moments

AUTHOR: Adela de la Torre

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

We commissioned this report to share how two immigrant rights organizations that did just that.

Misdirected Housing Supports: Why the Mortgage Interest Deduction Unjustly Subsidizes High-Income Households and Expands Racial Disparities

AUTHOR: Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy…

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

The report examines who is likeliest to benefit from the $25 billion annual tax expenditure on the mortgage interest deduction embedded in the tax

The Color of the Capital Gap

AUTHOR: Boston Indicators

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

In The Color of the Capital Gap, produced by Boston Indicators, the Economic Inclusion Strategy team at the Boston Foundation and in partnership wi

Reimagining Fiscal Sponsorship in Service of Equity Report

AUTHOR: TSNE MissionWorks

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

What barriers do BIPOC-led grassroots groups encounter in attempting to access equitable holistic, responsive, and culturally aligned fiscal sponso

Our Homes, Our Communities: How Housing Acquisition Strategies Can Create Affordable Housing, Stabilize Neighborhoods, and Prevent Displacement

AUTHOR: James A. Crowder Jr., Chris Schildt, Rick Jacobus…

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

This report details strategies that cities can lead to creating equitable housing outcomes for residents by moving privately owned rental housing i

Race and Gender Wealth Equity and the Role of Employee Share Ownership

AUTHOR: Aspen Institute

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, in an allegedly strong economy, workers at the bottom of the opportunity scale were struggling to support themse

The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes

AUTHOR: NLIHC

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

This report details the shortage in affordable rental homes across the United States using geographic data by state.

Living in Boston During COVID-19: Vaccination Planning and Hesitancy

AUTHOR: Boston Area Research Initiative, Center for Survey…

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

In the summer of 2020, the Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) at Northeastern

Housing Stability Resources and Eviction Prevention Response in a Pandemic

AUTHOR: Callie Clark and Clark Ziegler

YEAR: 2021

DESCRIPTION:

In Massachusetts, we are now facing two housing crises.

The Impact of Home: Building to Opportunity, Health & Equity

AUTHOR: Nicole Manchester, Andrea Ponsor

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

Home is the cornerstone of our identities and our well-being.

Preserving Affordable Homes for Equitable, Healthy Communities

AUTHOR: Andrea Ponsor, Althea Arnold, Michael Bodaken

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

What Determines the Success of Housing Mobility Programs?

AUTHOR: Dionissi Aliprantis, Hal Martin, and Kristen Tauber…

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

There

Rural Small Business Need Local Solutions to Survive

AUTHOR: Hanna Love and Mike Powe

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

The COVID-19 small business crisis is prolonged and uneven, inflicting a disproportionate toll on microbusinesse

Building Toward Racial Justice and Equity in Health

AUTHOR: Office of Attorney General, Massachusetts

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

This report begins with an overview of the disproportionate harm that COVID-19 has caused in communities of color, and then outlines actionable rec

The Reckoning: When a Pandemic Collides with Systemic Racism

AUTHOR: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

Black Americans are now experiencing two sim

The Burden of Bias in the Bay State: The Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap in Massachusetts

AUTHOR: Jen Douglas

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

The Building Movement Project’s Race to Lead series investigates why there are so few leaders of color in the nonprofit sector and documents the ch

Antiracism Expanding Social Work Education: A Qualitative Analysis of the Undoing Racism Workshop Experience

AUTHOR: Johnnie Hamilton-Mason & Samantha Schneider…

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

The importance of addressing implications of racism has reached a critical point at colleges and universities across the United States, and schools

HUD Historical and Archived Reports

AUTHOR: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development…

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

Historical and Archived Reports

Massachusetts Emergency Rental Assistance Programs in response to COVID-19

AUTHOR: CHAPA, DHCD, MHP

YEAR: 2020

DESCRIPTION:

In response to the COVID-19 health emergency, local governments across Massachusetts are seeking ways to help residents who have lost their jobs or