Check out the latest from the JEI community of Fellows, core team and advisors.
Be Less WEIRD: What US Funders Can Learn from Global Majority Philanthropic Practice
May 12, 2026 by Jessyca Dudley, Yvonne Moore, Radhika Nayar
Nonprofit Quarterly
After 50 Years, A Black Woman Developer Is Reclaiming Land Taken From Her Community
April 20, 2026 by Kimberly Wilson (ft. Anyeley Hallová)
Essence Magazine
The Perceived Scarcity Mindset is Deadly—and Community Engagement Is the Antidote
March 23, 2026 by Katherine Hayes
In Her Interest
Former Fork Food Lab site in Portland reimagined as Bayside community center
January 21, 2026 by Hannah LaClaire (ft. Justin Alfond)
The Portland Press Herald
LandBack works. Now it needs more financial partners.
November 29, 2025 by Kim Pate
Tribal Business News
Advancing Economic Justice in Reactionary Times
November 10, 2025 by Deb Nelson (ft. Nwamaka Agbo and Deborah Frieze)
Stanford Social Innovation Review
What Is Reparative Capital and Why Does It Matter?
October 8, 2025 by dana e. fitchett, Jessica Norwood and Vanessa Roanhorse
Nonprofit Quarterly
The Case for a Co-Op Mutualist Fund: Why Co-ops Should Invest in Themselves
October 1, 2025 by Alex Stone
Nonprofit Quarterly
Who’s Who in Impact Investing?
September, 2025 ft. Betty Francisco, Jensyn Hallett, Bill Stoddart, Cindy Willard, Sarah Kelley, Rachel Robasciotti, Kat Gilje, leo freeman and Susie Lee
Impact Finance Center
I Said No to Wealth Hoarding and Left My Family Foundation Behind
September 4, 2025 by Katherine Hayes
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Engage Your Money Power: Closing the Gap Between Values and Investments
August 18, 2025 by Tuti Scott
Medium
Are We Ready to Rank Participation in Investing?
July 2025 by Meg Massey (ft. Jen Astone)
Proximate
How Changing Mindsets Can Change the Economy
July 16, 2025 by Nyia Hawkins
Nonprofit Quarterly
Beyond Grant Capital: What the Buen Vivir Fund Experience Teaches Us
May 28, 2025 by Gaithiri Siva and Joanna Levitt Sea
Nonprofit Quarterly
How to Reduce Economic Inequality by Expanding Employee Ownership
May 14, 2025 by Julie Menter and Alison Lingane
Nonprofit Quarterly
Podcast: Making Amends for Ancestors
April 22, 2025 with Kate Barron-Alicante
Slate
Planning for Success: Why Asset Transfers to Communities Matter
April 9, 2025 by Ariel Brooks
Nonprofit Quarterly
Young, Progressive Vermonters Are Giving Away Inherited Money
April 2, 2025 by Rachel Hellman (ft. Jo Lum and Susanna Penfield)
Seven Days
Parker administration ends community-led opioid settlement grants, leaving Kensington programs in limbo
March 21, 2025 by Emily Rizzo (ft. Huong Nguyen-Yap)
Kensington Voice
Your Wallet Holds More Power Than You Think
March 13, 2025 by Sara Radin (ft. Deb Nelson, Jasmine Rashid and Hip Hop Caucus)
Atmos
Podcast: Financial Activism
March 12, 2025 with Jasmine Rashid
Denizen
Why Spending Cuts Will Hurt The Economy—And The GOP Base Most
March 7, 2025 by Aisha Nyandoro
Forbes
Canada’s first cultural land trust purchase saves beloved arts spaces
February 28, 2025 by Leah Borts-Kuperman (ft. Chris Lee)
Future of Good
Podcast: Solar Energy Co-op: Scaling Alternative Business Models
January 22, 2025 with Chris Caners
Eco Echoes
Support Maine entrepreneurs focused on the social and environmental
December 21, 2024 by Janice St. Onge
The Portland Press Herald
13 Reasons Why Wealth Holders Should Invest in the Solidarity Economy, Alongside Redistribution
December 12, 2024 by Chordata Capital (ft. Tiffany Brown, Kate Poole, Anthony Chang, Nadav David and Jen Near)
Chordata Capital
What if Charity Shouldn’t Be Optimized?
