Erika Haskins

If you feel concerned about US trajectory, some good groups to follow are @propublica.org @protectdemocracy.org
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Texas Democrat Al Greene Removed From Chamber After Yelling at Trump “You don’t have a mandate,” yelled Democratic Rep. Al Greene of Texas, who stood up holding out his cane and pointed it at the president, after Trump recounted his election win. Republicans stood and…

“You don’t have a mandate,” yelled Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas, who stood up holding out his cane and pointed it at the president, after Donald Trump recounted his election win. He was escorted out.

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Trump’s address to Congress 2025: Live speech updates and analysis Follow live updates and analysis from Washington Post reporters as President Donald Trump delivers an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.

Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) just heckled Trump, standing up, shaking his cane at him and telling him, “You don’t have a mandate!” Republicans almost immediately drowned him out with “USA, USA, USA” chants. Green has left the chamber.

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WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU, PETE!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Black excellence: Twice as qualified, half as respected, and still passed over or labeled as a ‘DEI hire.’

Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

My headlamp beanie is ⚡𝘍𝘜𝘓𝘓𝘠 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘙𝘎𝘌𝘋 ⚡ along with my spirit! Ready to keep moving mountains in 2025 with and for the most incredible state I’ve ever called home. 💪🏻 🏔️ 🌲 🦞 🌊 ❤️ #Maine

#Mainer #vc #startups #fundraising #impinv #philanthropy #econdev #economicdevelopment #impact #HappyNewYear

Some days, the wind will push us forward. Other days, it will hold us back. The sea will be calm, then wild, then calm again.

Here’s to honoring interconnected journeys and human experiences unfolding all around us.

Word of the year for 2025 . . . . 💫

𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 (𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧):

The profound realization that every passerby—each stranger you encounter—is living a life as vivid, complex, and intricate as your own, filled with dreams, struggles, routines, relationships, and stories that you may never know.

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#socfin #econdev #ESG #investing

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Happy Holidays! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% off through January 3rd!

Agreed 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

On Systemic Investing Systemic investing is a promising alternative to impact investing - moving away from single point impact funding to a coherent portfolio logic to fund connected systems change initiatives and ecosyste...

”Systemic investing is a promising alternative to impact investing - moving away from single point impact funding to a coherent portfolio logic to fund connected systems change initiatives and ecosystems.”

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GO NAVY!! ⚓️💙
#USNA #beatArmy #Navyfootball
#USNavy

The hallmark of an open mind is refusing to let your ideas become your identity.

If you define yourself by your opinions, questioning them is a threat to your integrity.

If you see yourself as a curious person or a lifelong learner, changing your mind is a moment of growth.

agreed; @profgalloway.bsky.social has and continues to drop stellar insights around this as well

Great lists, thank you! 🙏🏻

Join us on 12/12 at 1pm ET for a discussion on the investor case for addressing inequality co-hosted by @oxfamamerica.bsky.social & @Rights CoLab.

We’ll exploring how inequality poses risks to investment portfolios & strategies to address them. #impinv

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writing checks to underestimated founders is ALWAYS in season! #GiveFirst #investing #angelinvesting #impactinvesting #econdev

If #genderequality, gender #diversity and women's empowerment are important to you, here are some top women-focused ETFs for impact investors to consider:

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#impinv #impactinvesting #womenempowerment #women #privatecapital #opportunity #econdev #investment

Include Ventures’ Taj Eldridge wears a lot of hats – literally and figuratively.

Eldridge will join ImpactAlpha's Sherrell Dorsey to talk green jobs, making climate cool, and impact investing in the era ahead. Tuesday Dec. 10th.

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How to get more impact into investing The impact investing market has been growing rapidly. Whether its tools and techniques can be applied more broadly remains to be seen

“The overwhelming perception still is that impact investing is by nature concessionary. . . .

Impact investing has the potential to catalyse systemic change. And it’s not on the margin - it’s part of the business opportunity.” #impinv #econdev #impactinvesting #economy

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Impact investing is the only path forward for capitalism to evolve beyond its exploitative nature. By channeling capital into social and environmental impact-aligned companies, we can dismantle the system’s harmful structures and build an equity economy. #ImpactInvesting #EconomicRevolution

AGREE! 💯 🙌

Private markets can power #opportunity and an #ownershipeconomy

Here’s what we need policymakers to do in 2025:
✅Expand #investor access to private markets
✅Empower emerging LOCAL fund managers
✅Modernize outdated regulatory frameworks

NOW is the time capital in creative ways for shared prosperity

Rural America Is Struggling. Where’s Philanthropy? New donor collaboratives are experimenting, but few national foundations bring big dollars or a strategy.

🌾 Rural America is struggling; Donor collaboratives are experimenting, but few national foundations bring big dollars or actual strategy....

More on how #philanthropy & #impactinvesting are crucial to advance inclusive #economicdevelopment -

www.philanthropy.com/article/rura... #rural #econdev

Agency of Impact: The CDFI Fund turns 30 The US Treasury Department celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the CDFI Fund, which has successfully modeled how government can catalyze investment in historically disinvested communities.

Excellent piece celebrating the 30th anniversary & impact of the CDFI Fund at US Treasury

It's more important than ever to double down on advocacy to ensure this fund is sustained through the upcoming administration #econdev #impinv #cdfi

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🗓️ Find me at the upcoming SSTI Annual Conference! Great opportunity to connect with leaders in #technology, #econdev, #government, and #policy. More details here: 2024.ssticonference.org

Subsidy and Synergy: How Philanthropy Can Complement Impact Investing More Effectively An impact investor argues that the pursuit of market-rate returns — at the expense of philanthropic subsidy — is holding the sector back.

The original goal of #ImpactInvesting was to build out the spectrum between #philanthropy and commercial #investment.

But is the promise of scale and market-rate returns pulling all the energy toward the commercial end of the spectrum?

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#impinv #investing #socent

For those interested in impact investing, sustainable investing, climate finance, social finance, community development finance, welcome to the conversation! Check out the group of leaders and organizations in this #impinv starter pack.

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