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Happy new year to our beloved community!

January 5, 2021

Wow. I know the Reinventure team is far from alone in wishing 2020 so long and good riddance. Those of you who are parents, godparents, aunties / uncles, or caretakers to small children will recognize the reference when I say it was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year.

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Looking Back & Looking Forward with Carlotta LaNier

December 24, 2020

2020 has certainly been an unprecedented year. No doubt it will stand out in history because of the darker shades it painted the outlook on humanity. I reached out to civil rights legend Carlotta Walls LaNier: what better way to end this year than with the wisdom of an icon?

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New website: renewed vigor, fresh design, deeper content

September 1, 2020

Three months ago, we took down the Reinventure website in recognition of the intersecting and colliding crises unfolding around us.

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Six Myths Perpetuating Hyperconcentrated Portfolios

July 10, 2020

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Reinventure v. Conventional VCs

June 5, 2020

We share this infographic with you in hope it will encourage you to also choose to reject centuries-old false premises, misconceptions, and willful disregard of facts.

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Top Five Reasons to Add Social Impact Investments to Your Portfolio

May 1, 2020

Once again the bright winter holidays are upon us!  And with the 2019 holidays comes not only a new year but a new decade.

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Field Note: Recognizing Social Impact Investment Opportunity, 2019

October 7, 2019

2019 is proving to be a resonant year for social justice for a host of confluent reasons, including: Quadricentennial of the start of slavery in what became the United States of America

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Impact investing: Women, black angels, social equity, and yes, real returns

August 3, 2016

As a special break from our usual rhythm of Ed Talks and You Get the Future You Invest In dispatches, we’re delighted to share some worthwhile links you might otherwise have missed.

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Our Exit Strategy. A Better World.

October 23, 2014

In 2011, a photo-sharing app - which shall remain nameless - received $41 million in funding from several venture capital firms. By the end of 2012, the company was gone.