PolicyLink
PolicyLink is a national research and action institute dedicated to advancing economic and social equity. It focuses on policies affecting low-income communities and communities of color.[1] It is a nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California,[2][3] with branch offices in New York City; Washington, DC; and Los Angeles.[4]
Background
Founded in 1999 by Angela Glover Blackwell, PolicyLink aims to create sustainable communities by improving communities' access to quality jobs, affordable housing, good schools, transportation, and other prerequisites for healthy neighborhoods.[5] Taking an approach that emphasizes localism, it pursues its mission by facilitating local organizations and grassroots organizers. The group shares its findings and analyses through its website, publications and blog; it also convenes national summits, and holds briefings with national and local policymakers.[5] PolicyLink is staffed by attorneys and public policy experts in California, Washington, D.C., and New York.[6]
As of 2021, PolicyLink holds a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, based on an overall score of 95.45 out of 100.[7]
Focus areas
Center for Health and Place
Angela Glover Blackwell, PolicyLink CEO, wrote in
Bay Area Equity Atlas
PolicyLink manages the Bay Area Equity Atlas with the USC Equity Research Institute and the San Francisco Foundation.[9] Research conducted by the Bay Area Equity Atlas is used to lobby the state legislature.[9]
Board of directors
As of 2021, PolicyLink's board of directors includes:[10]
- Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Brandeis University
- Richard Baron, McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc.
- Sheri Dunn Berry, Community Partners
- Geoffrey Canada, author and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone
- Radhika Fox, US Water Alliance
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles
- Joan Walsh, The Nation
References
- ^ "About: Mission Statement". PolicyLink. policylink.org. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ISSN 1087-8572. Vol. 33, No. 2 (Special issue: A Corporate Manager's Guide to Taking a Leadership Role in Non-Profits and applying strategic management tools and techniques). p. 24.
- GuideStar. guidestar.org. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ "About: Locations". PolicyLink. policylink.org. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ ISBN 9780826199065. pp. 60-61.
- ^ Alexander, Kurtis (February 21, 2017). "Oakland attorney Angela Glover Blackwell wages fight for equity". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "PolicyLink". Charity Navigator. February 1, 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Blackwell, Angela Glover (June 6, 2009). "Building Healthy Communities". The Washington Post. washingtopost.com. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ a b "New Report Warns of Looming California Eviction Crisis". NBCBayArea. Bay City News. January 21, 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Board". PolicyLink. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
External links
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