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Q&A, Jay Lee, founder and CEO, Smallknot | JWT Intelligence - 0 views

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  • We think a lot of great real relationships are being built through the platform, something that we always hoped would happen, and now we’re actually seeing it happen.
    • Janine Shea
      Janine Shea on 24 Jan 13
       
      Social "community" benefits as a byproduct of the investing platform, rather than an explicit strategy in the business model 
  • You get to choose directly where your money goes.
  • I think other people are starting to have the same feeling that they want to have more autonomy about their community or about the businesses they support or just about most things.
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  • other local crowdfunding platforms, such as Lucky Ant
  • Our focus is really building a local ecosystem for finance
  • Structurally the platforms all look similar, the mechanics are often very similar, but our focus is really our mission
    • Janine Shea
      Janine Shea on 24 Jan 13
       
      Exactly! The transaction technology in and of itself is not distinct enough to serve as a sustainable competitive advantage. It must be in the mission
  • At its core the local movement is going to get a lot stronger
Janine Shea

Crowdfunding Efforts Draw Suspicion - WSJ.com - 0 views

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GroundUp Crowdfunding Market_Size_Growth

shared by Janine Shea on 22 Jan 13 - No Cached
  • Janine Shea on 22 Jan 13
     
    "the crowdfunding market could be worth $4.6 billion annually within five years"
Janine Shea

About The Reinvestment Fund - 1 views

www.trfund.com/index.html

GroundUp 3BL Socially_Responsible_Investing

shared by Janine Shea on 05 Jan 13 - No Cached
  • TRF is a national leader in the financing of neighborhood revitalization
  • socially responsible community investment group that today works across the mid-Atlantic region.
  • Our Mission TRF builds wealth and opportunity for low-wealth people and places through the promotion of socially and environmentally responsible development.
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  • we have pioneered innovative analytical tools and formed strategic partnerships that bring together investors, developers and entrepreneurs, enabling us to deliver capital precisely where it will do the most good.
Janine Shea

Sustainable Communities Online - 0 views

www.sustainable.org

GroundUp Sustainability Community-Level Non-Profit

shared by Janine Shea on 05 Jan 13 - Cached
  • Janine Shea on 05 Jan 13
     
    Great resource
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