So You Want To Be A Consultant?
On January 04, 2023
Top tips from our founder, Susan Hammel, after 25 years of succesful consulting.
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What Susan Was Doing in November
On November 18, 2022
Top of my mind these days is investing in line with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion values. Many institutions promised bold moves after George Floyd was murdered. Who...
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Activating Individual Investors for Impact
On November 11, 2022
Part of Cogent’s commitment is to make a lasting impact through changing the way people think about money – thinking beyond the individual level to the...
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Minnesota Impact Investing Initiative Results in 500 Affordable Homes
On October 13, 2022
Over $112 million in capital invested in low-income communities as Minnesota faces one of America’s largest wealth gaps The Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF) and several...
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Workaholic TerriB’s Top 10 Tips to “Retire”
On October 06, 2022
I “retired” in June 2014 after working since I was age 15. Most of my adult life I worked in a leadership role in philanthropy and...
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The tide is turning: more people are thinking about their moral, social and environmental values when they shop, play, and invest. Impact investing is going mainstream with more robust and consistent impact measurement and monitoring happening every day. The blowback on ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) makes true impact investing (which requires impact measurement) all the more relevant. Will changing how people view money change the world? Well, it isn’t a panacea for all that afflicts us but as they say, “follow the money”. Investors have power. Use yours wisely.