Synopsis
On Money and Meaning, we expand the conversation around impact investing, strategies to finance & support social change, unlikely partnerships across sectors, and how to utilize the tools of the capital markets for a greater good.
Episodes
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Providing Clean, Safe, Affordable Lighting for All
21/05/2019 Duration: 41minMPOWERD is an innovative solar light manufacturer recently named one as one of the Real Leaders 100 most impactful companies in the world. Their mission is to sustainably provide clean, safe, and affordable solar lighting to everyone, including the people in developing countries who need it most, and their innovative design has made their products a favorite of humanitarian aid organizations around the world. In this episode of Money + Meaning, host Alex Kravitz interviews Seungah Jeong and John Salzinger about their own journeys to impact and the inspiring ways MPOWERD products are helping people around the globe. They also share their insights into the challenges and joys of running a social enterprise, give examples of how they are measuring and reporting their impact, and offer some valuable advice for emerging social entrepreneurs.
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20 Years of Impact Investing with SJF Ventures
07/05/2019 Duration: 40minThis week's episode is a conversation with impact investing pioneer Dave Kirkpatrick of SJF Ventures and Impact Capital Managers. Dave was at the forefront of the impact investing industry when he co-founded SJF Ventures back in 1999. Originally the Sustainable Jobs Fund, SJF has grown from a $17 million first fund to the recent $125 million close of fund four. In this conversation, host Alex Kravitz asks Dave about his longevity in the industry, how his investment philosophy has evolved over the lifecycle of his four funds, and how the industry has changed over his 20 years as an investor.
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Diversifying Workforce Development and Hiring
23/04/2019 Duration: 39minTwo-thirds of the workforce in the United States lacks a college degree. With many companies and job platforms screening cadidates based on education, a significant number of smart, hard-working people are locked out of the job market. Seeing firsthand the impact this has on workers and their families, Yscaira Jimenez founded LaborX, a talent marketplace that connects skilled workers with employers and training programs. TechSF is a government agency that was started to provide access to technology and tech training for San Franciscans and to develop a local pipeline that could meet the demand for tech talent in the area. Through TechSF’s partnership with LaborX, San Francisco employers can use the platform to gain access to a diverse pipeline of vetted workers. In this episode of Money + Meaning, Lindsay Smalling interviews Jimenez and Orrian Willis of TechSF about the insights they can offer into this challenge and the details of their innovative partnership, as well as the impacts they are seeing the prog
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Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
09/04/2019 Duration: 46minOn this week’s episode of Money + Meaning, recorded live at the SOCAP 365 PNW event in Seattle, you’ll hear Sayer Jones, Director of Mission Related Investing for Meyer Memorial Trust, Lisa Yancey, Co-Founder of The We's Match, and Stephen Green, Founder of PitchBlack, in a candid and realistic conversation about what it will take to close the racial wealth gap. Each panelist shares their own experiences working to increase financing and support for entrepreneurs of color, as well as stories of the barriers they have encountered along the way.
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Democratizing Community Development: An Interview with the Ujima Project
26/03/2019 Duration: 42minWhat happens when the people who live and work in a community are able to pool capital then collectively decide how to use those funds for the betterment of everyone in their community? The Boston Ujima Project is answering that question by blending grassroots organizing with finance to build an equitable, community-based local economy. In this episode, Lindsay Smalling sits down with Aaron Tanaka and Lucas Turner-Owens of The Boston Ujima Project about how their project evolved, how they are using the power of cross-sector collaboration to solve challenges and build wealth at the local level, and the impact they are seeing in the communities they serve.
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How Can We Build More Inclusive Food Systems?
12/03/2019 Duration: 38minHost Alex Kravitz talks to Olivia Rebanal from Capital Impact Partners, Jean Chorazyczewski of The Fair Food Network, and Amit Makhecha of FEAST Detroit. These guests share the stark facts about this challenge, detail the steps they are taking to cultivate a more inclusive and equitable local food system, and offer suggestions for what it will take to solve this challenge in communities across America.
