Nic Gunkel
@GunkelNic
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GTM AI Startup. Fr. Managing Director @CTNext. Trades @LSE_MPA. Heart beats for Marie.
Connecticut, USA
Joined September 2014
Tree-Range Farms is pioneering an approach to raising chickens and trees in tandem, storing more carbon and water in the soil while providing an entry point for new and BIPOC farmers often left out of the conventional system. @twyspy @ediblestories
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My article "No Strings Attached: Race, Philanthropy, and Donor Control from Black Power to Black Lives Matter" was published last week in @NVSQuarterly
https://t.co/tElk2xntRQ I love this research--about a philanthropic experiment in the 1960s--and am so glad it found a home.
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A reminder of how Government Can Work: Yesterday, I walked my son to public school. On sidewalks. I took my youngest to the newly renovated n'hood library & picked up free COVID test kits. Eldest came home with a kit from school and a request to test before he heads back in Jan.
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Since Amazon has taken to citing me in full pg ads in the NYT, I thought I'd point out that the slogan is $15 & a UNION. Our work suggests retail employers have tremendous wage setting power. Unions are a critical form of worker power to counteract this. Vote #UnionYES!
One week from today, #BAmazonUnion ballots are due back. It’s been a whirlwind seven weeks, but @BAmazonUnion workers are standing strong and voting #UnionYES! Why did you join your union? #1u
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By industry: -Leisure & hospitality is still climbing out of the winter hole -State & local govt job losses continue & are still near crisis lows -Goods-producing surprisingly weak despite demand for #construction & #manufacturing
#JobsReport #JobsDay 4/
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THIS TABLE.
The unemployment rate also varies substantially across groups, based on both the official unemployment rate and the one adjusted for labor force dropout and misclassification issues. Black and Latino workers have been particularly hard hit. 5/
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Remember when there was an actual debate about a v-shaped recovery? The truth is so much different. Certain cohorts, demographics, and occupations will be irrevocably scarred. In this one instance we will need serious federal investment in the arts to come back from this.
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"However it is structured, the Civilian Climate Corps can help the nation combat global warming and mitigate some of its effects. Yet the program also must help corps members prepare for their next jobs too," @latimes editorial board writes:
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President Biden's Civilian Climate Corps could provide jobs and crucial environmental restoration projects, but the details will matter.
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Earlier in the week, I promised I'd put together a list of my favorite #dataviz tools. 🛠 These are by no means the only tools out there, but these are the ones I like and use regularly. (Sigh, another thread....I know, I know....) 🧵
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On a just-released @UpjohnInstitute policy brief & 2 working papers, I report new findings on geographic scope of local labor markets, & how benefits of local labor demand shocks vary w/ geography & local distress.
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A must-read for every ecosystem builder! Deeply insightful piece by @ForwardCities VP, @GunkelNic. So very grateful for his thought-leadership and partnership in this essential work of creating #equityforeveryentrepreneur.
Check out this brilliant @SocialVenturers feature with our Senior Vice President Nic Gunkel! Nic covers Forward Cities' work to ensure equity for every entrepreneur, #ESHIPCommunities, #Research, and #Policy
https://t.co/cX53l3X1Yj
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This is not a dumb question - this is actually a crucially important question. Those of us who have worked on issues of race and stratification have long struggled with this question. #EconTwitter
Dumb data question that I'm having a really hard time with: what is the *most granular* geographic unit for which there are complete + public race/ethnicity population estimates in the US (e.g. white hispanic, white non-hispanic, etc.)? #academictwitter @AcademicChatter
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Well here is a win for society! Congratulations @FayHorwitt_FC and @ForwardCities! Lead the way!
Big News! Forward Cities Announces Fay Horwitt as the incoming President and CEO, effective January 1, 2021: https://t.co/mkx6b47ile
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Such strength in stories that portray Native women in their full agency, connected to one another and their traditions - by @JenniAlvarez_TV @Cronkite_ASU. Thank you @NewsHour for airing this even if it has been a while since it was recorded. https://t.co/qYOMzWMo4m
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Women in the U.S. are more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than anywhere else in the developed world, according to the Commonwealth Fund. Native American women face some of the highest...
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Everyone needs to learn how to think about complexity, and this free 44-page booklet is a nice (& beautiful) intro to systems thinking created by students at CMU. From affordances to wicked problems, it covers a lot of ground, with clear examples as well. https://t.co/g0j8CxkwVE
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Excited about new report w/Natalie Geismar: We believe a thriving #rural America is possible & central to America’s future. So we took a close look @ effectiveness of federal rural policy. Lots of takeaways on ways to #DoRightByRural. Thread👇1/ https://t.co/4Ht1vJV7H0
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This is a long read (admittedly, I didn’t make it through the whole thing), with some important points and stories. If you follow @Zebras_Unite, you probably won’t find any new revelations, but it’s probably good these things in perspective.
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A great step in the right direction, sending corporate commitments to close the racial wealth gap through the tried and true plumbing of the #CDFIs. Congratulations to the @OppFinance team and network!
.@OppFinance Lisa Mensah announcing the Finance Justice Fund to support #CDFIs serving Black, Brown, Tribal, rural & urban communities. @nedsegal @Twitter CFO kicking off this fund with $100M in catalytic investment & grant capital. #FinanceJustice #racialjustice #impinv #econdev
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So many invaluable insights during today’s #OFNConf panel on closing the racial wealth gap. Understand history. Match solutions to scale of problems. More public and private support needed. #CDFIs are right tool for the fight. Listen to people you’re serving. Etc. #FinanceJustice
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It would be part of this series here: https://t.co/CCMPqmc562 Happy to provide more info, just DM me if you are interested!
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