Renewal friend and Social Venture Network Member Van Jones named as Obama's Green Jobs Guru.

The current state of the capital markets and the U.S. financial system has left many investors looking for an alternative in their investment portfolios. Social venture funds like Renewal2 offer an opportunity to investors to achieve excellent returns while helping to grow companies at the forefront of social and environmental innovation.

Daily Worth - Know Your Worth Blog
July 21, 2009
By Amanda Steinberg

"There's plenty of money in this world, and if I focus on what I need, I know I can access it."
~ Dana Bass Solomon, CEO of Hollyhock

Our friends at RSF Social Finance have produced a very interesting and thought provoking blog entitled, Reimagine Money.  I was particularly interested in the latest post by John Bloom who considers the question – what does spirit have to do with money?

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GLOBE™ is North America's largest and most successful event on the business of the environment.

The recent 2 week trip offline rafting through the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River, provided a crucial opportunity for some principals of Renewal.

My old friend Rex Weyler articulates an astute and provocative, common sense view of the high bar needed for true ecological sustainability. Along the road to the biological balance required, conversion of both the industrial and consumer economies, will be essential. When do great new innovative companies simply expand consumption, and when do they truly contribute significantly lighter footprint, is a central debate that must occur.

Slow Money: Cultivating a Culture of Peace and Prosperity
The Huffington Post
By Kerry Trueman
June 24, 2009

Check out SVI Alumnus, Deena Chochinov's new website at: www.deenachochinov.com