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In 2024 Capital Collaborative will launch a cohort designed explicitly for board members, trustees, and wealth-holders who want to discover ways to cede their power and create space for new forms of governance to flourish. Participants will be in the safety of a peer cohort, have space to redefine their roles, and support to formulate a transition plan for letting go of power and leaving a metamorphic legacy. Metamorphic legacy is a beautiful, wise, intelligent form of stewardship. It knows its unvarnished history, feels the present weight of opportunity, and courageously faces a future it won’t control. It embraces change, complexity, and collective design. It recognizes that qualifications and expertise for philanthropic governance are not determined by proximity to wealth but proximity to community, directly relevant diverse types of knowledge or experience, and multifaceted understanding of the systems that hold problems in place. If you're interested, check out the post below. If you know of someone who would be a good fit, please tag them!

It's time to REDESIGN systems of power and governance in philanthropy. Do you know any extraordinary board members, trustees, or HNWIs who have an inkling that this is true? 🤔 Philanthropy's status quo is an ill fitting governance system that wasn't designed for social change--it doesn't work well for anyone involved or the outcomes we seek. We need systems that work for the complexity and humanity of the world. The good news is, we can create them. Together. We've designed a highly supported experience to do just that! We're working with the brilliant teams at Intrinsic Labs and Radical Optimist Collective. Click through to see the profile of potential participants we're looking for to take part in Metamorphic Legacy, a bespoke leadership experience to redesign governance. Share this post/the 1 pager with 🦄 trustee unicorns 🦄 you know and reshape philanthropy with us! #philanthropy #leadership #governance #redesign #boardmembers #trustees #HNWIs #creativity #boards #grantmaking #innovation #crappyfundingpractices https://lnkd.in/dXz4zR8X One pager: https://lnkd.in/dR-hGN-T

I love this beautiful reinvention of "the relationship between entrepreneurship and (corporate) philanthropy." Not just because I am a lifelong fan of RDJ (I so am), but also because Happy granted an undisclosed equity stake in its company to NAMI to support enduring human connection. It is exciting to see this "emotional innovation" philanthropy model applied to mental health and wellbeing on such a large scale. https://lnkd.in/dhDMhTSJ

In the corporate landscape, Alex stands out as the unconventional CEO who defied norms and transformed a struggling company into an innovation powerhouse. Introducing "Failure Fridays," Alex turned setbacks into stepping stones, fostering a culture of fearlessness and groundbreaking ideas. What remained hidden was the subtle yet impactful philanthropy – for every product sold, undisclosed donations were made to a cause close to the team's hearts. The revelation sparked a viral frenzy, catapulting Alex into the spotlight as a genius disruptor. The ripple effect was profound, with industry leaders embracing unexpected strategies, reshaping the very essence of leadership. Alex's story is a testament to the idea that true success often lies in embracing the unconventional, challenging norms, and fostering a culture of continuous innovation.

If you work in #philanthropy or #venturecapital --especially if you are white--and you want to diversify your fund and investments but aren't sure how to do it or where to start (and the idea of fucking it up terrifies you), please consider engaging with Camelback Ventures and their #CapitalCollaborative. This is an opportunity for you to do some deep work, learn (and unlearn), and engage on how to move forward (and, real talk, provide your partners with bigger returns because BIPOC & women founders win big). https://lnkd.in/gTgVui2B

My guests today, Ben Wrobel and Kevin McClendon, are co-founders–along with Meg Massey–of the nonprofit media company Proximate. “Proximate is a media platform that amplifies and connects movements for participatory problem-solving,” says Kevin. “We're a home for stories about creative community-driven models that shift power to people with lived experience or those proximate to the problem.” The company grew naturally out of a book that Ben wrote with co-founder Meg Massey called "Letting Go." The book built on their experiences. Ben says, “I worked for a participatory investing nonprofit called Village Capital that shifted decision-making power away from investors and towards entrepreneurs closer to the problem.” The team employs a solutions journalism lens, focusing on solutions when discussing societal challenges. Proximate narrows its aperture to primarily consider innovations in participatory philanthropy, investing and budgeting. The goal is to amplify the voices of those closest to and most impacted by problems. I’m excited about their work, in part because it recognizes the fundamental value of the crowd in crowdfunding and the value of investors who deploy relatively small amounts of money but bring perspective from the front lines of problems. Kevin highlights the uniqueness of the Proximate approach to news, “We're the only platform where you can find how a sex worker film festival and a food bank are solving for the same variables.” Ben and Kevin each bring superpowers to the game. Ben leverages an ability to help others tell their stories, and Kevin shares his unique diversity of experience to the work. http://230926.s4g.biz #ImpactCrowdfunding #DiverseFounders #SocialEntrepreneurs #CommunityCapital #ImpactInvestors #RIC #InvestmentCrowdfunding

