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We activate leaders, share solutions & build community to meet the pressing needs of people and the planet
JEI OVERVIEW
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We connect, educate and support financial activists shifting the flow of capital and power to solve social and environmental problems
ABOUT OUR FELLOWSHIP
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We catalyze collaborations and partnerships that help create healthy systems and collective well-being
COLLABORATION STORIES
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We focus on the inner work, practical work, and collective work needed to advance a just and equitable economy
MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN

Learn more about our fellowship program

We will be accepting applications for our Canadian fellowship in August 2026. We will be accepting applications for our US fellowship in February 2027.

LEARN MORE & APPLY NOW

JEI Fellows are the heart of our community.

 JEI supports diverse cohorts of Fellows to help innovative leaders gain insights and clarity, catalyze new collaborations, and build long-term strategies to create community wealth and well-being.


  • Alison Lingane

    Alison Lingane

    Oakland, CA

    Ownership Capital Lab

  • David Kenney

    David Kenney

    Portland, OR

    David Kenney Consulting, Project Equity, Oregon Impact Capital

  • Donovan Ervin

    Donovan Ervin

    Washington, DC

    AlTi Tiedemann Global

  • Erika Lucas

    Erika Lucas

    Oklahoma City, OK

    VEST Her Ventures

  • Jessica Norwood

    Jessica Norwood

    Mobile, AL

    RUNWAY Roots

  • Ken Tsunoda

    Ken Tsunoda

    Los Gatos, CA

    Deep Community Capital

  • Keoni Lee

    Keoni Lee

    Honolulu, HI

    Hawai'i Investment Ready

  • Kim Pate

    Kim Pate

    Lenore, ID

    NDN Collective

  • Kristi Fairholm Mader

    Kristi Fairholm Mader

    Victoria, BC

    Scale Collaborative

  • Manuel Vega

    Manuel Vega

    Ciudad de México, CDMX

    CO_Capital

  • Nikishka Iyengar

    Nikishka Iyengar

    Decatur, GA

    The Guild

  • Stephanie Brobbey 

    Stephanie Brobbey 

    London, England

    Good Ancestor Movement

  • Kim Pate, Jen Astone, and the Indigenous-Led Capital Ecosystem: A Collaboration Story
    April 16, 2026

    Kim Pate, Jen Astone, and the Indigenous-Led Capital Ecosystem: A Collaboration Story

    Indigenous-led funds are already advancing some of the most effective climate and community wealth solutions. What would it take to resource them?

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JEI’s emphasis on the “inner work” provided an anchor, helped me make sense of, and strengthened the link to my “outer work.” JEI, Paicines Ranch, the advisors and the Fellows are a centering force in my life. They are not only my community, but my home.

Chris Huang

Nonprofit Finance Fund

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