“Clayborn’s story will not be one of loss, but of legacy reimagined”
— Anasa Troutman

The Historic Clayborn Temple in Memphis, a sacred civil rights monument, spiritual, economic, and cultural hub of the Memphis community tragically burned down this week. Anasa Troutman stewarded HCT from the hands of outside developers into community ownership and has spent the past 8 years transforming it into a shining example of community economic self-determination.

Clayborn Temple has stood as sacred space across generations. Even now, after the fire that damaged its walls, its spirit and purpose remain unbroken. This is our moment to rise together.

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Highlighted Partners and Initiatives

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Center for NuLeadership
Center for NuLeadership

Goal: connecting with capital stewards moved by community wealth building in Black communities.

We achieve Human Justice when we see community investment, empowerment, creativity, joy and well-being along with healing and accountability for everyone who lives and works in our communities.

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The Good Life Pledge
The Good Life Pledge

Ask: connect us with capital stewards fed up with the philanthropy status quo, open to innovative new ways of accelerating change by building wealth in Black and Indigenous communities. Connect here.

The Good Life Pledge is a path to enact our duty to become catalysts of shared prosperity. A framework developed by Kat Taylor and Taj James, it reimagines how to leverage capital for change, shifting orientation towards community wealth building and asset transfer.

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The Village
The Village

Ask: connect us with capital stewards interested in accelerating their efforts in creating a more just and sustainable world by investing in Indigenous liberation. Connect here.

The Village is the first-of-its-kind cultural and economic hub for Urban Indians, at the center of the Native American Cultural District in San Francisco.

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SUAY Sew Shop
SUAY Sew Shop

Goal: Connecting with values-aligned investors/advisors who might be inspired by the SUAY vision. Connect here.

SUAY is leading the cleanup economy with a visionary brand and skilled labor to turn discarded textiles into one of a kind fashion, furniture, and housewares.

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The Peoples Ecosystem
The Peoples Ecosystem

Ask: connect us with values-aligned investors & advisors interested in disrupting the colonial patterns emerging in cannabis investing, by doing Full Spectrum investing in underrepresented cannabis entrepreneurs and seeking meaningful social and financial returns. Connect here.

Proprietary relationships, deal flow, and unique industry expertise position the fund to be a uniquely valuable partner to investors and founders alike.

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Down Ballot Climate Fund
Down Ballot Climate Fund

Ask: connect us with folks interested in a unique and high political + climate ROI 501c4. Connect here.

The 2022 Down Ballot Climate Fund is a new approach to effective political giving. Our Fund invests political money in local elections with outsize climate consequences. We use our new data-driven Local Election Targeting Model, deep networks in the field, and 70 years of combined experience to construct portfolios of local races that matter for climate.

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Seeding Sovereignty
Seeding Sovereignty

Goal: connecting with capital stewards moved by Indigenous liberation.

Seeding Sovereignty; an Indigenous-led collective, works to radicalize and disrupt colonized spaces through land, body, and food sovereignty work, community building, and cultural preservation.

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Upcoming Events

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Reimagine Clayborn
May 1
Reimagine Clayborn

Clayborn Temple has stood as sacred space across generations. Even now, after the fire that damaged its walls, its spirit and purpose remain unbroken. This is our moment to rise together.