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The Rustik Collective Featured Among New Impact Offerings – November 18, 2024

Each week, Superpowers for Good shares a list of new impact-related offerings added to FINRA-Registered Crowdfunding portals and by broker-dealers. We’ll share four separate lists:

1. Impact offerings determined by our proprietary analysis.

2. Offerings with minority founders.

3. Deals with women founders.

4. Those with LGBTQ founders.

Sometimes, it takes weeks for our source to determine that a company has a social impact, a woman, minority or LGBTQ founder. When we discover an offering qualifies for our list, even if it is no longer new, we will include it. See the lists below.

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Crowd Investing: A Path to Empowering Communities and Building Wealth

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1. Paul Lovejoy shared his passion for Investing, sparked by childhood curiosity and personal experiences.

2. Today’s episode revealed Paul’s transformative journey from financial Trauma to embracing impact investing.

3. Paul highlighted peer-to-peer lending and Regulation Crowdfunding as tools for creating social and financial change.

4. Paul’s approach emphasizes investing in income-producing assets to build wealth and sustain communities.

5. He advocates guiding and inspiring others with love, respect, and thoughtful questions to empower success.

SuperCrowdHour: Six Crowdfund Investment Types You Must Understand to Invest Like a Pro

Today, at the 1:00 Eastern SuperCrowdHour webinar, I’ll be sharing “Six Crowdfund Investment Types You Must Understand to Invest Like a Pro.” You can watch it right here in the YouTube player above.

Watch on YouTube, Facebook or LinkedIn to make comments that show up on TV or to ask questions. Replays will be available in the player above or at the social media links. You can also watch live via e360tv by downloading the e360tv app to your Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV device. At 1:00 pm Eastern, the SuperCrowdHour show will be prominently displayed.

Six Investment Types

Investment crowdfunding offers a variety of financial instruments that allow you to support impactful businesses while potentially earning a return. Today’s SuperCrowdHour breaks down six common types of securities available in the regulated investment crowdfunding space, highlighting their features, risks, and benefits.

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Revolutionizing Mobility: Abby’s Vision for Affordable, Smart Wheelchairs

tl;dr:

1. John DeBenedette created Abby, a smart wheelchair, to address global mobility challenges innovatively.

2. Today’s episode highlights Abby’s hybrid design, combining manual functionality with smart, cloud-based features.

3. John emphasizes affordability, aiming to disrupt the wheelchair industry’s scarcity model and high pricing.

4. Leveraging his software expertise, John built Abby’s first new wheelchair controller since the 1980s.

5. Abby’s crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine invites impact investors to support its transformative mission.

Make an Impact with Exclusive Investment Insights

Are you ready to align your investments with your values? Impact Members of the SuperCrowd receive exclusive weekly picks from , spotlighting innovative ventures that drive social good while offering potential financial returns.

Gain access to carefully selected opportunities that empower communities, promote sustainability, and deliver real change. Don’t just invest—make an impact.

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World Tree presents: Crowdfunding Unlocked – Your Guide to Navigating the Pitfalls and Potential of a New Way to Invest

This event was organized by World Tree

Missed the live “Crowdfunding Unlocked: Your Guide to Navigating the Pitfalls and Potential of a New Way to Invest” webinar? Don’t worry—you can still catch the valuable insights from the incredible speakers: Devin Thorpe, Founder of The SuperCrowd, Inc.; Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau, Senior Investment Associate at Kingscrowd. They shared how crowdfunding is transforming the way we invest and how anyone can get involved.

Discover This Week’s Impact Crowdfunding Success Stories 🎉

Every Sunday, we bring you a roundup of the most successful impact crowdfunding campaigns that have achieved their funding goals. Join us to celebrate the impact and Innovation that these ventures have brought to life. Don’t forget to check tomorrow’s email for more exciting updates!

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Our generous sponsors make our work possible, serving impact investors, social entrepreneurs, community builders and diverse founders. Today’s advertisers include The Local Crowd, Funding Hope, Mivium, and Inner Space KC. Learn more about advertising with us here.

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The following Max-Impact Members provide valuable financial support to keep us operating:

Carol Fineagan, Independent Consultant | Lory Moore, Lory Moore Law | Marcia Brinton, High Desert Gear | Paul Lovejoy, Stakeholder Enterprise | Ralf Mandt, Next Pitch

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Upcoming SuperCrowd Event Calendar

If a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.

• SuperCrowd Mastermind Group, twice monthly on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at noon Eastern. This group is for entrepreneurs and small business owners interested in raising Money from the crowd. Attend your first meeting free!

• SuperCrowdHour, December 18, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern. Each month, we host a value-laden webinar for aspiring impact investors or social entrepreneurs. At November’s SuperCrowdHour, Jason Fishman of Digital Niche Agency will share insights. Free to attend.

• Impact Cherub Club Meeting hosted by The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, on December 17, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern. Each month, the Club meets to review new offerings for investment consideration and to conduct due diligence on previously screened deals. To join the Impact Cherub Club, become an Impact Member of the SuperCrowd.

Community Event Calendar

• Successful Funding with Karl Dakin, Tuesdays at 10:00 AM ET – Click on Events

• Community Revitalization, Thursdays, 10:00 AM Eastern.

• CfPA Webinar with President-Elect Jenny Kassan sharing her vision for 2025, December 11 at 2:00 PM Eastern.

• Changing the Paradigm: Mobilizing Community Investment Funds, March 7, 2025

• Asheville Neighborhood Economics, date TBD following impact of Helene.

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Devin Thorpe Champion of Social Good

Devin is the CEO of The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation helping diverse founders and social entrepreneurs raise capital via impact crowdfunding. He is also a bestselling author who calls himself a champion of social good. His most recent book, How to Make Money with Impact Crowdfunding, is an investment guide for everyone. He has produced about 1,500 episodes of his show featuring luminary change agents, including Bill Gates. His books—read over 1 million times—help people do more good. He has helped nonprofits raise millions of dollars via crowdfunding. He draws on his experience as an investment banker, CFO, treasurer and U.S. Senate staffer. He earned an MBA at Cornell. Frequently finding himself on airplanes, Devin is grateful to be middle-seat-sized.