Comments for xchangexchange.com Blog http://xchangexchange.com/blog1 An exploration about social stock exchanges Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:28:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 Comment on More UK Rumblings on a Social Stock Exchange by emc2 http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/03/03/more-uk-rumblings-on-a-social-stock-exchange/#comment-103 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:56:47 +0000 http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/03/03/more-uk-rumblings-on-a-social-stock-exchange/#comment-103 Thank you for your wonderful story. We are setting up North America's first social stock exchange connected to a green social network, called the Green Stock Exchange (GREENSX) at: http://greensx.com, which will be launched in the Summer of 2008 to begin trading. The Green Stock Exchange will trade shares in social businesses. A social business is a business that makes a profit, but benefits society as well. We have a triple bottom line (economic + social + environmental). Since all the listed companies on the exchange are pre-screened, evaluated, and audited according to social and sustainable guidelines set by the exchange, it will make it much easier for green investors to find and support social businesses. The GREENSX provides opportunities for small green Issuers to access public equity capital efficiently, while providing early stage investors, angel investors, and venture capitalists with greater liquidity. The Green Stock Exchange also includes a eBAY.com trading system for carbon credits. We have not made any press releases yet, so nobody knows about it yet. It is still in the beta stage testing. Check it out at: http://greensx.com. Thank you for your wonderful story.

We are setting up North America’s first social stock exchange connected to a green social network, called the Green Stock Exchange (GREENSX) at: http://greensx.com, which will be launched in the Summer of 2008 to begin trading.

The Green Stock Exchange will trade shares in social businesses. A social business is a business that makes a profit, but benefits society as well. We have a triple bottom line (economic + social + environmental).

Since all the listed companies on the exchange are pre-screened, evaluated, and audited according to social and sustainable guidelines set by the exchange, it will make it much easier for green investors to find and support social businesses. The GREENSX provides opportunities for small green Issuers to access public equity capital efficiently, while providing early stage investors, angel investors, and venture capitalists with greater liquidity.

The Green Stock Exchange also includes a eBAY.com trading system for carbon credits.

We have not made any press releases yet, so nobody knows about it yet. It is still in the beta stage testing. Check it out at: http://greensx.com.

]]> Comment on open money by kevindjones http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/03/01/open-money/#comment-102 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:00:09 +0000 http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/03/01/open-money/#comment-102 no but im connecting with them. maybe for our event. no but im connecting with them. maybe for our event.

]]> Comment on open money by Michael Lewkowitz http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/03/01/open-money/#comment-101 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:24:06 +0000 http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/03/01/open-money/#comment-101 Looks very interesting - any of the team going? Both event and the post were intriguing. Looks very interesting - any of the team going? Both event and the post were intriguing.

]]> Comment on BLAB and the BX Public Stock Exchange for B Corporations by links for 2008-03-04 | Tactical Philanthropy http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/02/29/blab-and-the-bx-public-stock-exchange-for-b-corporations/#comment-100 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:22:58 +0000 http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/02/29/blab-and-the-bx-public-stock-exchange-for-b-corporations/#comment-100 [...] xchangexchange.com Blog » BLAB and the BX Public Stock Exchange for B Corporations B Corporations continue to gain traction. (tags: blog) [...] […] xchangexchange.com Blog » BLAB and the BX Public Stock Exchange for B Corporations B Corporations continue to gain traction. (tags: blog) […]

]]> Comment on Xigi.net Launches First Social Capital Index by xigi.net » Blog Archive » Social Capital Index gets noticed http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/02/24/xiginet-launches-first-social-capital-index/#comment-99 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:45:22 +0000 http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/02/24/xiginet-launches-first-social-capital-index/#comment-99 [...] Patting us on the back was our friend Lucy Bernholz and our partners at the xchangexchange.com blog. Pointing to us as something to check out was blogger Sam Davidson and the investment blog along with the Derechos RSE blog [...] […] Patting us on the back was our friend Lucy Bernholz and our partners at the xchangexchange.com blog. Pointing to us as something to check out was blogger Sam Davidson and the investment blog along with the Derechos RSE blog […]

]]> Comment on Xigi.net Launches First Social Capital Index by kevindjones http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/02/24/xiginet-launches-first-social-capital-index/#comment-98 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:46:18 +0000 http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/02/24/xiginet-launches-first-social-capital-index/#comment-98 thanks for the post andrea. it's really started to take off; a young serial entrepreneur has agreed to look at the business plans that we will post next month when we add in enterprises seeking funding to our current roster of enterprises which have gotten funding. i think a community of people commenting on deals, vetted people with different expertise, not a free for all, could be really neat. it will be a neat trick involving a lot of volunteer management if we pull it off. thanks for the post andrea. it’s really started to take off; a young serial entrepreneur has agreed to look at the business plans that we will post next month when we add in enterprises seeking funding to our current roster of enterprises which have gotten funding. i think a community of people commenting on deals, vetted people with different expertise, not a free for all, could be really neat. it will be a neat trick involving a lot of volunteer management if we pull it off.

