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What We Learned From Global Leaders about Building a Better Economy in the Midst of a Pandemic
The good news (and hard truths) we gathered from the Skoll World Forum this year. or the third year in a row, the Common Future team was invited to host and participate in panels on creating an inclusive economy for the Skoll Foundation’s Skoll World Forum. This year’s Forum theme was “Closing the Distance,” which centered…
Read MoreWhat do funders need to give up to achieve racial justice?
What we learned in a Dalberg and Common Future hosted conversation with leaders in philanthropy and academics on what we need to do to shift power and wealth to reach racial justice. On July 23rd, nearly 1,000 people registered to hear a conversation on how funders can shift power in the first entry to a…
Read MoreReflections from CoCap 2019
We were honored to co-host CoCap’s sixth annual conference on October 20–22 in Oakland and San Francisco in partnership with Impact Hub Oakland and AmbitioUS. Over three packed days, we brought together community leaders, funders, and aligned supporters to examine alternative investment and ownership models, and strategies that prioritize equity in communities. Over the past…
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