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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. Solomon spent ten years building businesses in Nashville’s deteriorating urban core, where he co-founded Village Real Estate, CORE development, and the Bongo Java chain of coffee houses. Solomon is a founding member of the Social Venture Network, Business for Social Responsibility, Tides Canada, and is Board Chair of Hollyhock. He is a Senior Advisor to RSF Social Finance in San Francisco. 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. He is the founder of Nonvella, which specializes in short works of literary nonfiction, and of Arclight, a custom publishing firm. Foreword by Jessy Tolkan Preface to the 2018 Edition by Joel Solomon Preface by Joel SolomonPreface 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
