Builders Vision

Thank you to all who joined us for our #ClimateWeekNYC Friends and Family gathering last night at #Tacombi. It was great to partner with S2G Ventures for toasting, tacos and talk about how we are all working together to transition the economy. It was great to see so many familiar faces and welcome new ones, too! Over the next few days, the Builders Vision team is excited to build new connections, support our partners and look for opportunities to catalyze markets to move the climate transition forward, faster. Lukas Walton Tonya Bakritzes Jessica Murphy Sanjeev Krishnan Megan Scott Chuck Templeton Jake Reznick Kate Danaher Larsen Mettler Peter Bryant James Lindsay Laura Payne John Hoeppner Rebecca Carland Noelle Laing, CFA Rachel Coleman Katherine Byrnes

During his first year at Builders Vision, Andrew Yi dove into building meaningful relationships with our community and supporting our strategies with precision. We're so grateful for the perspectives and unique experiences (NASA!) he brings to our efforts — Happy anniversary, Andrew!

Yesterday, we held our last Community Investment Vehicle (CIV) Community of Practice meeting for the year at Builders Initiative. Special thanks to Laura Gutierrez for providing a great space for us to come together and end the year with fruitful takeaways and action items as we develop plans for 2025. Reflections from our meeting include: 1) Focus on our messaging to funders and mission-driven investors to help these critical stakeholders understand the importance of our definition of community wealth building and encourage them to look at ROI differently. 2)Through our collective power, we can build knowledge and networks to support each other's work and build economies of scale to grow the shared ownership ecosystem. 3) Hold CDFIs and other lending institutions accountable for supporting this work recognizing its importance to building sustainable communities long-term through financial literacy, small business growth, job creation, and blight reduction. Patrick Brutus Christyn S. Freemon Teresa Rufaro Prim Emma González Roberts Justin Essig Cecile De Mello Jenna Pollack, MUPP, MA Felicia Slaton Young, MBA Jennifer D McClain Alma Wieser Jonathan Trey Scott Tiffany Mikell Ja'Net Defell, PMP, LEED Green Associate

Last week, our Builders Initiative agriculture team sponsored a three-day Systems-Based Investing Field Lab in collaboration with Meridian Institute and McKnight Foundation in Minneapolis. Meridian Institute is hosting a series of these field labs aimed at bringing a polycapital approach to systems change work on specific topics. Last week's event explored how to allocate more diverse forms of capital to Midwest row-crop diversification, bringing together around 30 crop diversification leaders, including investors, businesses, nonprofits, and farmers. Attendees had the opportunity to visit two local farms making strides in crop diversity, including Organic Compound, which collaborates with Tree Range Farms to raise chickens under a hazelnut canopy. They also visited Kimber Contours, a highly diversified farm growing kernza, a perennial wheatgrass with impressive 10-foot roots that help capture carbon. Kimber Contours also incorporates cover crops, oilseeds, and oats alongside prairie strips, enhancing biodiversity by supporting over 38 different species. Seeing farmers explore alternatives to traditional corn and soy systems is encouraging, and this kind of innovation and creativity will help build a more resilient agricultural system. The event also highlighted the critical role of investors and wealth owners in leveraging their capital to support the sector, emphasizing how embracing diverse investment approaches can drive systemic goals in food and agriculture. Shout out to Haley Burns, Wil Crombie, Kurt Kimber, and all of our partners and attendees for their invaluable leadership and contributions in making this a successful event. #SustainableAgriculture #RowCropDiversification #Biodiversity #foodsystems #ag #agriculture #SBI #systemschange

In the battle of the Bruces, New Jersey has Springsteen, but we've got Bruce McNamer, climate philanthropy rock star. As President of Builders Initiative, Bruce has a peerless ability to lead from the heart while inspiring others to do the same. We truly couldn't do this work without him — Happy anniversary to the Best Bruce!

11 Hohonu #tide and #flood sensors were deployed across 600 square miles in Lee County, which allowed for real-time tracking of #storm #surge and flooding during Hurricanes Helene and Milton. These #sensors recorded over 5 feet of storm surge across the area - data that had previously largely relied on sparse data, pictures, or anecdotal evidence. With this real-time data, emergency responders can make better-informed decisions, knowing precisely how much water covered roads and properties. This #data will significantly aid future flood #predictions, particularly in areas like St. James City on Pine Island, Florida. Between Hurricanes Milton and Helene substantial new data was collected, allowing for a clearer understanding of how future storms may impact specific regions based on factors like wind speed, precipitation, and storm surge. Thank you to Lee County and Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) for your partnerships

Happy, happy anniversary to Xiao R., who doggedly drives our oceans strategy and inspires international involvement in building aquatic resiliency. Here's to what comes next, Xiao!

In just a year, Lisa Boelman's meticulous organization and team-player attitude have become essential parts of our organization. No one can organize a company retreat, run intricate schedules, or style an outfit like Lisa — Thank you for all you do for each of us every day. Happy anniversary!

👏 We’re proud to share TransCap Initiative’s latest case study, which offers a comprehensive look at our oceans strategy! TransCap Initiative sits at the nexus of real-economy systems change, sustainability, and finance. In this case study, their team explores the hallmarks of systemic investing through the lens of our oceans investing and grantmaking. It showcases how our work to support a sustainable and resilient blue economy illustrates what’s distinctive about systemic investing and how other organizations across the capital spectrum can learn from it to fund systems transformation. While our work isn’t a perfect example of systemic investing, we really hope this case study sparks new ideas, approaches, and some good conversations! Thank you to the TransCap Initiative team, including Dominic Hofstetter and Jess Daggers, PhD, as well as our colleagues Peter Bryant and James Lindsay, the entire Builders Vision oceans team, and our partners at Katapult Ocean, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance, and Coral Vita for sharing their insights, along with everyone who has contributed to this effort. We hope you’ll take the time to read it at the link below, and we'd love to hear what you think! https://lnkd.in/g_yX7E8c #blueeconomy #systemschange #resilientoceans #sustainableoceans #climateaction #systemsinvesting

Builders Vision is pleased to be part of the next chapter of the Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3)! C3 is expanding its field-building efforts in 2025 to strengthen the global community of practice for #catalyticcapital. This initiative will connect investors, intermediaries, and practitioners, helping to channel more investment capital into projects that drive meaningful social and environmental change. Climate will also be added as a new area of focus. We’re proud to join C3 alongside partners like Blue Haven Initiative, Ceniarth, The Lemelson Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Small Foundation, and Walton Family Foundation. Check out the full announcement to learn more about C3's expanded work: https://lnkd.in/dQD3T6Z5 ImpactAlpha also did a great write-up of the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gV2-PEzk