LendForGood, Social Impact Book Club, Delvish, CEP Cindy Gallop + Kane is Alive

Recently, I've found seeds of hope through two very different events: the Atlassian Foundation's Social Impact Book Club and a presentation on Creativity in the AI Age.

In Atlassian Foundation's most recent Social Impact Book Club Tiah Goldstein hosted a great discussion on Mission Economy - A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism by Mariana Mazzucato. 

The book argues that capitalism can be remade by leveraging the power of governments to shape markets.  In the post-talk breakout rooms there was a healthy debate with a great group of people passionate about Social Impact.

The Next Social Impact Book Club is hosted by Abbey Pantano and will cover Weh Yeoh's Redundant Charities Escaping the cycle of dependence. Come join us March 6th 2025 by registering here. Don't worry, this format doesn't require you read the book before the session!

Last week I also attended Kris Howard's (Ex Amazon) presentation 'Creativity in the AI Age'. In the post talk breakout rooms we discussed how AI is affecting language maybe even creating its own dialect, Delvish.  The biggest question, If we're using AI for efficiency, is it at the expense of creativity. You can see the slides and watch the full talk here. 

I'm also curating a Social Impact Gift Guide. Interested in maximising the impact of your gifts or everyday spend, for work travel, home and more? Reply to this email, and I'll send you the list once it is published. 

Quick bits
💸 LendForGood announces a new lending platform 

The team at LendForGood are aiming to mobilise $1B a year in impact loans globally, and they're well on the way. They've announced their new platform + launched their 43rd impact loan campaign. Read more about LendForGood here.  

🧗‍♀️Empowered Giving for a Fairer Future

Maree Sidey, CEO Philanthropy Australia, and many others are sharing insights about how much philanthropy has been lead by women, and the challenges philanthropy and all other related giving actions face in the future. Watch the videos here.

📅March 26-27 2025 - Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific (Sydney)

The Summit brings together institutional investors, advisors, foundations, family offices, government, funds and companies to explore investment opportunities that couple financial returns, with social and environmental outcomes.

Early Bird tickets are still available here.

📗Book Recommendation - Pedagogies of Collapse: A Hopeful Education for The End of The World as We Know It

Jesús Martín González, Ecosocial Transition Researcher, declared 'Pedagogies of Collapse' book of the year.  'It has left my mind, heart and body electrified. It is the most critical, systemic and paradoxical book I have been able to read so far about our global reality'. There's a free ebook link in the comments here.

✈️Kane is alive!

Two weeks ago, Kane sent the team an "in case of my death" email - a shocking subject line that caught my breath.  The email's intent was practical:  to ensure the critical corrections and strategies were in place while he was away for a medical procedure. You can read more about why here. TL;DR went well and he'll be back on deck full-time any day now! 

Before the procedure Kane also shared posts about, his word of the year: ‘enshittification’,  what good leadership looks like and a touching story about his parents.