Economic Security

15 Oct 2014

Busting the Business of Trafficking Women and Children

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Human trafficking is often approached as a women and children’s human rights and social justice issue. Rightly so considering the U.S. State Department estimates 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year with...
22 Jul 2014

The Rollback on Reproductive Rights and Justice

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 -
8:45am to 11:00am
The opposition to reproductive rights in this country employs many different tactics that target a variety of communities, from the criminalization of pregnant women, to promoting myths like Asian American women are giving birth to more boys than...
25 Jun 2014

The Future of Finance: Shifting Power and Wealth from Wall Street to Main Street

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
The financialization of our economy is a driving force behind growing inequality in our country, and precipitated the financial crash of 2007. The financial downturn led to the worst recession since the Great Depression, leaving working families...
05 Mar 2014

Economies of Inclusion: Building Strong Local Businesses and Communities

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 -
2:15pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York
For decades, low-and middle-income workers' wages and benefits have failed to keep up with an ever-increasing cost of living, decreasing the social well-being of millions. Income and wealth disparities have become severe and corrosive to the dream...
13 Nov 2013

Where is Opportunity in America? - New York Index Launch

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 -
3:00pm to 6:00pm
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Each year, Opportunity Nation releases new data for the Opportunity Index , the nation’s only composite measure of economic opportunity at the state and county level. In addition to traditional economic measures like unemployment and wages, the...

A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy

Publication date: 
12/2015
Based on candid interviews with funding partners and thought leaders, Piper’s report "A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy” touches upon key issues to help analyze their grantmaking strategies.
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