Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Slow Money Body Language

Indigenous Co-Founders Scott & Matt had a great time presenting at this years Slow Money National Gathering at Fort Mason in San Francisco 



Thousands of Americans have begun affirming a new direction for the economy. It's called Slow Money, and people have literally started to embody the movement. 


 Slow money national gatherings are quickly emerging as a significant new venue for field building, investing and social change. 



The Slow Money Alliance is bringing people together around a new conversation about money that is too fast, about finance that is disconnected from people and place, about how we can begin to fix our economy from the ground up. 


What would the world be like is we invested 50% of our money within 50 miles of where we lived? 


What if there were a new generation of companies that gave away 50% of their profits? 


What if there were 50% more organic matter in our soil 50 years from now? 


We can bring money back down to earth! 

Monday, October 10, 2011

Indigenous founders Scott Leonard and Matt Reynolds are long-time members of Social Venture Network, an association of innovative, influential entrepreneurs who are using the power of business to solve social and environmental problems (www.svn.org).

Scott and Matt will be joining fellow SVN members Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry's who will be speaking at SVN's upcoming fall conference in Philadelphia on Oct. 29th. Just before Ben & Jerry's plenary session, Lynne Twist of the Soul of Money Institute will be hosting a benefit for SVN's Bridge Project. Social Venture Network's Bridge Project is an initiative to support entrepreneurs of color, women entrepreneurs and young leaders who are transforming the way the world does business. Research has shown that these particular business people face greater barriers to growing their ventures and ultimately changing the world. Scott and Matt have donated beautiful Indigenous shawls and blankets for The Bridge Project fundraiser