Table Of ContentForeword by Jessy Tolkan Preface to the 2018 Edition by Joel Solomon Preface by Joel Solomon Preface by Tyee Bridge Introduction: The $100 Trillion Question 1. A Mighty Time Q&A with Don Shaffer, Former CEO, RSF Social Finance and Cofounder, Jubilee 2. Quest for Purpose Q&A with Janie Hoffman, Founder + CEO, Mamma Chia 3. Discoveries on the Edge Q&A with Sallie Calhoun,Founder, Cienega Capital and Paicines Ranch & Esther Park, CEO, Cienega Capital 4. Nashville Calling Q&A with Jose Corona, Director of Equity and Strategic Partnerships, Oakland Mayor's Office 5. Through the Looking Glass Q&A with Morgan Simon, Managing Director, Candide Group 6. The Story Machine Q&A with Fran Seegull, Executive Director, US Impact Investing Alliance 7. Unleashing Philanthropy Q&A with Drummond Pike, Founder, Tides Foundation 8. Clean Money Emergence Q&A with Rha Goddess, Founder + CEO, Move the Crowd 9. Evolutionary Leadership Q&A with Danny Kennedy, Cofounder, Sungevity and Managing Director, California Clean Energy Fund 10. The $100 Trillion Question Acknowledgments Endnotes Index About the Authors About New Society Publishers Select List of Profiled Organizations and Businesses B Corporation BALLE Bioneers Business for Social Responsibility Guayaki Happy Planet Hollyhock Investors Circle Lunapads Patagonia PlayBig Renewal Funds Renewal Partners RSF Social Finance Seventh Generation SOCAP Social Venture Network Stonyfield Yogurt Threshold Foundation Tides Canada
Synopsis"[Joel is] a beloved local financial superhero, and this book is a brilliant roadmap to purposeful investing." --Catherine Ludgate, Manager of Community Investment, Vancity By 2050, $50 trillion will change hands in North America in the largest generational wealth transfer ever. It will remake the world and be the biggest money-making opportunity in history. "Business as usual," founded on exploitation and environmental ruin, is over. Climate catastrophe, reactionary politics, and widening inequity have put the world on edge. Meanwhile innovations are shifting the economic ground, and an entire generation is pounding the table for real change. Capitalism is evolving into a force that can restore the planet, transform the global economy, and bring justice to people. Joel Solomon, impact investor and change agent, lays it on the line. The Clean Money Revolution is part memoir of an inspiring thought leader's journey from presidential campaigner to pioneering investor, part insider's guide to the businesses remaking the world, and part manifesto for a new vision of profit, power, and purpose. Meet some of the people behind this massive shift, and discover the role you can play in the $50-trillion movement toward true prosperity. A must-read for investors, wealth advisors, aspiring entrepreneurs, and all who want their values and money to work together to transform the future. The Clean Money Revolution is on. Join it! "Good helpful stuff to do with your filthy lucre." --Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale "Joel Solomon so eloquently lights the path society needs to take in order to ensure future generations can flourish on a sustainable planet earth." --Reverend Yearwood, President of the Hip Hop Caucus AWARDS SILVER 2018 Axiom Book Awards: Ethics FINALIST 2017 Axiom Book Awards: Business & Economics, Discover your role in the $50-trillion "clean money" revolution that is bringing true prosperity to the world. By 2050, $50 trillion will change hands in North America in the largest generational wealth transfer ever. It will remake the world and be the biggest money-making opportunity in history. "Business as usual", founded on exploitation and environmental ruin, is over. Climate catastrophe, reactionary politics, and widening inequity have put the world on edge. Meanwhile innovations are shifting the economic ground, and an entire generation is pounding the table for real change. Capitalism is evolving into a force that can restore the planet, transform the global economy, and bring justice to people. Joel Solomon, impact investor and change agent, lays it on the line. The Clean Money Revolution is part memoir of an inspiring thought leader's journey from presidential campaigner to pioneering investor, part insider's guide to the businesses remaking the world, and part manifesto for a new vision of profit, power, and purpose. Meet some of the people behind this massive shift, and discover the role you can play in the $50-trillion movement toward true prosperity. A must-read for investors, wealth advisors, aspiring entrepreneurs, and all who want their values and money to work together to transform the future. The Clean Money Revolution is on. Join it, Ride the $40 trillion wave of "clean money" changing the face of investment, business, and the world for good. By 2050, $40 trillion will change hands in North America alone. From Boomers to Millennials, the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in history is underway and the ramifications will remake the world. The dirty money of "business as usual" is on the brink, wedged between catastrophic climate change and the demographic tidal wave of Millennials pounding the consumer table for real change. These forces are transforming the very nature of capitalism into something different and powerful-- towards a clean money revolution. Joel Solomon, pioneering clean money investor and change agent, lays it on the line. The revolution is underway, the opportunities are everywhere, and the challenges and rewards are immense. Part memoir of an inspiring thought leader's journey from presidential campaigner to budding oceanographer to multi-millionaire investor, part insider's guide to the businesses remaking the world, and part manifesto for a bright new future, The Clean Money Revolution explores this massive economic shift, and how you can ride the $40 trillion wave to create the new, ethical, and sustainable businesses that power local economies, restore ecosystems, and build social and financial equity. A must-read for investors, aspiring business leaders, and entrepreneurs looking to align values with assets and chart a unique and profitable life course. The Clean Money Revolution is underway. Join it! Joel Solomon is Chairman of Renewal Funds, a $98 million mission venture capital firm. He has invested in over 100 early growth-stage companies in North America, delivering above market returns while catalyzing positive social and environmental change. Tyee Bridge is a Vancouver-based writer whose work focuses on progressive change-makers, ecological issues, and the power of story. His writing has received many honors, including four National Magazine Awards and seven Western Magazine Awards.