Blake Jones from Kachuwa Impact Fund is presenting to The Next Egg about investment cooperatives and what makes them different from conventional investment structures. The Next Egg creates resources, builds communities, and shares tools so that people can move their retirement savings out of Wall Street and into their local communities. These tools include self-directed IRAs, solo 401(k)s, and employee-directed 401(k)s.
UPDATE: click here to see a video recording of this webinar that took place on 11/9/21.
Social Venture Circle (SVC) and American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) – Transforming Ownership for Social Justice webinar series. Erin Axelrod of The Next Egg / LIFT Economy, Marisol Lazo-Flores of Main Street Phoenix Project, and Blake Jones of Kachuwa Impact Fund will talk about why individuals, family offices, and foundations should consider investing in employee ownership (EO), EO conversions, and the growing EO ecosystem, and about how individuals can do so utilizing their retirement accounts. Register here for this webinar on Tuesday, November 9 at 11:00am MST (75 minutes). Please access resources and previous sessions - and provide input - via SVC's and ASBC's Transforming Ownership for Social Justice webpage.
Transformative 25 Funds – Creative Financing Integrated Capital Webinar: join fund managers Lolita Nunn of Fair Food Network, Jeff Batton of Homestake Venture Partners, David Lynn of Mission Driven Finance, Janice St. Onge of Flexible Capital Fund, and Blake Jones of Kachuwa Impact Fund for a lively discussion about creative financing strategies. Moderated by Esther Park, CEO of Cienega Capital and team member with the #NoRegrets Initiative, this Transformative 25 interactive webinar will cover: (1) what are creative financing strategies they find effective and why, (2) what investors need to know about funds using creative financing, and (3) strategies for growing this work. Register here for this webinar on Wednesday, June 2nd at 11:00am PST (75 minutes) to learn how these funds are leveraging their knowledge, community networks and partnerships to make finance available in, for and by communities and businesses.