December 7, 2024 by Emma Goldberg (ft. Stephanie Brobbey, Solidaire Network and Good Ancestor Movement)
The New York Times
Video: 12 Real-World Examples of Systems Change in Action
November 14, 2024 presented by Jasmine Rashid
SOCAP Global
List of Women Over 50 Leading on Climate Action
November 14, 2024 ft. Akaya Windwood & Tzeporah Berman
Forbes
Podcast: How to put your money where your values are
November 8, 2024 with Jasmine Rashid
KERA
Podcast: How to put your money where your values are
November 8, 2024 with Jasmine Rashid
KERA
How Guaranteed Income Can Support the Arts—And Ourselves
October 31, 2024 by Maura Cuffie-Peterson
Nonprofit Quarterly
How concentrated ownership in the food system increases risk – and what we can do about it
October 28, 2024 by Arianna Muirow & Andrew Behar
Common Dreams
Justice for All: Road-tested strategies for building a bigger movement (abbreviated)
October 27, 2024 by Deb Nelson & Tina Beck
Common Dreams
Justice for All: Road-tested strategies for building a bigger movement
October 29, 2024 by Deb Nelson & Tina Beck
SEE Change Magazine
Centering Restorative Principles for BIPOC Leaders in Nonprofits
October 8, 2024 by Ain Bailey
Nonprofit Quarterly
Aisha Nyandoro named to the TIME100 Next 2024 List
October 2, 2024 by Belina Luscombe (ft. Aisha Nyandoro)
TIME
We Invest in People: Janice St. Onge and the Flexible Capital Fund
September 22, 2024 by Joyce Marcel
Vermont Business Magazine
2024 Heinz Awards: Aisha Nyandoro
September 17, 2024 ft. Aisha Nyandoro
The Heinz Awards
The ‘Financial Activist’ and the Trillion-Dollar Discussion
September 9, 2024 by Pendarvis Harshaw (ft. Jasmine Rashid)
KQED
Creative Capital for Emerging Fund Managers
August 2024 by Cindy Willard
VC Include
Financial Activism 102: It’s Time We Normalize Talking About Money
August 7, 2024 by Morgan Simon (ft. Jasmine Rashid)
Forbes
Leveraging Private Capital for a Just Economy
June 27, 2024 by Njideka Harry (ft. Stephanie Brobbey)
Forbes
Podcast: In Conversation with Kate Barron-Alicante
June 2024 with Kate Barron-Alicante
Partners for a New Economy
Financial Activism 101: Moving Money And Power with Jasmine Rashid
July 1, 2024 by Morgan Simon
Forbes
Effective Altruism is Flawed. But What’s the Alternative?
June 17, 2024 by Peter Coy
The New York Times
Effective Altruism is Flawed. But What’s the Alternative?
June 17, 2024 by Peter Coy
The New York Times
Video: Nia’s work at Tesla: Reporting out from the Austin shareholder meeting
June 20, 2024 with Kristin Hull
YouTube
The Court Ruling to Halt The Fearless Fund Fails Black Women
June 5, 2024 by Aisha Nyandoro
TIME Magazine
Priced Out of Housing, Communities Take Development Into Their Own Hands
May 13, 2024 by Keith Schneider
The New York Times
Why Isn’t No-Strings Funding More Common?
April 10, 2024 by Deb Nelson & Tina Beck
Stanford Social Innovation Review
How to Use Integrated Capital to Shift Power to the Front Lines
Winter 2024 by Nwamaka Agbo
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Building an ownership movement to close racial wealth gaps
November 15, 2023 by Smitha Das & Santhosh Ramdoss
ImpactAlpha
Video: What does “wealth” mean to you?
October 16, 2023 presented by Aisha Nyandoro
TED
Four Winning Models for Building Community Wealth
October 10, 2023 by Deb Nelson
Next City
What’s It Like To Be A Woman of Color Managing Her First Impact Fund? An Olamina Fund Interview with Leslie Lindo and Kim Pate Pt. 1
August 10, 2023 by Leticia Corona
Medium
Lending on character, not collateral, to shift capital and power to Black and Native leaders
August 9, 2023 by Ana Ramos & Eric Horvath
ImpactAlpha
Seven lessons from successful financial activists
May 24, 2023 by Deb Nelson & Tina Beck
ImpactAlpha
Mississippi Continuously Fails Black Women. Let’s Finally Change That.
April 19, 2023 by Aisha Nyandoro
Essence Magazine
Six trust-based practices to help investors shift power to communities
February 28, 2023 by Smitha Das
ImpactAlpha
Conversations with Stephone Coward II
January 27, 2023 by Voyage Dallas (ft. Stephone Coward)
Voyage Dallas
What Does it Look Like to Truly Shift Power in Philanthropy? Here Are 3 Real World Examples
September 29, 2022 by Deb Nelson
Inside Philanthropy
What Does it Look Like to Truly Shift Power in Philanthropy? Here Are 3 Real World Examples
September 29, 2022 by Deb Nelson
Inside Philanthropy
The Big Money Myths
May 4, 2022 by Deb Nelson
Impact Entrepreneur
Impact Investing at 15—A Look at Three Field Perspectives
January 12, 2022 by Steve Dubb (ft. Deb Nelson)
Nonprofit Quarterly
Social Movement Investing: A Guide to Capital Strategies for Community Power
January, 2022 by Center for Economic Democracy (ft. Ariel Brooks)
Center for Economic Democracy
A Primer for Participatory Grantmaking
November 2, 2021 by Kelley Buhles
Nonprofit Quarterly
Redesigning Capital: Cohort Explores New Ways to Finance BIPOC Businesses
October 6, 2021 by Steve Dubb (ft. Benjamin J. Vann & Y. Elaine Rasmussen)
Nonprofit Quarterly
New Just Economy Institute Accelerates Growth and Impact for 125+ Strong Network of Financial Activists
October 12, 2021
Press Release: JEI launch
The Just Economy Institute is an evolution of the Integrated Capital Institute (ICI), which was incubated by RSF Social Finance. Articles that highlight the early work of our fellows include:
How a Growing Network of Activists Works to Finance the Future
December 15, 2020 by Deb Nelson
Worth.com
Financial Activists Shift the Flow of Capital
November 21, 2019 by Deb Nelson
SOCAP Digital
Financial Activists Leverage Capital for Good
November 04, 2018 by Deb Nelson
TriplePundit