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Inside the UK’s First 100% Community-Led Investment Fund
The GROW Fund is putting residents, not finance professionals, in charge of investment decisions in one of London’s most underinvested boroughs. We sat down with the team behind the Barking & Dagenham Giving (the team behind the GROW Fund) to explore how they...
Bridging the Gap: An Inside Look at Total Impact Notes
Total Impact Capital is channeling streamlined senior debt capital to high-performing impact funds in emerging markets. We sat down with John Simon at Total Impact Notes to talk about why the fund exists, how it works, and what makes it different. Quick Facts Founding...
De-Risking the Future of Farming: How Guarantees for Regenerative Agriculture Is Rewriting Agricultural Finance
FS6’s Guarantees for Regenerative Agriculture (GRA) is rewriting the rules of agricultural finance, putting loan guarantees and loan performance data to work for the producers and lenders that conventional systems have long overlooked. Quick Facts Founding date: 2024...
Unlocking commercial real estate ownership for lower-wealth entrepreneurs
The founders of Partners in Equity (PIE) on why ownership is the missing piece of the wealth-building puzzle. Quick Facts Founding date: 2022 Fund size: $20 million Typical investment: minority equity positions, generally under 20 percent of project cost, often...
Worker Ownership in the Care Economy
In an economy that frequently undervalues care work, the Fund for Jobs Worth Owning (FJWO) is doing something unique: investing in home care and child care cooperatives. Caregiving remains one of the most essential yet underinvested sectors in our...
Interview with Mi-Lin Finnie; Managing Partner of Catalytic Capital Fund
Jen: How was the “Catalytic Capital Fund” Created? Mi-Lin: First Australians Capital was founded to fill a gap that our founders identified—the unfair barriers that First Nations businesses faced in accessing capital. From an original idea back in 2010, First...
Interview with Madji Sock; Co-founder of Haske Ventures
Jen: How was “Haske Ventures” Created? Madji: Haskè Ventures was started to address the youth unemployment challenge in West Africa. Madji Sock and Abdourahmane Diop, the co-founders, have served in strategy consulting for several years. We noticed that the...
Interview with James Wahls; Founder & Managing Director of Revolve Fund
Jen: How was “Revolve Fund” Created? James: Revolve Fund was created after years of experience of creating and investing in strategies focused on equitable access to capital throughout the U.S. I identified certain capital infrastructure gaps through this work...
Interview with Fernando Abarca; Loan Fund Organizer of Right to the City Integrated Loan Fund
Jen: How was “Right to the City Integrated Loan Fund” Created? Fernando: In August 2019, member leaders of our national alliance came together to strategize the future of our national campaign committees moving forward. Member leaders began identifying goals and...
Interview with Fernando Abarca; Loan Fund Organizer of Right to the City Integrated Loan Fund
Jen: How was “Right to the City Integrated Loan Fund” Created? Fernando: In August 2019, member leaders of our national alliance came together to strategize the future of our national campaign committees moving forward. Member leaders began identifying goals and...
News
We’re Hiring! Executive Assistant (20 hours/week)
Collective Action for Just Finance (CAJF) is excited to announce that we're hiring an Executive Assistant to support our Ecosystem Director with core operational support and fundraising. This is a part-time (20 hours/week) remote position. Compensation is $30/hour....
Want to Change the World? There’s Nothing to It
Notes from Radical Imaginings: Moving Toward Regenerative Futures What if changing the financial system didn’t start with spreadsheets… but with imagination? That was the question humming through the Radical Imaginings: Moving Toward Regenerative Futures conference...
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[Applications Closed] We’re Hiring! Program Associate (30 hours/week)
Collective Action for Just Finance (CAJF) is excited to announce that we're hiring a Program Associate to support our growing community. This is a part-time (30 hours/week) remote position with a generous benefits package. Compensation is $30/hour (~$46,800 annually)....
January Newsletter
Collaboration & CommunityBefore you dip into the newsletter and resources, please help us gather feeback and create better content by completing our quick evaluation of 2024 programming:Fill out our 2024 Evaluation!Every conversation that I have with a T25 Fund...
December Newsletter
Highlights 2025 Schedule Webinar Recording - Indigenous Funds Dec 12 Webinar - Employee Ownership Dec 12 Webinar - Gender Mainstreaming Gratitude As many of you know, I am on break until Jan. 6. This past quarter has been amazing for Collective Action for Just...
November News Update
Pathways for Economic InclusionI am in a state of grief over the results of last weeks’ U.S. election results and its implications for democracy, economic justice and human rights around the world. Collective Action for Just Finance’s community will maintain our...
October Newsletter – Big Transitions
⛵️ CAJF Is LIVE & Request for Year-end Support 🌻 T25 Fund Dirt Capital ☕️ Resources - Community Wealth Building / Agroecology / WCCN Travel / Just Transition Report Dear FriendsOn top of our many inspiring...
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[Applications Closed] Collective Action For Just Finance is Hiring a Graphic Designer!
Deadline February 29, 2024 Collective Action for Just Finance publishes The Transformative 25 list annually. We are seeking a graphic designer to design our 2024 report and update our badge. The Transformative 25 is a list of funds transforming the economy for...
Transformative 25 Applications for 2024 Now Open!
Application Link Here Download PDF Here What? A list of funds transforming the economy for social, environmental, and economic justice. They employ a mix of sound financial structures to overcome barriers and transform how they invest capital to benefit...
Paid Internship at T25 – Deadline June 28, 2023
Transformative 25 Paid Internship – July 2023 – February 2024 A part-time (25-30 hours per month) opportunity to learn about and contribute to a program promoting social justice investing to transform finance for people and the planet. In 2021, Integrated Capital...
Upcoming Events
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Rooted in Relationships – SOCAP Community Connect in Chicago
Join us for our community gathering, bringing together T25 Funds, CAJF community members, donors, investors, and allies. Designed as a pre-SOCAP convening, this event will strengthen relationships and foster collaboration through the exchange of ideas, experiences,...
Meet the Funds: Placed-based
Join us for our October Meet the Funds Webinar featuring our 2026 T25 Funds! This one-hour webinar offers attendees the opportunity to meet four of our 2026 Funds, learn about their work, and engage directly with fund leaders. Participants will have the chance to ask...
Meet the Funds: Community Ownership
Join us for our December Meet the Funds Webinar featuring our 2026 T25 Funds! This one-hour webinar offers attendees the opportunity to meet four of our 2026 Funds, learn about their work, and engage directly with fund leaders. Participants will have the chance to ask...