Cast your votes by April 14.
John,
As a member of our community, we wanted to let you know that five Common Future-led SOCAP sessions have advanced to the voting round—that means five chances to hear about what's possible when capital is accessible, affordable, and shifts power from investors to our communities.
Our hope is to showcase what our partners, mostly Black and Indigenous first-time fund managers, have been able to do with non-extractive capital. By showing what's possible, and bringing those possibilities to the largest gathering of impact investors and philanthropists, we can help move the needle toward economic justice for our communities.
We invite you to vote for these five sessions, as well as take a look at the many partner-led sessions below.
** 1. Securing our Future: The Need to Fund Regenerative Food Systems ([link removed])
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* Kenya Crumel, National Black Food and Justice Alliance
* Anthony Chang, Manzanita Capital/EFOD
* Olivia Watkins, Black Farmer Fund
* Chelsea McDaniel, Common Future
Vote Now → ([link removed])
** 2. Leveraging the Legacy of Resistance to Reimagining ([link removed])
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* Veronica Reed, Jane Place
* Vanessa Roanhorse, Roanhorse Consulting
* Henry Noel Jr., Boston Impact Initiative
* Jaime Gloshay, Common Future
Vote Now → ([link removed])
** 3. Challenging and Innovating our Notions of Risk and Return ([link removed])
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* Kururama (Kuru) Masomere, Justice Funders
* Lauren Grattan, Mission Driven Finance
* Vanessa Roanhorse, Roanhorse Consulting
* Jaime Gloshay, Common Future
Vote Now → ([link removed])
** 4. How Can We Transform the Stories that Maintain Broken Systems? ([link removed])
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* Akira Nakahara, Imperative 21
* Trevor Smith, BLIS Collective
* Ellen McGirt, Design Observer
Vote Now → ([link removed])
** 5. For Us, By Us: Catalyzing Capital Toward a Community Vision ([link removed])
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* Charli Cooksey, WEPOWER
* Lauren Paul, Common Future
Vote Now → ([link removed])
And below is a list of additional sessions from friends and partners—we encourage you to cast your vote for these, as well.
Equity: Napoleon Wallace and the Reconstruction of Black Wealth ([link removed])
* David Bank (Impact Alpha)
* Napoleon Wallace (Activest, Partners in Equity, Southern Reconstruction Fund)
* Dorian Burton (Southern Reconstruction Fund)
Leveraging Braided Capital: How to Catalyze Restorative Investments for Indigenous Communities ([link removed])
* Kim Pate (NDN Collective)
* Tawny Wilson (NDN Collective)
Where Do We Go From Here? Choosing Our Beloved Community ([link removed])
* Dion Cook (Denkyem)
People's Network for Land & Liberation ([link removed])
* Miki’ala Catalfano (Native Roots Network)
* Blair Evans (Incite Focus)
* Kali Akuno (Cooperation Jackson)
Workshop: Utilizing catalytic/integrated capital to advance deep impact toward a living economy ([link removed])
* leo freeman (Capital J Collective)
* Olivia Watkins (Black Farmer Fund)
* Andrew Crosson (Impact Appalachia)
Championing Reproductive Health: Impact Investing Opportunities in the Post Dobbs Era ([link removed])
* Tenesha Duncan (Orchid Capital Collective)
* Erika Seth Davies (Rhia Ventures)
* Nate Wong (The Bridgespan Group)
The powerful potential of intermediaries to align funding to the racial justice movement ([link removed])
* Aria Florant (Liberation Ventures)
* Marc Philpart (California Black Freedom Fund)
* Lyell Sakaue (Bridgespan)
Transforming Endowment Investment Advisory For Family Foundations: New Models for Mission Alignment and Fiscal Responsibility ([link removed])
* abdiel lopez (Justice Funders)
* George Guerrero (Just Futures)
* A. Sparks (Masto Foundation)
Who Makes Money from Your Money? Advancing Impact through Advisor Search ([link removed])
* Nancy Reid (Tyche Consulting Services)
* Taj James (Full Spectrum Capital)
* Rhea Yaw Ching (Mission Telecom)
Chasing the ultimate return: Using regenerative finance to drive systemic change ([link removed])
* Jasper van Brakel (RSF Social Finance)
* Betty Francisco (Boston Impact Initiative)
* Christopher Marquis (University of Cambridge)
Taking Catalytic Philanthropy to the Next Level: A Case Study ([link removed])
* Dennis Price (ImpactAlpha)
* Alexandria Coari (ReFED)
Narrowing the Racial Wealth Gap through Investment Vehicles ([link removed])
* Santhosh Ramdoss (Gary Community Ventures)
* Ida Rademacher (Aspen Institute)
* Smitha Das (World Education Services)
Ownership Economy Outlook 2024 + Beyond ([link removed])
* Zoe Schlag (Common Trust)
* Alison Lingane (Project Equity)
Financial Activism: Eight Strategies for Everyday People Reclaiming Wealth and Collective Well-Being ([link removed])
* Jasmine Rashid (The Financial Activist Playbook)
Radical Capital Strategy ([link removed])
* Vicki Saunders (Coralus)
* Laurie Spengler
* Chenny Xia (GotCare)
CDFIs: Essential Partners for Racial Equity in Small Business ([link removed])
* Bulbul Gupta (Pacific Community Ventures)
* Willow Lung Amam (University of Maryland)
* Darrin Williams (Southern Bancorp, Inc)
Breaking the Mold: Using Philanthropic Investment to Address Market Failures and Build Bridges to A Better World ([link removed])
* Tracy Palandjian (Social Finance)
* Tom Hall (UBS)
Transformative Strategies for Moving Capital to Communities of Color ([link removed])
* Derek Peebles (American Sustainable Business Network)
* Laina Raveendran Greene (Angels of Impact)
* Terrius Harris (Businesses for Conservation & Climate Action)
Facilitating Investment into Underserved Communities: Minneapolis and The GroundBreak Coalition ([link removed])
* Tonya Allen (McKnight Foundation)
* Ellen Ward (Activest)
* Dondi Edwards (GroundBreak Coalition)
Where has all the Impact Gone?: Reimagining Capital Deployment for Racial Equity ([link removed])
* My Tam Nguyen (Lamdi)
* Dion Cook (Denkyem Co-op)
* Vanessa Roanhorse (Roanhorse Consulting/NWL)
Funding the Runway: Addressing Cash Flow Challenges for Emerging Investment Fund Managers ([link removed])
* Sonam Velani (Streetlife Ventures)
* David Lynn (Mission Driven Finance)
* Michael Belles (Catalyze)
Bringing a blended capital stack to life with Care Access Real Estate (CARE), a PBC REIT ([link removed])
* Lauren Grattan (Mission Driven Finance)
* Gil Alvarado (Conrad Prebys Foundation)
* Tracy Kartye (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
In gratitude,
—The Common Future Team
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