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Here is what our featured guests and Sparks recommend. Follow up on their work and get engaged with where the change is starting.
Tim Roman, Ecotone Analytics
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/24799582/admin/
- https://twitter.com/Ecotone_PBC
- https://ecotone-partners.com
Dr. Paul Campbell, Brown Venture Group
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-paul-campbell/
- @paulcampbellmn
- @BVG_TwinCities
- https://brownventuregroup.com
- Racial Economics: How White Privilege Has Led to White Disadvantage
- Herds of Unicorns: Why VC's Need To De-Risk Racial Cognitive Bias
Nikki Pieratos, NDN Collective
- LinkedIn profile
- Company LinkedIn profile
- Twitter @NikkiPieratos
- https://ndncollective.org/
- https://ndncollective.org/
impact-investing-lending/ - Moving Beyond COVID initiative link
- RFI Seeding (Social Enterprise & Economic Development for IndigeNous Growth) Initiative launching in mid-August - a new initiative to source NDN Fund's waterway of resilient and regenerative development projects and businesses
- LandBack Meta Narrative link
- Hidden in Plain View: Philanthropy Mission Statements, and White Supremacy by Non-Profit Quarterly- here
- Bridging the Divide Between Impact Investing and Native America - SSIR article
- Social blog on NDN collective here
David McGee, Build Wealth Minnesota
- Consider engaging in the 9000 Equities Initiative to close disparities in homeownership for people of color at [email protected]
Kayla Yang-Best
- "Two quick calls to action for all. Be a "creative translator" and be an "and-consumer" - spend on big CPG stores and brands, and also spend local and small."
- Our food box - The Equity Box has snack products from mostly BIPOC food producers - great for meetings, retreats and gifts. https://seasonedspecialtyfoods.com/equity-box
Kate Mortenson, iPondr
- https://www.linkedin.com/
company/37846929/ (iPondr) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/
katemortenson/ (Kate Mortenson) - IG: @ipondrnetwork
- FB: https://www.facebook.com/
iPondr - www.ipondr.com
- www.ipondratwork.com
Elaine Rassmussen, Social Impact Strategies Group
- https://www.linkedin.
com/in/y-elaine-rasmussen- 21b4ba3/ - @SISG_
- @Connectup_
@socialim - www.socialimpactnow.com
- www.connectupmn.com
- Current or upcoming initiatives: ConnectUP! Integrated Capital Fund; investor & entrepreneur workshops
Impact Hub MPLS
- Join the Impact Hub Community!
- https://www.linkedin.
com/company/impacthubmsp - @ImpactHubMSP
- https://minneapolis.
impacthub.net/ - Initiative: Interns 4 Impact: https://minneapolis.
impacthub.net/interns4impact/ - Job posting: Special Projects Manager - https://minneapolis.
impacthub.net/careers/ - Impact Leadership Cohort - https://minneapolis.
impacthub.net/ entrepreneurship4good/ - https://minneapolis.
impacthub.net/upcoming-events/
Attendee postings and resources
Here are resources shared by event attendees.
Tomme B. with Pimento Jamacian Kitchen
Join us at the Pimento Summit this Saturday. Dr. Paul Campbell is leading a roundtable on getting capital to black folx as a means of Economic Liberation. [email protected]
Gretchen Postula with North Sky Capital
Would love to stay connected with anyone https://northskycapital.com/impact-report/
Joel Hodroff
Quick overview: outdated economics holds back EVERYTHING! We have designed an app for next generation funding for economic development, inclusive leadership, DEI+sustainability. Link+chat? linkedin.com/in/joelhodroff 10mn intro video https://bit.ly/2SfsOGU DEI podcast https://bit.ly/390vr5h Economic white paper https://rb.gy/olyseu
Precious Drew, gener8tor
Hear from the inaugural Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator cohort on June 17! https://hopin.com/events/northwestern-mutual-black-founder-accelerator-premiere-night-2021
Jeff Ochs, Venn Foundation
MN PRI Research: www.pripulse.org
Urban Innovation Fund (UIF)
Job postings
- Build Wealth Minnesota, Sr Processing Specialist and Underwriters CDFI and Community Investment and Lending Fund, [email protected]
- Impact Hub MPLS, various positions, https://minneapolis.impacthub.net/careers/