]]> Comment on Creative Capitalism.. the speach and some discussion by Michael Lewkowitz http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/01/26/creative-capitalism-gates-at-davos/#comment-95 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:04:34 +0000 http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/01/26/creative-capitalism-gates-at-davos/#comment-95 The thing I'm struggling with in the application of capitalism, regardless of how we tag it, is most of the expressions of it seem to still work from the fundamental requirement of increasing consumption (growth). It's the essence of capitalism itself. And if we continue to reinforce that we continue to fuel the mindset that has us in this precarious place. That said I also think what a lot of people mean is that they want to apply the best practices they have learned to efficiently tend to the problem at hand. And that's positive - though tricky to separate. Thoughts? The thing I’m struggling with in the application of capitalism, regardless of how we tag it, is most of the expressions of it seem to still work from the fundamental requirement of increasing consumption (growth). It’s the essence of capitalism itself. And if we continue to reinforce that we continue to fuel the mindset that has us in this precarious place.

That said I also think what a lot of people mean is that they want to apply the best practices they have learned to efficiently tend to the problem at hand. And that’s positive - though tricky to separate.

Thoughts?

]]> Comment on Exchange Exploration: Altruistiq by Paul Fordham http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/01/17/exchange-exploration-altruistiq/#comment-93 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:41:02 +0000 http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2008/01/17/exchange-exploration-altruistiq/#comment-93 Marin County-based nonprofit, Homeward Bound, launched a nonprofit IPO selling fundraising shares in May 2007. The shareholder returns are listed as follows: What are the returns on my investment? Your share purchase will generate: • 32 units of affordable housing and job training opportunities • A long-term legacy of creating self-sufficient futures in our community • Annual Keyholder Reports documenting the progress of the residents (all will be enrolled in job training programs) • Invitations to Annual Open House events at the facility • A share certificate to display in your office/classroom/home • 10% discount when you hire Fresh Starts Catering for an event • Public recognition in the Bay Area print media and at the facility • A letter confirming that your share purchase is fully tax-deductible For more information, or to purchase shares, please visit www.IPOhomeward.com Marin County-based nonprofit, Homeward Bound, launched a nonprofit IPO selling fundraising shares in May 2007. The shareholder returns are listed as follows:

What are the returns on my investment?

Your share purchase will generate:
• 32 units of affordable housing and job training opportunities
• A long-term legacy of creating self-sufficient futures in our community
• Annual Keyholder Reports documenting the progress of the residents (all will be enrolled in job training programs)
• Invitations to Annual Open House events at the facility
• A share certificate to display in your office/classroom/home
• 10% discount when you hire Fresh Starts Catering for an event
• Public recognition in the Bay Area print media and at the facility
• A letter confirming that your share purchase is fully tax-deductible

For more information, or to purchase shares, please visit www.IPOhomeward.com

]]> Comment on What to measure by kevindjones http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2007/12/28/what-to-measure/#comment-92 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:17:42 +0000 http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2007/12/28/what-to-measure/#comment-92 so who says it's being served? surveys? that's a pretty hard thing to measure. so who says it’s being served? surveys? that’s a pretty hard thing to measure.

]]> Comment on What to measure by Lewkowitz http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2007/12/28/what-to-measure/#comment-90 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:20:18 +0000 http://xchangexchange.com/blog1/2007/12/28/what-to-measure/#comment-90 I think there are couple of reasons for measurement that are important: management/governance; and impact. In terms of impact, I been wondering lately if maybe the most important measure is the perspective of the community being served. Is it improving the situation being addressed? Are there other solutions that might be more effective? What are the other impacts of the action of the organization in that community and its spin-off effects? Of course this also calls into question the overall level of community engagement in the organization and the pressure they feel to innovate and adopt best practices from elsewhere. Maybe working to improve those activities might be easier than trying to put meaningful metrics on impact? As for management and governance, tracking metrics that highlight operational effectiveness and indicate incipient instability respectively are critically important but I think might be something different than measuring impact. Thoughts? I think there are couple of reasons for measurement that are important: management/governance; and impact.

In terms of impact, I been wondering lately if maybe the most important measure is the perspective of the community being served. Is it improving the situation being addressed? Are there other solutions that might be more effective? What are the other impacts of the action of the organization in that community and its spin-off effects? Of course this also calls into question the overall level of community engagement in the organization and the pressure they feel to innovate and adopt best practices from elsewhere. Maybe working to improve those activities might be easier than trying to put meaningful metrics on impact?

As for management and governance, tracking metrics that highlight operational effectiveness and indicate incipient instability respectively are critically important but I think might be something different than measuring impact.

Thoughts?

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