I love the taglines from organizations whose values center on relationships.
These organizations know relationships in finance generate more wealth than simple financial capital and transactions create on their own.
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Beyond and before the tragic nightclub shooting and raging fires, we’ve experienced another, quieter set of calamities befell several sustainable food businesses struggling to find a toehold in our local Southern California landscape.
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Many years ago, over coffee with a friend, I found myself explaining the investment tools we use in the Slow Money network. She sat straight up and said,
“Oh, I get it,” she laughed. …
Surplus.
A fascinating idea in what for me is a new context.
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In your travels, you might find yourself involved with a moving cause or encounter a dynamic entrepreneur; suddenly you feel compelled to find a way to give money to the cause or the business.
Or, as you dip your toe in the waters of impact investing, a friend asks you to help finance a specific social enterprise. Trusting, you follow their lead to gain your first values aligned investment experience.
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More Than Money: How I Built Investment Muscle Part IIIRead More »
For many of us the word, ‘investing’ conjures big money and important people willing to wield their dollars for change.
Rockefeller?
Buffett?
Gates? …
Small Dollars: How I Built Investment Muscle Part IIRead More »
I’ve been exploring risk as part of the work for a future blog post as well as a due diligence project I’m doing with the ek4t Inner Circle.
I think as new investors, we often see financial discipline as a test for creating “true investments.”
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A Case Study of Slow Money SoCal: How I Built Investment Muscle Part IRead More »
Folks calling themselves impact investors just aren’t writing checks.
And this is true across the nation (and even across the impact investing industry).
They’re not funding.
Anything.
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Impact Investing Without Experience: 5 Ways to StartRead More »
