The difficulty the United States has had maintaining free speech without allowing it to become a national security weakness has led us to a National Security Stratlevy that is effectively a coup from inside.
What will Europe learn from this?
In this clip with Jon Lukomnik, he highlights one of the reasons system-level investing is gaining traction so quickly: regardless of motivation—values or value—the health of real-world systems affects every investor.
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Four years ago Maaike Doyer launched Epic Angels, one the world’s largest female-only investor networks.
“If we want to get more money to female founders, we simply need to change who the investor is,” she tells ImpactAlpha.
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Who pays the cost of downstream externalities? The San Francisco city attorney accuses large processed food manufacturers of causing diseases that have burdened governments with public health costs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
“To look at people in capitalist society and conclude that human nature is egoism, is like looking at people in a factory where pollution is destroying their lungs and saying that it is human nature to cough.”
— Andrew Collier, Marx: A Beginner’s Guide.
You're going to want to sit down and take a deep breath before you read this.
A regulated monopoly is actively working to prevent competition.
I know, it's hard to believe. But it's true.
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One of the reasons our founder started SVT was to address the poverty in rural America that persists one generation after the next. Our work has always been about the systemic shift that's required to align money with human values. Now we're engaging directly with rural innovators who've got game.
which do you like?
Well that's the most stable way for sure.
How to communicate impact.
In the old days this was called "sewing."
AI accelerating green innovation
Habits become character.
Character becomes destiny.
What kind of world are you practicing?
Every startup is taught to focus: don't try to serve everyone. Good advice, except for one thing: it drives innovation toward the "haves" and neglects the "have-nots," even though have-nots can also be profitable.
Designing an economy that works for all means including lower-priced options. #forall
People finding the way to do business that does right by people and planet could use a little bit more mojo
Whose got the most mojo in this space?
Next a survey should check whether non-impact investing is a viable strategy...
*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
This is an interesting way to view election data…
If someone is arguing against due process, just ask them if they believe someone is innocent until proven guilty. It's the same thing.
I would not put it past the current economic model
Over 2,000 protectors of democracy in bright red Greenville, SC.
@maddow.msnbc.com
#fiftyfiftyone #Indivisible #GoodTrouble #Protest
The time to act is NOW.
Can financial capital succeed where diplomacy falls short?
In a time marked by geopolitical fractures and economic volatility impact investing is doing something remarkable — building bridges.
Read the article by Adi Bhatnagar, @adi-bh.bsky.social, FRSA 👉 impactentrepreneur.com/redefining-g...
An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) changed Kevin Sims' life.
"Without that, I would not have this future to look towards and I would not have this happiness and this opportunity," writes the single father. #ownershipeconomy
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Triumphant lilies top this exuberant display of flowers from 1670 by Jan de Heem. It's his birthday.
This is leadership. Bravo.
Unite in Advance: Philanthropy Coalition Launches Solidarity Campaign - nonprofitquarterly.org/unite-in-adv...
Time to check in. Do our community’s values include an economy that works for all? If so, how well are we achieving this and where do we need to do better?
This is where impact accounting and management systems are essential. Without them we cannot align the way we do business with our values.
Most businesses don’t have an in-house impact management expert who can avoid wasting time and mistakes, and make real progress. We build a system that makes impact visible inside the company, and strategically makes it visible outside too. Reach out to learn more! Www.svtgroup.net
The commitment to financing shared prosperity instead of prosperity that benefits a few at the expense of many requires a backbone rooted in commitment to an economy that works for all. The government is a proxy for the public’s values.
The fallout from sudden firings, funding freezes, and suspension of due process for people who have been summarily deported is very real. We have learned of at least one suicide in recent weeks due to these acts.
