This fall we launched our new identity as
Common Future. 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) 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 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, 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 to see what we have planned—because our common future can’t wait.
