New Impact Offerings, Empowering Gen Z, CfPA Summit, Transforming Lawn Care with Robotics, and Success Stories in Impact Crowdfunding
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Dance Happy Featured Among New Impact Offerings – November 04, 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:
Impact offerings determined by our proprietary analysis.
Offerings with minority founders.
Deals with women founders.
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.
Empowering Gen Z to Amplify Voices from Post-Conflict Communities
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Empowering Gen Z for Social Impact: In this episode, Zufi Deo discusses how BizGees engages Gen Z to create user-generated content that raises awareness about post-conflict communities, fostering a unique “by Gen Z, for Gen Z” model of social involvement.
Building Passionate Communities: Zufi’s superpower lies in his ability to unite people and inspire them to act on causes they believe in. He recounted organizing business mentorships in London to support thousands of entrepreneurs, highlighting the power of collective passion.
Human-Centric Engagement: A central theme in today’s conversation was the emphasis on treating people as human beings, not numbers. Zufi shared that this approach, though more time-consuming and costly, leads to deeper connections and more impactful results.
Personal Stories to Drive Connection: The episode featured moving examples of individuals who, through Arts4Refugees, not only gained support but contributed their experiences to educate and inform others, illustrating the profound peer-to-peer learning model in action.
Social Enterprise for Sustainable Change: BizGees, described as a hybrid social enterprise, showcases how for-profit structures can be leveraged to support meaningful social outcomes, combining the resources of capitalism with a mission to foster global awareness and empathy.
CfPA Summit Provides a Vision for the Future
On October 23, the Crowdfunding Professional Association hosted the 2024 Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit in Washington, DC. With a focus on policymaking and the resulting impact, speakers helped the global Streaming audience see the impact the model is having and its potential to change the country for the better. Below are video recordings of three key parts of the event, including one of the panel discussions in which I participated.
The CfPA Summit panel featured a panel discussion on tax credits for Regulation Crowdfunding investments, which showcased a crucial dialogue among experts. Moderated by Andrew Dix of Crowdfund Insider, the discussion featured Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss from Crowdfund Capital Advisors, Marne Marotta of Arnold & Porter, and me, Devin Thorpe, representing The Super Crowd, Inc.
The core proposal—a 50% tax credit for Reg CF investors up to $1,000—sparked vibrant conversation, with each panelist underscoring the potential economic ripple effects. This measure isn’t just a policy tweak; it’s a reimagining of how ordinary Americans engage in local business investments, inspired by successful models like the U.K.’s SEIS and EIS. In these programs, tax relief supports Innovation by reducing investment risks, bolstering startups, and catalyzing community Growth. Woodie highlighted that U.S. policymakers lag behind global peers who already incorporate tax incentives to spur economic activity through crowdfunding.
Graze Robotics CEO Logan Fahey Franz: Transforming Lawn Care with Robotics for Environmental and Economic Impact
tl;dr:
In today’s episode, Logan Fahey Franz shares insights into Graze Robotics’ eco-friendly, autonomous robotic mowers, which are transforming large-scale landscaping for golf courses, solar fields, and municipalities.
Logan highlights Graze Robotics’ unique night-mowing capability, which increases efficiency for solar fields, where mowing during the day would interfere with panel orientation toward the sun.
Addressing labor shortages and rising environmental standards, Logan emphasizes how Graze’s robots reduce costs, enable workforce reallocation to higher-value tasks and comply with local noise and emissions regulations.
Logan’s journey from nonprofit social enterprises to leading a high-tech robotics company demonstrates his passion for integrating sustainability and social good with business, especially through innovative, scalable solutions.
For those interested in impact Investing, Logan invites potential investors to explore Graze Robotics’ offerings, which remain accessible to both traditional and crowd investors through ongoing investment opportunities.
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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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!
Impact Cherub Club Meeting hosted by The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, on November 19, 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.
Superpowers for Good Televised Live Pitch, November 13, 9:00 PM Eastern during primetime. At the event, judges will select their pick, and the audience will select the SuperCrowd Award recipient. Put the date on your calendar to watch it live!
SuperCrowdHour, November 20, 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, Devin will explain six common investment types you need to understand before you can invest like a pro. Free to attend.
Community Event Calendar
Successful Funding with Karl Dakin, Tuesdays at 10:00 AM ET – Click on Events
Community Revitalization, Thursdays, 10:00 AM Eastern.
Crowdfunding Unlocked, WorldTree, Thursday, November 14 at 3:00 ET/Noon PT. Devin Thorpe, Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau and Cathy Key.
Main Street Skowhegan and NC3 Entrepreneur Finance Workshop Series, September 17 – November 19, 2023.
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