Democratizing Capital
New laws enabling ordinary people to become equity investors have the potential to uplift marginalized communities, if the new market creates the infrastructure to include them.
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Reconceptualizing the Social Economy
The social economy is increasingly seen as a motor for social change, but how can this shift in perspectives be framed to better understand and harness its potential?
It’s Time to Put Employee Ownership on the Inclusiveness Agenda
To be laboratories of a more inclusive prosperity, American companies need to try new ways to help workers share in the fruits of their labor, and they need the space and freedom to experiment.
Building an American Ownership Society
Neighborhood investment trusts can help create more inclusive economies in cities and restore the fabric of US democracy.
Doing Development Differently
International aid must use different approaches to address the massive systemic problems it seeks to solve.
Give a Man a Fish, and You Feed Him for a Day. Give a Family Cash, and You Feed Them for…a While
For all the glowing press that unconditional cash transfers (UCT) have gotten, cash is still a long way from living up to the hype and transforming the development sector.
Indigenous Feminism Is Our Culture
A call to bring back matriarchy in Indigenous communities to rebuild and decolonize the foundation of Native community life.
Using New Markets Tax Credits to Build a Home for Healing for the Coquille Indian Tribe
Twenty years ago, New Markets Tax Credits began transforming America’s underserved communities. While some question the federal program’s impact, one rural Oregon tribe has made them a cornerstone of better health and cultural restoration.
The ‘Thou Shalt Nots’ of Systems Change
Enthusiasm for systems change is not new, and a broader historical perspective will help systems change enthusiasts learn from the past what NOT to do: replicate the ineffective mindsets and engineering approaches that have defined so much of the systems change work in our sectors.
International Lessons on Building Resilient, Cross-Sector Partnerships
By focusing on three principles—shared goals, open acknowledgement of differing incentives, and the reduction of hierarchy and centralized strategy—organizations can build stronger partnerships, with an emphasis on action.