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The Greenlining Institute is a public policy, research, and advocacy non-profit organization based in Oakland, California. It seeks to advance economic opportunity and empowerment for people of color through advocacy, community and coalition building, research and leadership development.^[1]

History edit

The Greenlining Institute was established by African American, Asian American, and Latino American community leaders in 1993^[2] to fight injustice, increase the participation of people of color in policymaking, and encourage successful investment by corporate America into these communities. Rather than just fighting redlining, the illegal practice of denying services to certain communities, greenlining is the proactive effort of bringing profitable investments and services to communities that have been left behind.^[3]

The Greenlining Institute was founded on the principle of wealth creation, with a strong belief that diversity makes business sense and leads to greater effectiveness.^[3]

Policy Issues edit

Philanthropy-related activities edit

In 2005, Greenlining began researching the philanthropic giving patterns of California's largest foundations and found very low investment in non-profit organizations led by people of color.^[4]

According to the US Census, California's communities of color comprise over 50% of the state's population—making it a majority-minority state.^[5] Greenlining found that philanthropic giving did not reflect California's population.^[6]

Greenlining's introduced AB 624, which was a piece of “sunshine” legislation that would have require large foundations operating in California to gather and disclose pertinent diversity data. AB 624 would not have required foundations to invest in minority communities, and it would not have created racial quotas for grant-making and employment. This legislation was an attempt to get foundations to disclose data related to diversity on an annual basis. The bill was ultimately withdrawn.^[7]

Opposition to Uber edit

The Greenlining Institute opposed the expansion of Uber into Oakland, California due to concerns that it would cause displacement of residents and gentrification.^[8]

Community reinvestment edit

Greenlining's Community Reinvestment program works with banks and other financial institutions to equitably execute the Community Reinvestment Act.^[3]

References edit

^ "The Greenlining Institute". The Greenlining Institute. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
^ "The Greenlining Institute Mourns the Passing of Co-Founder Bob Gnaizda". Oakland Post. July 14, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Data Transparency is a Racial Equity Issue: Communities of Color Need Diversity and Inclusion Policies at Banks – Written Testimony of Rawan Elhalaby, Senior Economic Equity Program Manager, The Greenlining Institute, For the Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion – "A Review of Diversity and Inclusion at America's Large Banks"" (PDF). United States Congress. February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ "The Greenlining Institute : Greenlining Report > Fairness in Philanthropy Part I: Foundation Giving to Minority-led Nonprofits". Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2017-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2009-02-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "The Greenlining Institute : Democratizing Philanthropy > AB 624 Resources". Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
^ Hutchinson, Bill (25 August 2017). "Uber says it's exploring sale of former Sears building in Oakland". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 26 August 2017.