Build on the Love People Have for Where They Live
On June 28, 2016
In Chicago, foundations, donors and individuals are coming together to benefit the city they love. Benefit Chicago is the latest example of extreme collaboration in which good people come together...
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Do You Know Where Your Cash Sleeps At Night?
On June 28, 2016
Lately, many family foundation members have asked me about the best way to get started in impact investing. An easy, no-risk way to start is to...
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Can Business Do Well and Good?
On May 06, 2016
As a good cause, pro-business campus rebel at Carleton, I began to wonder if business could ever do well and do good. Being a philosophy major,...
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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 is following through and doing this well? Racial justice requires new pathways for capital flows. I’m excited to be part of the McKnight Foundation’s Groundbreak Coalition, aiming to deploy $2b in flexible capital over 10 years to disrupt the status quo. In Minnesota we are a generous state, a charitable state, a hard-working state: we need to try new approaches to create that famous quality of life for all. We are leading a session on Place Based Impact Investing at the Mission Investors Exchange conference in Baltimore. Reach out if you’ll be there so I can include you in the informal MN meet-ups.