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  PolicyLink · [email protected]
August 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Research: Views on Values, Fairness for Government in the US

Research: Views on Values, Fairness for Government in the US New research reveals shared aspirations and tensions for government, across ideology and geography. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. We are excited to share our latest research, …
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
July 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM

A Founder's Stance

A Founder's Stance   Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. What is a Founder's Stance?   In July 2022, we published an open letter in The New York Times addressed to all who believe in democracy. In it, we wrote:   We the People of today’s Uni…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
June 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM

This Is Our Founding Opportunity

This Is Our Founding Opportunity In this letter, Ashleigh Gardere and Michael McAfee invite you to join us as co-founders of a nation that works for all. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. This Is Our Founding Opportunity Perfecting democr…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
April 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM

WATCH: A Nation Fair and Just: The Power and Promise of the Civil Rights Movement

WATCH: A Nation Fair and Just: The Power and Promise of the Civil Rights Movement   Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. At PolicyLink, we believe we are the founders of a nation yet to be born. We are part of a legacy of founders before us – …
  Michael McAfee · [email protected]
March 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM

Post-Sabbatical Reflections

Post-Sabbatical Reflections Reflections from Michael McAfee, CEO Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Reflections from Michael McAfee, CEO Dear friends, Last year, my colleagues and I began asking ourselves whether we have souls that can man…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
February 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM

Register for our Webinar on the 14th Amendment & Equal Protection

Register for our Webinar on the 14th Amendment & Equal Protection Please join us on February 18th for "A Nation Fair and Just: The 14th Amendment and Equal Protection." Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. A Nation Fair and Just: The 14th …
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
February 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM

What is this moment calling us to do?

What is this moment calling us to do?   Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   A note from PolicyLink's President, Ashleigh Gardere Dear friends, First, I want to acknowledge this is a moment of sorrow. Despite our efforts to brace ourselves…
  Ashleigh Gardere, PolicyLink · [email protected]
January 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM

Doubling Down on Collective Flourishing

Meeting the Moment     Each and every one of us has to be founders of the nation yet to be birthed.  During PolicyLink’s first staff meeting of the year, I reflected on the fact that 2025 will be a year of growing for u…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
December 11, 2024 at 3:02 PM

A Nation That Loves All Begins With Us

Meeting the Moment     We are clear on the aspiration of equity: a nation where all people can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential But while these are the seeds of the world we want to create, we do n…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
November 25, 2024 at 6:43 PM

Two Grounding Conversations

Meeting the Moment   The possibility of a thriving multiracial democracy may seem elusive, but we can't allow our hopes to be dashed. We are sharing two conversations that offer grounding and perspective for the way …
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
November 13, 2024 at 7:12 PM

Register for PolicyLink’s Upcoming Webinars

Meeting the Moment     From Policy to Practice: Leveraging HUD’s Guidance for Fair and Inclusive Tenant Screening Thursday, November 21, 2024  9:30 am PT/ 12:30 pm ET Join us for an in-depth discussion and overview of…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
November 5, 2024 at 2:17 AM

Michael and Ashleigh Reflect on the Eve of Election

Meeting the Moment   This nation is ours, and it is ours to continue to perfect until it works for everyone within it — no matter what.  Today, CEO Michael McAfee and President Ashleigh Gardere spoke to a virtual audi…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
October 30, 2024 at 8:05 PM

REGISTER! We Are the Founders: A Pre-Election Webinar

Meeting the Moment   We Are the Founders: A Pre-Election Webinar Monday, November 4, 2024 12:30 - 1:15 pm PT / 3:30 - 4:15 pm ET As we approach Election Day, it’s critical that we center ourselves in the long-term vis…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
October 23, 2024 at 3:01 PM

11/4 - Register for our Pre-Election Webinar: We are the Founders

Meeting the Moment   As we approach Election Day, it’s critical that we center ourselves in the vision of our work: realizing a true multiracial democracy where all can thrive. We invite you to a pre-election webinar…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
October 17, 2024 at 6:24 PM

Reflections from Atlanta

  Dear John, For us, the Summit was more than an event. It was a powerful opportunity to take up our power as founders of the flourishing multiracial democracy that is ours to create. We hope that attendees found it as nourishing, thought provoking, and joyful as we did…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
September 30, 2024 at 7:51 PM

Our New Business Standards Need Your Feedback!

Corporate Racial Equity Alliance     Businesses have a leading role to play in building a society where everyone can participate fairly in our economy and democracy, and access what they need to thrive. To support busi…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
September 25, 2024 at 3:13 PM

Love Unlocked

  It's been a few weeks since many of us gathered in Atlanta for the PolicyLink Equity Summit: A Revolution of the Soul. Together, we deepened our commitment to nurturing an individual and collective soul that loves all, so that we may take up our power as founders of t…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
September 24, 2024 at 7:33 PM

Get More Info: Spatial Futures Fellowship

Meeting the Moment     We are currently accepting applications for the second cohort of the Spatial Futures Fellowship (SFF). Please consider applying or forwarding this message to anyone you think may be interested. …
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
August 30, 2024 at 5:29 PM

A Revolution of the Soul

  We are overwhelmed with joy and gratitude for the time we were able to spend in community with partners and friends at our 2024 Equity Summit, “A Revolution of the Soul.” We want to extend a deep appreciation for those who joined us in Atlanta. The call to action was …
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
August 27, 2024 at 9:29 PM

PolicyLink Announces Ashleigh Gardere as President

  Building a nation where all can flourish is the work of our generation. For PolicyLink, this mandate calls upon us to live into a journey of self-renewal, both reflecting on the past and lifting our gaze to the future. At this pivotal moment, we are working to realize…
  Vanice Dunn, PolicyLink · [email protected]
August 2, 2024 at 6:49 PM

Join Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ibram X. Kendi, and Isabel Wilkerson in Atlanta

  Dear John, The story of democracy in America is far from over, and its unfinished history is our inheritance. In every critical chapter, it has been the power of community that has propelled us toward a nation that may, at last, honor the humanity of all. With a deep …
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
July 25, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Introducing Civil Rights Audit Standards for U.S. Businesses

Meeting the Moment     Today, PolicyLink, CapEQ, and an independent Civil Rights Audit Standards Committee have released the first-ever Civil Rights Audit Standards for U.S. businesses, setting a new benchmark for exa…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
July 24, 2024 at 6:18 PM

Just Announced: More Registration Spots for PolicyLink Equity Summit 2024!

  We are humbled by the overwhelming response to our upcoming Equity Summit and are pleased to announce we have more tickets available now for 'A Revolution of the Soul,’ taking place from August 26 - 28, 2024, in Atlanta, GA. Due to limited availability, we encourage yo…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
July 16, 2024 at 6:39 PM

PolicyLink Responds to President Biden’s Plan to Lower Housing Costs

Meeting the Moment     Today, President Biden announced a proposal that requires corporate landlords to cap rents at 5 percent or risk losing federal tax benefits for two years as part of a larger plan to address housi…
  PolicyLink · [email protected]
July 3, 2024 at 8:39 PM

Join Us for the Launch of New Civil Rights Audit Standards

Meeting the Moment     In the face of increasing headwinds, it is more important than ever to support businesses in meeting the expectations of stakeholders and meaningfully advancing anti-discriminatory business prac…