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How Guarantees Can Advance Community Development and Racial Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

While many foundations screen their endowment investments based on environmental, social, and governance factors, only a few optimize their investment strategies for mission impact. And guarantees are much less common in other fields, such as community-focused renewable energy.

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The Next Generation of Mutualism

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The capital markets that can invest in social enterprise are chaotic and low-impact. So how can we incentivize the creation and growth of mutualist social enterprise? Focus government procurement on mutualist organizations for disaster recovery, renewable energy, and regenerative farming practices.

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How to Advance a Regenerative Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

Not only is this operation more energy efficient than municipal composting, but it also deepens relationships within the neighborhood. Photo courtesy of Daniel Tran. Since the beginning of their compost operations, R2G has donated over 4,000 pounds of compost to more than 50 elder Asian gardeners.