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User Data, Trust, and Transparency
26/02/2019 Duration: 42minAs user data collection has evolved from web data to mobile to ubiquitous environmental sensing, important questions are being raised about data usage, consumer privacy, and corporate transparency. Today, we discuss who owns the vast amounts of personal data that are being collected today? Is privacy becoming something that only the rich can afford? Has user behavior created an economic incentive for companies to care about data and privacy breaches? How are governments attempting to regulate “big data"?
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The New American Dream: Intergenerational Wealth for All
12/02/2019 Duration: 50minFor generations, people from all backgrounds have come to the US in pursuit of the American Dream: opportunity, access, resources and ultimately ownership. Yet many minorities are systematically excluded from drivers of wealth, such as home ownership and entrepreneurship. This panel explores systemic issues that have led to this inequity, why catalyzing wealth creation for communities of color should be a national imperative, and how we can invest in historically marginalized communities.
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Circular Fashion: Innovations and Investments
29/01/2019 Duration: 47minThe textile and apparel industry is among the world's most extractive and environmentally damaging industries, accounting for 10% of global CO2 emissions and 20% of industrial wastewater. This episode of Money + Meaning, a live recording from SOCAP18, explores circular fashion innovations that are working to turn the industry from extractive to regenerative. For additional resources about circular fashion, visit our blog post on socialcapitalmarkets.net.
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Highlights from the SOCAP18 Main Stage
15/01/2019 Duration: 35minSeason 2 of Money + Meaning kicks off with a special episode featuring luminaries from the SOCAP18 main stage including Anand Giridharadas, Joy Anderson, Joan Carling, Mitch Kapor, and Amit Bhatia. Themes include gender lens investing, the racial wealth gap, indigenous rights, distinguishing real change from fake change, and how complex power structures underlie all these important discussions.
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Investing in Returning Citizens
20/11/2018 Duration: 39minUnlikely Allies: Capital Impact Partners & Mission: Launch are working to address the link between mass incarceration and deep poverty by creating pathways to build financial health for returning citizens.
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Investing to End Poverty -- LIVE at SOCAP 365 in Philadelphia
06/11/2018 Duration: 01h01minLive panel from “Investing to End Poverty" -- featuring speakers from Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, PIDC, Wash Cycle Laundry, GreenLight Fund, Esperanza US, and Triskeles Foundation.
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Taste of SOCAP
23/10/2018 Duration: 38minExcerpts from SOCAP15, SOCAP16, and SOCAP17 mainstage speakers, in celebration of the SOCAP18 happening in San Francisco this week. Tune in to live stream on our website!
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Pay for Success -- LIVE at SOCAP 365 in Seattle
09/10/2018 Duration: 01h03minLive panel from “Pay for Success: What's Brilliant and What's Broken" -- featuring speakers from Corporation for Supportive Housing, City of Seattle Office of Innovation and Performance, Seattle Housing Authority, and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
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Tech + Government for an Inclusive Economy
25/09/2018 Duration: 31minUnlikely Allies: Financial services firm LendUp and current Treasurer for City of St. Louis discuss a new partnership to support the emerging middle class.
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Financing Climate Action -- LIVE at SOCAP 365 in Boulder
11/09/2018 Duration: 38minLive panel from “Chasing Solutions: Financing Climate Action" -- featuring speakers from Veris Wealth Partners, PAX World Funds, NatureVest, and Rocky Mountain Institute.
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Financial Activists and 21st Century Leadership
28/08/2018 Duration: 31minUnlikely Allies: Rockwood Leadership Institute, Renewal Funds, and RSF Social Finance are training financial activists through the new Integrated Capital Institute.
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Investing for Racial Equity -- LIVE at SOCAP 365 in New York City
14/08/2018 Duration: 01h08minLive panel from “Investing for Racial Equity” -- featuring speakers from Prudential, NYCEDC, Living Cities, Urbane Development, and Roosevelt Institute.
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Unusual Investments — LIVE at SOCAP 365 in San Francisco
31/07/2018 Duration: 46minLive panel from “Unusual Investments: Breaking the Mold for Raising and Investing Capital” -- featuring speakers from BALLE, Beneficial Returns, Candide Group, and Jenny Kassan Consulting.
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Capital, Culture, and Artist Entrepreneurs
17/07/2018 Duration: 31minUnlikely Allies: CultureBank, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts discuss a new model for partnerships.