The ADISA conference taking place April 24-26th, will feature a presentation by Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, on "The State of Impact." This will be part of the 2023 Spring Conference's General Session I, which will provide an in-depth overview of the...
https://youtu.be/9HOkfgeX4rw Have you ever heard the statement, “What makes you good can also make you bad?” This generalized mantra has stuck with me over the decades for its simple truth as it is applicable to most anything. Even one’s capital. Capital is a tool,...
Right now, leaders from across the globe are meeting in Davos at the World Economic Forum. The theme for this year is 'Cooperation in a Fragmented World’. Some of you are cheering Davos and others are sneering it. What I make of it is that there are real needs, a...
Forty minutes south of Orlando, I sat in an old prison “classroom” with 40 men all working towards improvement, change and new beginnings. While an observer could easily tell the outward difference between the volunteers and the men in “blues,” that same observer...
We are proud to announce that Michelle Campbell has been hired as Director of Operations/Compliance for CommonGood Capital. Michelle is a Regulatory Compliance Consultant and Financial Services Professional with a 13 year proven track record in leading, training and...
CommonGood Capital and Alliant Strategic are planning on-site housing visits in Q1 & Q2 of 2023 in 5 cities including Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Cleveland, and Dallas. These on-site visits will last about 3 hours, and will allow you to see first-hand what...
In a strong sign that the financial services industry continues to recognize the importance of Impact to the future of the industry, CommonGood Capital was given the Distinguished Service Award by ADISA during the welcoming ceremony at the organization's 2022...
Momentum in integrating impact into business continues to transform businesses both small and large. Recently the founder of Patagonia, a US leader in Outdoor clothing that operates stores in 10+ countries globally, decided to give away his company to help fight...
Growing up, my dad would always tell me, “What makes you good can also make you bad.” I never gave much thought beyond his gentle reminder, but as the years have rolled by, I now know what he was referring to. At the time, I was an overly-driven teenager working...
One of the central missions of CommonGood Capital is to bridge the disconnect between the growing number of investors wanting to see their investments making a positive impact in the world and wealth managers struggling to incorporate these relatively new ideas into...
After 5 years of relationship building, we can now assemble a room of over 25 top RIAs from across the country who are trying to figure out how to implement Impact investing into their service offerings. This was not even possible 2 years ago. The rationale for this...
At the beginning of my Impact Investing journey, I was humbled and overwhelmed as I sat in meeting after meeting trying to learn as much as I could about the industry. With a passion for Impact Investing and a vision to go after, I realized that in order to get to a...
CommonGood Capital is proud to announce the addition of Stephen Hester to our team. Stephen serves as the VP of Investments. He leads CommonGood’s Due Diligence and Investment committee for our Impact Investment Platform. Stephen’s capital markets career began in the...
In the first half of my career, I had the pleasure of working with some of the largest and most prestigious firms in the investment world like KKR, CBRE, and Macquarie. They were impressive, ever challenging and increasing my knowledge regarding investing. When I...
CommonGood Capital is proud to announce Virtual Summit: AFRICA, an informational webinar featuring 9 guest speakers gathered to share their experiences of Impact in one of the fastest growing economies in the world. With one of the fastest-growing regional economies...
At 40, as an executive at a leading alternative asset management firm, a back surgery forced me to slow down and become acutely aware of my own limitations physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Five weeks into that journey I sat at my couch and watched a DVD...
Don't miss Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital on May 6th at 8:30am for a panel on ESG & Impact in Alternative Investments at the IPA Summit in Washington D.C. ESG and Impact Investing fall under the umbrella of Sustainable Investing. Already confused? With a...
I Have A Bean, ® a Wheaton-based coffee company whose mission is to provide jobs and community for post-prison individuals (and that CommonGood Capital has invested in), has partnered with football star Eddie Jackson and his Remain 2 Reach foundation on two exclusive...