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. […]
In the next few weeks, Elizabeth Garlow and I will be releasing our first report under our new Francesco Collaborative banner. The report distills the insights from our Livable Future Investing workshop we facilitated a few months ago with 25 leading Catholic asset holders. For me, the release of this report marks the beginning of […]
My dream: Investing in co-ops and employee owned businesses becomes the “gold standard” in impact investing
The US Cooperative & Shared Ownership Landscape Watch 2.5-min video narration & explanation of this map. With the deleterious impacts of shareholder supremacy increasingly apparent, cooperatives offer a stakeholder-owned firm model. Co-ops have achieved meaningful market penetration in a few areas: multi-family housing (25% are co-ops), credit unions (hold 10% of household savings), rural electric […]
I’m excited to be gathering a group of friends and colleagues this Friday, Dec. 4th — to help transform our relationship with money. I have a number of conversations with friends that are just starting out on their values-aligned investing journey — and some that are more my mentors and teachers. I am excited to […]