The Reconstruction Podcast
1) Building an ecosystem for Black and Brown entrepreneurs with Kelly Burton
As co-convener of the Black Innovation Alliance, Kelly Burton is working to bring together small business owners and startup founders to help Black and Brown entrepreneurs level up – and change the na...Show More
2) Moving racial justice to the center of climate philanthropy
Ashindi Maxton and Sharon Chen of Donors of Color Network and Danielle Deane-Ryan of Donors of Color Action join the show to discuss their campaign to redress racial funding di...Show More
3) The Indigenous wisdom of lending based on character, not collateral
Current systems of credit are not working. Indigenous wisdom points to more promising approaches: deep local engagement and character-based lending. “Just because you're unbanked, or not banked at the...Show More
4) Restorative economics: Creating community benefits by shifting who owns and controls assets
Nwamaka Agbo of the San Francisco-based Kataly Foundation is re-imagining capital as a tool for justice and regenerative wealth-building to “build the type of community that we want to see.” --- Se...Show More
5) Redressing the past with climate-smart infrastructure for a just transition
Stephen Nicoleau joins The Reconstruction podcast to discuss the intersection of infrastructure and climate justice at a moment where both private and public investment in climate solutions are rampin...Show More
Redressing the past with climate-smart infrastructure for a just transition
43:10 | Sep 19th, 2021
6) Recovery from Hurricane Ida starts with equitable treatment for the ‘resilience force’ of essential workers
With hurricane winds still blowing and rain falling, essential workers already are stepping up to bring back services and communities in Louisiana and elsewhere. No, it’s not too early to center equit...Show More
7) Leadership for criminal justice reform from those most affected by mass incarceration
The overhauling of mass incarceration to advance justice in criminal justice requires the leadership of people who have been directly affected by imprisonment and injustice. “We are proximate to the p...Show More
8) Lori Chatman on an equitable path forward to redress racial injustice in real estate
Enterprise, the 40-year-old nonprofit affordable housing developer, has set out to change the structure of the real estate industry, starting with themselves. Lori Chatman, president of Enterprise’s&n...Show More
9) How philanthropy unbound can put humanity back into investing in all its forms
Renée Joslyn wants to restore philanthropy to the roots of the word: love of humanity. Joslyn, the founder of Philanthropy Unbound, a consultancy specializing in individual, family, and corporate phil...Show More
How philanthropy unbound can put humanity back into investing in all its forms
31:26 | Jul 29th, 2021
10) Practicing kindness to disrupt venture capital and deepen diversity
Can venture capital be kind? This simple question is at the heart of the impact investing firm Kind Capital and its founder, John Duong. Duong joins Monique Aiken to share how investors can rethink ve...Show More