This week, I have a bit of a confession: there isn’t an Impact Pick of the Week.

That doesn’t happen often, but it does happen occasionally—and I think it’s important to explain why.

I’ve committed to recommending only investment opportunities that are legally and practically available to almost everyone in our community. That means the opportunity must be a Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) offering and the minimum investment must be $150 or less. One of the great strengths of Reg CF is that it democratizes Investing, and I want our Impact Members to be able to participate alongside me.

Some weeks, that still leaves a dozen or more options to consider. This week, the list was much shorter.

Each Monday, Chandan prepares a report for me that organizes all newly launched Reg CF offerings into four groups:

1. purpose-built social enterprises,

2. women-led businesses,

3. minority-led businesses, and

4. other offerings.

For the purposes of this feature, I focus only on the first three categories. Supporting wom…

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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.