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Pushing our Definition of Impact

Morgan Simon has been pushing the definition of impact in the oft used phrase “impact investing” for many years. Her definition and principles have helped Elizabeth Garlow and I immensely and many of the Catholic asset stewards we work with. I was grateful to record a conversation with her this afternoon, where she surprised me […]

Employee Ownership Culture and Organizational Change Q&A

How does employee ownership and workplace democracy really work. Here are 6 questions a set of company leaders are asking as they transition their company from one Founder, CEO and owner to something that a large group of the employees own. They’re nervous. Are there clear answers? What concepts will help them?

How Investor Misunderstanding Prevents Us from Getting the Economy We Seek

Impact entrepreneurs could achieve a lot more — in terms of systems change — if investors did more thinking about power and the world they most want themselves and their grand children. My thesis: capital reciprocity can help investors achieve their impact goals. Without a shift from capital supremacy to capital reciprocity, the conventional power […]

Our Economy of Francesco Hub Gathering

We need you.  The cry of the earth, the cry of the poor, the problems of the global economy — we need your most important work.  That’s the invitation of the Economy of Francesco.  We need your boldest leadership unleashed and connected to the people, institutions and centers of power that can make lasting change.  […]

Help a Compost Company Become a Co-op

I just interviewed Michael Robinson, co-founder of Rust Belt Riders — who I met through a good friend Jonathan in Cleveland. Michael is in the process of raising capital to formally re-structure their business into a worker-owned cooperative. The good news is — they’ve already been operating with financial transparency, democratic decision-making — so the […]