Beneficial State Foundation Perspectives
Our thoughts on changing the banking system for good and building the new economy
Bank Accountability
Reflecting on the ongoing struggle for racial justice: a Juneteenth interview with financial advocate Stephone Coward II
Beneficial State Foundation
June 19, 2024
Bank Accountability
5 ways banks can support AAPI communities
Beneficial State Foundation
May 20, 2024
Climate
Addressing the climate crisis: an interview with The Sunrise Project’s Grace Regullano
Beneficial State Foundation
April 25, 2024
Bank Accountability
Celebrating Women’s History Month with our Executive Director, Erin Kilmer Neel
Beneficial State Foundation
March 29, 2024
Impact
Celebrating the impact of our Clean Vehicle Assistance Program
Beneficial State Foundation
March 7, 2024
Financial Reform
2023: Five trends making banking more equitable for all
Beneficial State Foundation
December 12, 2023
Racial Justice
New Lender Pilot Program to Address Racial Discrimination in Underwriting
Beneficial State Foundation
June 28, 2023
Bank Accountability
The financial services industry must address climate change as insurers pull back in California
Beneficial State Foundation
June 9, 2023
Impact
Participatory Investment guide offers opportunities for banks to shift power to the communities they serve
Beneficial State Foundation & Transform Finance
March 27, 2023
Racial Justice
Learning about the history of race in banking
Beneficial State Foundation
March 7, 2023
Financial Reform
2022: Five milestones in banking for a better future
Beneficial State Foundation
December 16, 2022
Racial Justice
Underwriting for Racial Justice Discussions
October 20, 2022
Bank Accountability
Beneficial State Foundation Introduces Equitable Bank Standards that Give Banks Guidelines for Implementing ESG Strategies
Beneficial State Foundation
April 8, 2022
Bank Accountability
Introducing the Equitable Bank Standards
Quinn Williams
March 28, 2022
Racial Justice
Structured Against Structural Racism: How to tell when anti-racism is at your organization’s core
Francis Janes
February 14, 2022
Bank Accountability
Measuring a bank’s true carbon footprint
Maria Kei Oldiges
January 7, 2022
Financial Reform
2021: Five wins for economic justice
Beneficial State Foundation
December 9, 2021
Racial Justice
We stand in solidarity with Asian American communities demanding we #StopAsianHate
Beneficial State Foundation & Beneficial State Bank
March 19, 2021
Racial Justice
Coaching your brand to show up authentically for racial justice
Beneficial State Bank
February 27, 2021
Bank Accountability
The Capitol Hill takeover was an attack on our communities
Beneficial State Foundation
January 8, 2021
Bank Accountability
Reflecting on the ongoing struggle for racial justice: a Juneteenth interview with financial advocate Stephone Coward II
Beneficial State Foundation
June 19, 2024
Financial Reform
2023: Five trends making banking more equitable for all
Beneficial State Foundation
December 12, 2023
Financial Reform
We can emerge from COVID-19 with a more just economy. Here’s how.
Beneficial State Foundation
March 27, 2020
Financial Reform
What role can banks play in stopping gun violence?
Symone Jackson and Emma Guttman-Slater
August 16, 2019
Bank Accountability
The Green New Deal is a chance to address big banks who are financing climate destruction and mass incarceration
Symone Jackson
March 5, 2019
New Economy
The best social justice conferences in 2019
Emma Guttman-Slater
January 24, 2019
Bank Accountability
A bank CEO’s perspective: “Even a $1 billion fine is not enough to change corporate behaviors.”
Kat Taylor
April 24, 2018