Impact Investing & Transfer of Wealth between Generations
Convener: Clifford May
note taker: Clifford May
Introduction Round--Areas of Interest for Discussion
- Access to Healthcare as wellness
- Austin Cooperative Business Association acba.coop
- Raising start-up capital for ecovillagesm co-ops, etc.
- true equity land based funding for communities
- economics theory.
- economics myths.
- Pathways to transition to sustainable prosperity
- self-employment general interest
- "real politic" implementation: how to bridge from current economics systems a transition to capitalize a sustainable economy
- Nodal connections of regional efforts
- Awakening to holistic interconnectedness
- scaling to ecovillages
- how to birth new ecovillages
- benign energy-opportunity
Mission Principles
- Equitable Opportunity
- cooperation
- respect
- collaboration
- vision
Ideas to consider
- use of NMTC New Market Tax Credits
- example of CHOMPA funding used in the 1970's for funding a commune-like culture for nutritional healing of troubled youth by teachers receiving small stipend plus staff housing and food.
Action Items
- create well defined missions for our endeavors/projects
- Clifford will network with Erica Dorn on equity land based funding for communities