On Feb 16 hear @andreperryedu present his new report, “How to expand Black-owned businesses in cities during the pandemic.” @DionRabouin@tyboyea @cheeseaugrattan @erinkilmerneel will discuss what is needed to ensure continued growth. Explore now: https://t.co/JLUo6Syi5G
I think everyone in venture (especially LPs!) should be reading @BLCKVC’s State of Black Venture report.
There has been a lot of progress, but still a lot of work to be done unlocking LP relationships and investing in Black fund managers.
Full report: https://t.co/cEHB1eJkop
Congrats to the Include Award Recipients @1hubfashion, Glue Health and Masa Fresh! And thanks to sponsors @sheerID, @SchwabeLaw, and @TechTownPDX for helping support this award that bridges the gap of Friends & Family funding for emerging BIPOC entrepreneurs.
@NaNoWordSprints Caught you mid sprint—so fun, thank you! 608 words. “I think they’re too co-dependent to enjoy a weekend alone, much less an entire week.” 😆
I don’t get how our country has a bunch of tech Billionaires *AND* 500+ children that need 2b reunited with their families. Seems like a deliverable some CRM software, a project mgmt team & $10 million in chump change could get done by Q4 end
#DebateTonight#impinv@salesforce
“If we can’t take care of Mother Earth, we’re not going to exist as a peoples. … Pause, listen, and let Indigenous folks lead in the healing of this Earth.” — Lori Pourier, President of First Peoples Fund at #SOCAPVirtual
“We don’t want the grants, we want the endowments. Then the community can invest in itself.”
(I was driving & had to keep pulling over to jot notes but I think that was)—Taj James from Full Spectrum Capital Partners!
#SOCAP#SOCAPVirtual#impinv@SOCAPmarkets#philanthropy
What do you think is NEEDED in #impinv in next year? @franseegull says we need government. Public policy is simply critical given scale of change needed & magnitude of capital / incentives we need to leverage #SOCAPVirtual
🌪Durrrrr! Listening! Notes! Chat! Tweets! Repeat!!
Need more hands & devices to keep up w/the deluge of #SOCAPVirtual ideas this am! Turns out I’m just as wound up virtual as I get in person!
@SOCAPmarkets
@doubleZY It’s been too long @doubleZY!! Adorable pets and impact always make me think of you!! JB is our newest COVID baby. I’m pretty sure this year has been the universe’s way of telling me I needed more pets. 😹
1)Know where your money spends the night 🛌
2)Become more conscious consumers of #ImpInv w/ *real* impact 🚥
3)Have a commitment to change—interrogate every decision we make & build new culture 🏔
📯call to action from @MorganSimon1@CandideGroup#SOCAPVirtual@SOCAPmarkets