Congratulations to UDS alumni & students who participated in @policyLINK's Global Leadership for Change program!

They'll develop & implement projects over 3 months, becoming young change makers poised to make a positive impact in Ghana.

We're proud of them!

#policyLINK #L4C

Angela Glover Blackwell – A leading voice in the movement for equity in America, has endorsed Jennifer Esteen for Alameda County Supervisor.
Angela is Founder in Residence at PolicyLink, the organization she started in 1999 to advance racial & economic equity for all.

The CRE Alliance Standards are coming! On 5.20 at 11am PT/2pm ET learn how you can shape this roadmap for businesses to advance equity and inclusion, combat discrimination, and embody social responsibility. Let's create a better future for us all. bit.ly/CREAStandardsW…

We shouldn't accept homelessness in CA as normal, or a housing system that puts landlord profits over the need for shelter. No one should have to choose between food and rent. Thank you Buffy Wicks for advancing #ACA10 to ensure adequate housing exists for ALL Californians!

🚨NOW HIRING!🚨
PolicyLink seeks an enterprising, dynamic, collaborative, and results-driven revenue-generator and institution-builder to join its leadership team as chief development officer (CDO).

To learn more about this opportunity, visit plcylk.org/CDO

Increasingly concentrated financial power is threatening the economic security of millions across the nation, the CFPB is a crucial agency for oversight, accountability, and enforcement, helping to realize our collective promises of equity & justice in consumer financial markets.

'We must remake the systems and structure of governing—the values, laws, practices, indicators, and legal standards—so that to serve all becomes the norm.'

PolicyLink's Judith Dangerfield explains what it takes to make equal protection real in the U.S. buff.ly/44Jaqdm

Multiracial organizing doesn’t mean we always get along, but when intentions are aligned, multiracial coalitions can work together toward policies that benefit all. Explore this in the latest episode of #ReimaginingDemocracy for a Good Life.
Tune in here:
plcylk.org/rd4agl

We’re excited to share @AforHJ’s new video getting into the basics of what social housing can mean for millions of renters in the US.

Great to join PolicyLink’s #fairhousing discussion this afternoon on work being done to ensure fair housing choices, the elimination of disparities in housing opportunities, and the fostering of inclusive communities nationwide.

Today, AICCRA🇬🇭 has joined Ghana Meteo. Agency and Policy LINK for a national dialogue on the implementation of the National Framework on Climate Services (NFCS).

The NFCS will support Ghanaian farmers' access and use of climate information services.

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Join me, Chris PolicyLink, Maritza GreenLatinos, Joe MKE Water Commons, & Victoria WeThePeopleDet Thurs in
in Grand Rapids, strategizing on interventions for root causes of water & climate injustices shorturl.at/bmtv9 #OneWater #WaterEquity #ClimateAction #RiverRally2024

This Monday, March 11, join our colleagues at Yale Law School for the panel 'Racial Equity and Budget Scoring'

Ft. Rekha Balu (@urbaninstitute), Dorothy A Brown, Judith Dangerfield (@policylink), Taifa Smith Butler, Bobby Kogan, Donald Marron, & Lydia DePillis

More info: law.yale.edu/yls-today/yale…

There is growing action among members of Congress urging President Biden & The White House to release Department of Housing and Urban Development's final #AFFH rule to address the nation's fair and affordable housing crisis.

The founding fathers didn’t include everyone when they penned “We, the People.” A new series sponsored by PolicyLink explores ways to carry forward the work of generations before us to realize a flourishing #democracy designed for all of its people. ssir.org/realizing-a-mu…

All of our guests at our Sweet Beginnings Tea just rose in honor of our President and CEO Brenda Palms. Thank you to PolicyLink CEO and NLEN Board President Dr. Michael McAfee for your remarks!

Support NLEN with a donation today: bit.ly/tea2024donate

#OnPurpose

“It’s not going away. This work is going to be waiting for us, whether it’s today or 100 years from now.”

Dr. Michael McAfee, president and CEO of PolicyLink and StriveTogether board member, opens #RuralSummit24 with a keynote entitled “Keeping Our Promise to Children.”

In Ghana, #FarmersDay (Dec 1) celebrates farmers who work tirelessly to sustainably put food on tables! 🎉

A special shout out to the Ghana Association of Female Agriculture & Fish Farming Award Winners! USAID proudly supports efforts to encourage women in ag. Policy LINK

Happy Farmers' Day! #Ayekoo to the farmers who work to sustainably put food on our tables! USAID promotes the inclusion of vulnerable groups including women, youth, and persons with disabilities #PwDs in Ghana’s agricultural sector. #USAIDinGhana Policy LINK #farmersday