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Welcome to the American Sustainable Business Network's weekly events and programming roundup. Each week you'll receive one email featuring all of the upcoming events scheduled at ASBN.
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ASBN 2022 CONFERENCE IS 1 MONTH AWAY!

ASBN 2022 is a convening that exists to inform, connect, and mobilize business leaders and investors to transform the public and private sectors toward a sustainable economy that is stakeholder-driven, regenerative, just, and prosperous. ASBN has the uniquely potent ability to build the large-scale movement of profound economic and public policy change the world so desperately needs. See the agenda ([link removed]) so far!

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Upcoming ASBN Live Webinars
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Wednesday, November 2, 1pm ET - ([link removed]) Countdown to the Midterms: A Conversation with Movement Voter Project on Long-term Investments Impact Democracy and Sustainability ([link removed])
Join us for a deep dive on the data and perspectives of the key issues that drive community members, donors and voters to take action and impact democracy and sustainability.

Panelists include:
- Heidi Lee, Director Major Donor Advising, Movement Voter Project
- Jamila Martin, Michigan State Director, Movement Voter Project
- Jim Epstein, Member, ASBN and Co-Founder & Chair, Blue Ridge Produce
- John Anner, Donor Advisor, Movement Voter Project
REGISTER for Countdown to the Midterms ([link removed])
That's a wrap for ASBN Live in 2022! Webinars will resume in 2023.
Missing the content? Watch previous ASBN Live recordings here ([link removed]) .
Upcoming Working Group Meetings

Wednesday, November 2, 3:00pm ET - Business for Democracy ([link removed]) ([link removed]) | Email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) to participate

ASBN’s Business for Democracy Working Group realized that over the past few years, it has become clear that the role of businesses, large and small, in supporting inclusive democracy is increasingly pertinent. ASBN has long championed inclusivity and equity as enduring principles on which a healthy economy is founded. And a functioning free and fair democracy is an incomparable tool to achieving such a landscape. We believe bold changes must be made to protect American democracy, and businesses can lead the way.

Thursday, November 10, 7:30pm ET - Dismantling Racism & Inequality | Faith Based Community Investing - Part II ([link removed]) ([link removed]) | Register here ([link removed])

Join us as we deepen the conversation around Beloved Community. In this session of our series, we will discuss the different CDFI investment options available and how to implement and integrate these community-based investments into your investment portfolio to better align your investments with your institution’s faith and mission.
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- Pam Porter will provide an overview of the different types of Community Development Financial Institutions, (CDFIs) and investment vehicles.
- Emily Beckman will share how First Universalist in Denver, Colorado has begun moving to align more fully with their mission, principles, and faith through community investing.
- Diane Keefe, CFA, is a member of the New York Quarterly Meeting, (NYQM) Investment Committee which represents NYC metro area Quaker Meeting consolidated endowments.

Monday, November 14, 1pm ET - Informal Follow On Conversation with Faith-Based Institutions Working Group ([link removed]) | Register here ([link removed])

Following the last session of the 2022 initial series, we invite you to join us in conversation. We will discuss what we have learned about the various Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) investment options and what we will be able to accomplish in the future. In addition to compiling resources, we also intend to explore how faith-based community investing can be expanded by adopting the principles of Beloved Community and developing a strategy to mobilize our assets in order to dismantle racism and oppression during this time.
Partner Events
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Wednesday, November 9, 12pm MDT - ([link removed]) Business Planning: Finding the right process to grow your business ([link removed]) | HYBRID: In-person in Denver, CO & Virtual

From the back of the napkin ideas that launch a business to visions for growth and expansion, and even the exit - planning plays an important role in helping you get from one phase of your business to the next. But what is the right planning process for your business, and what can you do to ensure the plan you put together is actually operationalizable? This highly interactive workshop will explore the various approaches to planning for each phase of business, and provide attendees with tools and resources that can be utilized throughout.
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Thursday, November 10, 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM EDT - FOOD FUNDED 2022 Regenerate ([link removed]) | Register here ([link removed])

Presented by Slow Money, J.E.D.I Collaborative, Project Potluck, and Investors Circle (American Sustainable Business Network)
FOOD FUNDED 2022 Regenerate, Food entrepreneurs and investors convene for a day of educational workshops and live investment presentations to catalyze the funding flow for a just food & ag system.
Smorgasbox: Early registrants can reserve a home delivery of tasting samples by the presenting entrepreneurs. (limited, as long as supply lasts)
(FOOD FUNDED typically sells out in advance.)

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