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Enjoy stories from the field, profiles of our community leaders, and the latest research we’re tracking.
The Invaluable Currency of Relationships
November 15, 2023
This is the fourth in a series of collaboration stories featuring JEI community members who have worked together to shift the flow of capital and power. This post features JEI alumni and facilitator Keoni Lee and JEI faculty member Esther Park.
Right Relations Collaborative
November 1, 2023
This is the third in a series of collaboration stories featuring JEI fellows and alumni who have worked together to shift the flow of capital and power. This post features Jess Hausti, Kim Hardy, and Carolynn Beaty of the Right Relations Collaborative.
Convergence and Emergence: Chordata Capital
October 31, 2023
This is the second in a series of collaboration stories featuring JEI fellows and alumni who have worked together to shift the flow of capital and power. This post features Tiffany Brown and Kate Poole of Chordata Capital.
JEI Journeys: Janice St. Onge on Providing Entrepreneur-Friendly Capital for Sustainable Growth in Rural Communities
October 16, 2023
A profile on JEI alum Janice St. Onge, president of the Flexible Capital Fund.
Connections Across Generations and Borders
September 13, 2023
This is the first in a series of collaboration stories that will feature JEI fellows and alumni who have worked together to shift the flow of capital and power.
JEI Profiles: Jasmine Rashid, The Financial Activist Playbook
September 12, 2023
A profile on JEI alumni Jasmine Rashid and her forthcoming book, "The Financial Activist Playbook: 8 Strategies for Everyday People to Reclaim Wealth and Collective Wellbeing," available in Fall 2024 with Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
JEI Journeys: Keoni Lee on Partnering Across Differences
August 14, 2023
A profile on JEI alum and co-facilitator Keoni Lee, his work with Hawai'i Investment Ready, and what it takes to partner across differences.
JEI Journeys: Kristi Fairholm Mader on Working in and with Communities
July 13, 2023
A profile on JEI alum Kristi Fairholm Mader, her work with Scale Collaborative, and what it takes to work both in and with communities.
JEI Journeys: Caesaré Assad on the Outsider’s Advantage
May 22, 2023
A profile on JEI alum Caesaré Assad, their work with Centipede Collective, and what it means to be an outsider to the financial system and how that status can reveal solutions that insiders don't see.
Sustainability is Not Enough: from Stewardship to Reciprocity
January 5, 2023
Reflections from JEI alum Roger Milliken
Reflections on a Relationship-Based Economy
September 28, 2021
Reflections from JEI alum Bill Stoddart
LUNAR
July 14, 2021
"What would you do with $100M?" When asked this question as fellows, JEI alumni Sabrina Wu and Yichen Feng answered by responding to a more specific and resonant question — “What would you do with $100M for solidarity and racial justice ?"
A Conversation with JEI alumni Nwamaka Agbo & Chris Olin
July 14, 2021
JEI alumni, Nwamaka Agbo and Chris Olin of the Kataly Foundation share thoughts about their collaboration
25 Funds Transforming Finance for People and Planet
July 13, 2021
JEI alum Jen Astone shares funds that are using finance to create solutions for people and planet