PolicyLink

Liberation Ventures

Liberation Ventures, a project of the national research and action institute PolicyLink, is a new effort to support America’s Black-led racial repair movement. Launched in 2020, Liberation Ventures was established to support and grow an ecosystem of organizations working on truth, reconciliation, and reparations to build public will for a comprehensive, federal, financial, and non-financial reparations program. This grant provides flexible support for Liberation Ventures to create the conditions for Americans to grapple with and publicly acknowledge the history and actions that have contributed to harm in African American communities and to catalyze acts of restitution, financial compensation, and reparations. Its goal is to build a country that repairs the trauma of slavery and its legacy by closing the racial wealth gap and disrupting White supremacist narratives.

PolicyLink is a public policy research and advocacy organization devoted to the reduction of economic disparities and the promotion of equitable economic growth strategies in metropolitan areas. With this award, PolicyLink convenes the "Equity Summit 2018: Persist, Resist, Innovate" (the Summit) in Chicago. The Summit brings together up to 3,000 local leaders from around the country to chart new strategies for reducing economic disparities and realizing a more equitable economy. The Summit serves as the national venue for in-depth exploration of strategies, policies, and new opportunities to connect low-income and low-wealth communities to sources of economic opportunity. It assists these communities in pursuing economic growth strategies that offer greater equality of opportunity. Summit participants include a diverse group of leaders and advocates from the non-profit, public policy, philanthropy, business, and academic arenas that share a commitment to full economic and racial inclusion.

PolicyLink is a public policy research and advocacy organization devoted to the reduction of economic disparities and the promotion of regional equity in the pursuit of economic growth in the country’s metropolitan areas. As a leader of a national network that supports greater economic inclusion, the organization is at the forefront of efforts to provide pathways to opportunity through policy reforms for the 100 million people in the United States living at or near poverty levels. This investment in the organization’s campaign to build a Reserves and Growth Capital Fund helps to provide the organization with the stability and strength required to take the regional equity field to the next level in building an inclusive and prosperous economy. Resources from the fund support two core financial needs: a reserve fund to secure a sound financial platform and organizational infrastructure, and a growth fund to enable the organization to rapidly respond to new opportunities and challenges with innovative policy solutions.

PolicyLink is a national organization advancing economic and social equity, aiming to create sustainable communities of opportunity that enable all to prosper. PolicyLink supports the development and launch of a national funder collaborative (the Collaborative) committed to bettering life outcomes for the almost 12 million households that are precariously housed. Specifically, the Collaborative focuses on improving access to decent, stable affordable housing that enables individuals and families to lead healthy, successful lives. PolicyLink is facilitating a data-driven, iterative and inclusive process that builds an agenda and funding strategies aimed at reducing the number of households experiencing homelessness and severe housing cost burdens.

PolicyLink is a public policy research and advocacy organization devoted to the reduction of economic disparities and the promotion of regional equity in the pursuit of economic growth in the country's metropolitan areas. Support is provided for the Equity Summit 2015: All-In for an Inclusive Economy in Los Angeles to bring together up to 3,000 local leaders to chart new strategies for realizing an equitable economy and regional equity. The Summit serves as the national venue for in-depth exploration of achievements, innovative strategies, effective policies, and new opportunities that connect low-income communities to sources of opportunities across the nation's metropolitan regions.