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Welcome to the American Sustainable Business Network's weekly events and programming roundup. Each week you'll receive one email featuring all of the upcoming events scheduled at ASBN. Bookmark our Upcoming Events Calendar ([link removed]) to see future events!
Upcoming ASBN Live Webinars
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TODAY, Wednesday, March 15, 1pm ET - ([link removed]) How to Align Ownership Interests with your Business’s Mission ([link removed])
Join us for an interactive webinar with RSF Social Finance CEO Jasper van Brakel and Natalie Reitman-White, ownership & governance design advisor at Alternative Ownership Advisors.

For many growing, purpose-driven ventures, the choice between liquidity for the business or for owners on the one hand, and loyalty to a social or environmental mission on the other, is as real as it is problematic. And the stakes in addressing this conundrum go much deeper than the concerns of individual companies.

During this webinar, van Brakel and Reitman-White will talk about the advantages of transitioning to a mission-protective ownership structure, introduce several different models for alternative ownership and show how they play out in real life by offering examples of businesses that have employed each with success.
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Wednesday, March 22, 1pm ET - ([link removed]) Restorative Capital Innovators- Investing in Inclusive Economies ([link removed])

This webinar presented by ASBN's Restorative Investing Task Force ([link removed]) will focus on those building housing solutions for Inclusive Economies in marginalized communities. Derek Peebles (Senior Director Policy & Advocacy, Inclusive Economy, ASBN) will open by sharing about the Inclusive Economics initiative at ASBN and how the Task Force fits into this effort. Najaah Daniels (CEO, Inclusive Capital Collective) will open with sharing on the various Capital Innovations and the Black Paper on Real Estate. April De Simone (Founder, The Practice of Democracy) will share about the Trenton project that she is raising funds for, and Erika Williams (Senior Vice President, RSF Social Finance) will share about the Crenshaw project as one of its investors.
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Upcoming ASBN Member Meetings
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Wednesday, March 15, 3pm ET - C ([link removed]) ircular Economy ([link removed]) | Contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) to join

The Circular Economy working group ([link removed]) brings together a wide variety of key stakeholders to tackle the waste crisis, especially plastic waste, in the United States. Environmentally-focused organizations and business leaders from across the nation collaborate to help guide our Packaging Waste Reduction campaign, with a focus on both federal and state level policies.

Thursday, March 16, 1pm ET - R ([link removed]) egenerative Agriculture & Justice ([link removed]) | Contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) (mailto:[email protected]) to participate

Rescheduled due to Expo West last week and others traveling back/recovering from the Farmers of Climate rally. We will be discussing and holding a vote to finalize our top legislative asks for the Farm Bill. The Senate Agriculture Committee is asking its members to submit Farm Bill legislative text requests by the end of the month. To be more effective and focused in our advocacy, we want to narrow down these asks to a top few. This will be an important call, but for those that can't make it, everything will be recorded, and we will keep the vote open until early next week.
Investors Circle
You must be an SEC-Accredited investor to participate in IC.

Thursday, March 16, 12-2pm ET - National + NY Chapter Meeting | Contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) to participate

Investors Circle ([link removed]) has catalyzed the deployment over $275M into impactful early stage businesses since its inception in 1987. Each year IC members invest in dozens of innovative entrepreneurs who are working to solve major social and environmental problems. Join the Investors Circle monthly National Meeting as we review two presentations from innovative and impactful entrepreneurs. During the meeting, we will have the pleasure of hearing from the founders of ZEGO and Atmos.
Partner Events

Friday, March 17, 3-4pm ET - The Empowered Investor: A Celebration of Taking Control of Your Money and Aligning Your Purpose with Your Capital | Hosted by ASBN Member Darya Allen-Attar | Contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) to register

During this informative session with Rasa DiSalvo, Emily Thomas and Kristin Hull, we will learn how women can celebrate the power of taking control of their own wealth, and deploying it with purpose to meet the challenges of our time, such as climate change, gender and racial equity, and more. We will share stories of women who take responsibility for the way their money flows in the world, and surprise you with the outcomes and the impact of their money decisions.

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