Beneficial State Foundation Perspectives

Our thoughts on changing the banking system for good and building the new economy

Impact

Participatory Investment guide offers opportunities for banks to shift power to the communities they serve

Community benefit is not a foreign concept for banks. Since 1977, the Community Reinvestment Act…

Beneficial State Foundation & Transform Finance

March 27, 2023

Racial Justice

New Lender Pilot Program to Address Racial Discrimination in Underwriting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Paulina Campos paulina@emccommunications.com (650) 455-9928 New Lender Pilot Program to…

Beneficial State Foundation

June 28, 2023

Bank Accountability

The financial services industry must address climate change as insurers pull back in California

California faces thousands of annual wildfires, which have been exacerbated by climate change. In 2022,…

Beneficial State Foundation

June 9, 2023

Racial Justice

Learning about the history of race in banking

This is a regularly curated list of some of Beneficial State Foundation's go-to resources for…

Beneficial State Foundation

March 7, 2023

Financial Reform

2022: Five milestones in banking for a better future

As we pencil out our 2023 plans, let’s reflect on our shared progress in 2022.…

Beneficial State Foundation

December 16, 2022

Racial Justice

Underwriting for Racial Justice Meetings

Welcome to the URJ Meetings page. We’ll update this after each meeting as tools and…

October 20, 2022

Bank Accountability

Beneficial State Foundation Introduces Equitable Bank Standards that Give Banks Guidelines for Implementing ESG Strategies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Paulina Campos paulina@emccommunications.com 650-455-9928 Nonprofit Beneficial State Foundation, the majority…

Beneficial State Foundation

April 8, 2022

Bank Accountability

Introducing the Equitable Bank Standards

Combining evolving solutions with proven frameworks, the Equitable Bank Standards were created specifically for banks…

Quinn Williams

March 28, 2022

Racial Justice

Structured Against Structural Racism: How to tell when anti-racism is at your organization’s core

Since the murder of George Floyd, organizations worldwide have made public declarations in support of…

Francis Janes

February 14, 2022

Bank Accountability

Measuring a bank’s true carbon footprint

Measuring a Bank’s True Carbon Footprint Climate change threatens us all, and the consequences of…

Maria Kei Oldiges

January 7, 2022

Financial Reform

2021: Five wins for economic justice

Equitable banking is possible! Here are five notable milestones from the last year: 1. CDFIs…

Beneficial State Foundation

December 9, 2021

Racial Justice

We stand in solidarity with Asian American communities demanding we #StopAsianHate

For an equitable and just economy, physical safety and financial security are must-haves. What happened…

Beneficial State Foundation & Beneficial State Bank

March 19, 2021

Racial Justice

Coaching your brand to show up authentically for racial justice

Today, many organizations are contending with how to authentically show up for racial justice with…

Beneficial State Bank

February 27, 2021

Bank Accountability

The Capitol Hill takeover was an attack on our communities

Banks must acknowledge their role and divest from racism. Not for the first time under…

Beneficial State Foundation

January 8, 2021

Financial Reform

5 moments that give us hope for the future

In a year that challenged us as a society, let’s take a moment to recognize…

Beneficial State Foundation

December 15, 2020

Divestment

Wildfires make the case for investing in environmental and social justice

Over the last two weeks, wildfires in California have burned almost 1.5 million acres of…

Beneficial State Bank

September 8, 2020

Impact

Employee-led initiative moved operating funds to COVID-19 response programs

Like many other organizations doing justice work, we took a close look at our annual…

Beneficial State Foundation

August 20, 2020

Bank Accountability

The role of banks in building post-pandemic resilience

What role should banks play to build post-pandemic resilience? Customers all over the world are…

Quinn Williams

July 17, 2020

Financial Reform

OCC going alone with CRA rulemaking is cruel and inappropriate

While it’s shocking that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized its…

Emma Guttman-Slater

June 5, 2020

Racial Justice

We stand in solidarity with Black communities demanding an end to police violence

We stand in solidarity with Black communities demanding an end to police violence. Police are…

Beneficial State Foundation

May 30, 2020

Bank Accountability

Why we need responsible banking commitments — and more

Last fall, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) announced its launch of the Principles for…

Emma Guttman-Slater

April 29, 2020

Financial Reform

We can emerge from COVID-19 with a more just economy. Here’s how.

We can emerge from COVID-19 with a more just economy. Here’s how. In this painful…

Beneficial State Foundation

March 27, 2020

Financial Reform

What role can banks play in stopping gun violence?

From gun violence to massive raids targeting immigrants, the last several weeks have been especially…

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

There has been a lot of conversation around what a Green New Deal should look…

Symone Jackson

March 5, 2019

New Economy

The best social justice conferences in 2019

Emma is the Strategic Communications Director at Beneficial State Foundation based in Oakland, CA, and…

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 is CEO and Co-Founder of Beneficial State Bank. Here we go again. On…

Kat Taylor

April 24, 2018

Beneficial State Foundation Perspectives

Impact

Participatory Investment guide offers opportunities for banks to shift power to the communities they serve

Racial Justice

New Lender Pilot Program to Address Racial Discrimination in Underwriting

Bank Accountability

The financial services industry must address climate change as insurers pull back in California

Racial Justice

Learning about the history of race in banking

Financial Reform

2022: Five milestones in banking for a better future

Racial Justice

Underwriting for Racial Justice Meetings

Bank Accountability

Beneficial State Foundation Introduces Equitable Bank Standards that Give Banks Guidelines for Implementing ESG Strategies

Bank Accountability

Introducing the Equitable Bank Standards

Racial Justice

Structured Against Structural Racism: How to tell when anti-racism is at your organization’s core

Bank Accountability

Measuring a bank’s true carbon footprint

Financial Reform

2021: Five wins for economic justice

Racial Justice

We stand in solidarity with Asian American communities demanding we #StopAsianHate

Racial Justice

Coaching your brand to show up authentically for racial justice

Bank Accountability

The Capitol Hill takeover was an attack on our communities

Financial Reform

5 moments that give us hope for the future

Divestment

Wildfires make the case for investing in environmental and social justice

Impact

Employee-led initiative moved operating funds to COVID-19 response programs

Bank Accountability

The role of banks in building post-pandemic resilience

Financial Reform

OCC going alone with CRA rulemaking is cruel and inappropriate

Racial Justice

We stand in solidarity with Black communities demanding an end to police violence

Bank Accountability

Why we need responsible banking commitments — and more

Financial Reform

We can emerge from COVID-19 with a more just economy. Here’s how.

Financial Reform

What role can banks play in stopping gun violence?

Bank Accountability

The Green New Deal is a chance to address big banks who are financing climate destruction and mass incarceration

New Economy

The best social justice conferences in 2019

Bank Accountability

A bank CEO’s perspective: “Even a $1 billion fine is not enough to change corporate behaviors.”

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