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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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What Susan Was Doing in August
On August 15, 2022
Who knew how much I missed business travel? Despite the still-cramped seats, forced close proximity to other humans in a small capsule, and a few crabby...
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Why I Joined the Fresh Energy Board
On April 08, 2022
In honor of Earth Day After finishing up as Finance Committee and Board Chair of the Citizens League I had decided not to serve on any...
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What Susan Was Doing in March
On March 01, 2022
As we emerge cautiously from our pandemic caves, it’s wonderful to be out with humans again, at least a little bit. Then again Zoom is part...
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Annual Benefits Report, CY 2021
On February 02, 2022
After 20 years as a mission-driven business, Cogent Consulting converted to a Specific Benefit Corporation on December 18th, 2018. We are an independent, strategic, financial, and...
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What Susan Was Doing in September
On September 15, 2021
The latest science says we are living through an “endemic” not a pandemic, anymore (take a listen to Science Friday’s 9/17 podcast). Rather than finding this...
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