Reflections from CoCap and what's ahead this year for Common Future.
** 3 days, 260 leaders, countless conversations.
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Reflections from CoCap, SOCAP, and what's ahead for Common Future.
This fall we launched our new identity as Common Future ([link removed]) . It’s been an exciting time for us—we convened community leaders at CoCap to explore strategies that prioritize equity in communities (read our reflections ([link removed]) ) and spread ideas around building a more inclusive economy on several mainstages, including SOCAP and SVC.
At SOCAP, our CEO Rodney Foxworth joined the panel Closing the Wealth Gap, Essential Conversations for Impact Investors ([link removed]) with Alicia Garza, principal of Black Futures Lab and co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, and Felicia Wong, president and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute. Rodney urged the audience to undo an unsustainable system and shift the dialogue from the terminology of concessionary capital to “restorative, reparative, and regenerative capital."
Inspired by CoCap, ImpactAlpha followed up with the piece, Oakland’s community capitalists are modeling an inclusive economy ([link removed]) , stating: "The New York Times columnist David Brooks wants to build a national movement of social fabric 'weavers.' Oakland’s already on the case."
These convenings are immensely valuable because they bring together hundreds of voices calling for economic change, often with contrasting yet complementary approaches. We’re grateful to create these spaces, but our work goes beyond conferences: we are here to uplift and resource solutions that are desperately needed today.
Shifting economic systems requires grit, creativity, and community. It will require thinking out of the box and stepping out of our comfort zone of programs we know and love. Read our 2020 Vision ([link removed]) to see what we have planned—because our common future can’t wait.
What's coming in 2020? ([link removed])
** Co-Creating Prosperity & Working Toward a Common Future with Rodney Foxworth
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Social Venture Circle interviewed our CEO Rodney Foxworth on addressing economic inequality. Read more. ([link removed])
** Our new website is coming.
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Before the end of the year, we'll be launching a fresh, new website (commonfuture.co ([link removed]) ) with lots to read about our programs, network leaders, and more. In the meantime, consider making a gift at this critical time for our organization. As we step into new work as Common Future, we are investing in new systems, initiatives for our network leaders, and communications efforts. Stay tuned for more around #GivingTuesday, including reflections on why we think differently about shifting capital.
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