In my fiduciary practice, I serve #womenbusinessowners and understand the importance that capital raising is for their businesses. #Women, especially BIPOC, have led in the growth of new business initiatives in recent years, but largely as a result of a lack of access to capital, many do not make it to the $1 million in revenue mark. If you are a business owner or know someone who is, please see the opportunity below to apply for $50,000 in unrestricted funds. #businessfundingforwomen #businessaccelerator #womeninbusiness #womenentrepreneurs #wealthmanagementadvisory

More diverse boards are better boards. Always. And across all - even unexpected - dimensions of diversity. 🌍💼 We've seen the same scenario unfold in our work with elite boards and small orgs alike...founder-heavy boards struggle to grow, develop, and engage their boards as well as they initially hoped. Early excitement gives way to stagnation of various sorts. So they decide to add new board members. 🤝🌱 This is where the paths diverge and one of two tales unfold... 📖 Scenario 1️⃣: Grow quickly by considering just one or two prospects who always make sense in the vacuum, are quick to get a "yes" from other board members absent any obvious reasons to say no, but who may not be what the board actually needs if a wider set of candidates and considerations were contemplated. 🤔 📖 Scenario 2️⃣: The board takes a wider and longer view, engages in a more thorough discussion of both near- and long-term needs, considers more candidates with vast and varied dimensions of diversity, including stakeholders served by the organization, age, background, geography, subject matter expertise (a diverse and varied category all its own), and the process snowballs into a list full of SUPER exciting prospects. 🌐🌟 The challenge in Scenario Two becomes who to go to first and in what order. This is a great "problem" to have. BONUS: the rest of list serves as a starting point for considering additional prospects in the future. Excitement ensues. High fives all around. 🎯🎉 This recipe works. All the time. Over and over again. 🔄📈 Success leaves clues. Borrow this one and put it to work with your board. Try it. You'll like it. Guaranteed. Let us know how it goes (and reach out if you need help)! 💬✨ Thanks to The Chronicle of Philanthropy and Jim Rendon for highlighting this issue, story, and example. It's super important. 📰👏

When Theresia and Katja met one Tuesday afternoon, they had no idea that their conversation could lead to such an impactful project. 🌟 The conversation was about inequalities. It was also about the differences in possibilities that privileged people have in contrast to unprivileged people. And it was about the stories and impactful projects Theresia told Katja about when they met. They both agreed that the combination of Theresia’s work in social entrepreneurship and the very bold and effective leadership approach by WaveMakers can transform sparks into fire. 🔥This is where ImpactLeaders was born. WaveMakers has a global reach, and they believe the world should benefit from it—not just anybody, but those who are statistically most affected by educational inequality and financial instability. These are the people working in the social sector, the nonprofit sector, and those pursuing careers or positions not driven by capitalism but by a social cause. Would you like to ride the waves of impact with us? 🏄♀️ You can become a circular investor and join our mission. 🤝Invest on startnext: https://lnkd.in/dNaPNdvQ    💪Donate on PayPal: https://lnkd.in/dGxQnwHn Anja Lukic Katja Kolmetz Vaida Pakulyte Shalini Singh Theresia Kneschke Ankita B. Chrisyle Susan Antony Shruti Thukral Paula Andrea Castro Dana Zamir #25ImpactLeaders #leadership #WaveMakers  #ImpactLeaders #ChangeTheWorld #MakeADifference #FutureLeaders #SocialImpact #ImpactInvestment #crowdfunding #startnext #CircularInvestment #paypal

Things are never going back to “the way it’s always been.” It’s time to embrace creative solutions, new business models, collaborative partnerships, and technology-driven strategies to enhance our impact and adapt to the evolving landscape of social change. We’ve curated this playlist (link in the comments) to inspire you to consider how your org can move forward since it’s no longer business as usual🎧 It's No Longer Business as Usual. Period. Playlist 470. UnCharitable: Unthink Everything You Know About Change - Dan Pallotta 462. It‘s Time to Decide. How to Reimagine Nonprofit Impact - Seth Godin 300. Meet The Farmlink Project: The Next Gen of Nonprofit + Evolved Leadership is Here - Aidan Reilly and Ben Collier 482. A Deep Dive into Nonprofit Mergers and Acquisitions - Danielle Steer, Tundra Ventures 496. Thriving in Turbulent Times + Building a Future-Ready Organization -Erin Thibodeaux-Davison, MBA, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana We want to learn from each other! Tag an org in the comments that's thriving in this No Longer Business as Usual era ⬇️