Jen: How was The Reciprocity Fund Created?  Maria Luisa: Despite the critical importance of indigenous communities and their stewardship of land and society, indigenous communities throughout the world are disproportionately affected by extractive industries and...

Interview with Greg Brodsky; Managing Member of the Equitable Economy Fund Jen: How was the Equitable Economy Fund Created?  Greg: The fund was spun out from Start.coop, the nation's premier cooperative accelerator because we saw that the lack of outside equity...

Jen: How was the REDF Impact Investing Fund Created?  Carrie: REDF is a 25 year-old venture philanthropy investing exclusively in businesses that exist to help drive participation, equity, and growth -- employment social enterprises.  These small businesses...

Jen: How was the Sunwealth Solar Impact Fund Created?  Omar: Sunwealth was created by recognizing a blind spot in the approach of traditional capital in the solar industry. The blind spot was primarily driven by the focus on proxies instead of community-based...

Jen: How was the Black Farmer Fund Created?  Olivia: In 2017, my co-founder Karen Washington and I came together at a farmers conference and talked about the lack of access to capital for farmers, particularly farmers of color. At the time, I was transitioning...

Jen: How was Walden Mutual Bank Created?  Charley: Back in 2013 I started Walden Local, a brand of local, sustainable meat.  We had grown to be a really amazing and impactful company, but in building that supply chain, it became clear there was an...