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12
May
The Fidelity Charitable Problem is One of Power and Greed
What has become clear to us is that the hoarding and stockpiling of money and power by both individuals and organizations is having a severe damaging effect on our communities.
5 min read
07
May
Section 230 Wasn’t Written for This
Do you remember what the Internet was like in 1996? Slow. Difficult to navigate. Random. Text-based and small. A few
4 min read
28
Apr
The 81st Birthday Gift
What the founders at these two companies understood is that succession isn't just a transaction. It is a transfer of who gets to benefit from what gets built next.
5 min read
21
Apr
Where We Live and Where We Work: A New Blueprint for Community Wealth
In Year One, we didn’t just move $2.5 million; we shifted the power dynamics of who gets to own the roof over their head and the tools in their shop.
4 min read
14
Apr
MyFriendBen Is Coming to Washington
Here is the thing most people in the pro-democracy world are getting wrong: you cannot talk people into trusting institutions. You have to show them that institutions can deliver.
4 min read
07
Apr
One Difference Makes All the Difference
100% employee ownership means not having to wonder what the succession plan is, because we are the succession plan.
4 min read
31
Mar
When Something Is Not Better Than Nothing
"Something is better than nothing" is how we end up with nothing that matters.
7 min read
26
Mar
KKR's 3% "Owners": The CoolIT Deal Proves Equity-Washing Is Getting Worse
Yesterday, KKR announced it is selling CoolIT Systems to Ecolab for $4.75 billion in cash. In a separate press
6 min read
24
Mar
Three Philanthropic "Truths" That are Killing Our Communities
We don't need more "stewards" of capital with false precision. We need architects of deployment.
3 min read
11
Mar
Charting the Course Together Part 4: What Happens When Both People Show Up
This series started with a metaphor. The captain chooses the destination. The navigator charts the route. Both essential. Neither sufficient
8 min read