System Catalysts’ Post

Our Managing Director, Matthew Forti and I recently joined English Sall on the System Catalysts podcast to discuss One Acre Fund's approach to systems change. We've evolved from a single-actor solution to a comprehensive systems change strategy that aims to influence other actors and address the deepest, most underlying drivers of the social challenges we see today. Systems change work is inherently complex, involving interconnected theories of change that make realising and measuring impact more difficult and time-consuming. We also can't overstate the importance of building trust across all system actors—from farmers to government leaders. We've learned a lot through this process and believe that this will be a defining part of One Acre Fund's long-term success. 🎧 Listen to the full podcast and share your thoughts https://lnkd.in/eF5pDBmF #FarmersFirst #SystemsChange

In this week's episode of The Business of Aquaculture #podcast, we have the CEO of @Aquaverse Dolian Barkallah talked to us about the NFTs that clean the seas :) Enjoy! If you want to watch the full video presentation, check it out Day 2 of the Aqua Connect Conference below: https://lnkd.in/gt8iaRCN Better yet, join our LinkedIn community 👇 https://lnkd.in/gXfCRcda Let us know your biggest takeaway from this episode :) #seasponges #sustainable #aquaculture #web3 #nft #metaverse

Silos are great for storing fermented hay or corn to feed cattle but make a terrible model for grants and fundraising success. So why do so many nonprofit professionals insist on separating two key revenue-generating functions—rarely working together or even taking sides in some imaginary rivalry? Habit? Obsession with timeless agricultural techniques? Who knows? In the latest episode of the Fundraising HayDay podcast Chief Development Officer Kara Mostowy shares real world advice and experience in breaking down those unnecessary and unhelpful silos that so often separate grant writers and fundraisers. Take a listen here: https://bit.ly/3wgVOVn She starts by calling out the similarities. Keep reading the article here: https://bit.ly/49DbDE8

I've never been a big fan of podcasts (my auditive attention is too poor), but I must admit this one caught me! #socialinnovation #newbusinessmodels #socialbusiness #entrepreneurship #podcast

Imperfections were embraced by businesses Why it matters: Experts say accepting the ambiguity of not having perfect knowledge before making strategic moves can help businesses achieve important, albeit incremental, progress. This podcast and accompanying transcript features an interview with Charles Conn, co-author of "The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times" Conn details how the risks associated with accepting imperfection often aren't as great as the inaction that accompanies waiting for perfect information before making decisions. https://lnkd.in/gHhxcd3k

Check out the latest blog post from my HayDay Services partner, Kimberly Hayes de Muga. Silos are great for storing fermented hay or corn to feed cattle but make a terrible model for grants and fundraising success. So why do so many nonprofit professionals insist on separating two key revenue-generating functions—rarely working together or even taking sides in some imaginary rivalry? Habit? Obsession with timeless agricultural techniques? Who knows? In the latest episode of the Fundraising HayDay podcast Chief Development Officer Kara Mostowy shares real world advice and experience in breaking down those unnecessary and unhelpful silos that so often separate grant writers and fundraisers. Take a listen here: https://bit.ly/3wgVOVn She starts by calling out the similarities. Keep reading the rest here: https://bit.ly/49DbDE8

Building community out of the remnants of our fractured culture – connecting to each other and the land – is how we’ll get through. Elisa Rathje is doing just this – and making TV of the process. In this week’s episode I’m talking to someone I met on last year’s Thrutopia Masterclass: someone who was there to explore and share ideas about how we might get through to that flourishing future we’d be proud to leave behind. @ElisaRathje is an artist, a filmmaker, a podcaster, a writer, an unschooling parent – and a homesteader whose life is an expression of her philosophy that we need to live closer to, and in harmony with, the land. She and her family farm one and a half acres on Saltspring Island off the west coast of Canada between Vancouver and Vancouver island where she makes her @appleturnoverTV channel for Youtube, with short films showing the ways she’s rediscovering, or in some cases, creating anew, ways to grow and thrive on and with the land. We’ve had some pretty hardcore conversations recently on the podcast, and I thought it was time for something inspiring, less of how we fix the broken structures at national level, and more how we can each live different lives, tell ourselves different stories of who we are and how we are… get into the detail of composting toilets and community buses and how to keep chickens and geese and sort the water… all the things we’re really going to need to learn, or relearn or otherwise bring into being as we shift forward into the small farm future that Chris Smaje was talking about last week. So this is a #regenerative episode, about regenerating our souls as we heal the land. https://lnkd.in/eQtbeD5D #regenerativeagriculture #CommunityBuilding #Permaculture #Unschooling #homeschooling #Composting

❤️ Episode 6: Mohnish Pabrai on Raising Daughters, Finding His Way, and Lunch with Warren Buffett ❤️ This is another wonderful episode of Investing the Templeton Way Podcast by Ms Lauren Templeton. These are 5 learnings that I have gained: 🍀 1) Nurturing Natural Strengths Encourage individuals to discover their passions and strengths, leading to excellence in their chosen fields, like Monash's daughter excelling in investing. 🍀 2) Long-term, Quality-focused Investing Emphasize a patient, buy-and-hold approach with a focus on high-quality businesses, aligned with Warren Buffett's principles. 🍀 3) Power of Compounding Highlight the importance of compounding returns over time by removing leverage and living within one's means. 🍀 4) Business Acumen for Investing Early exposure to business operations provides a strong foundation for understanding investments, as experienced by Monish. 🍀 5) Micro over Macro Focus on understanding individual businesses' fundamentals and competitive advantages rather than getting distracted by macroeconomic factors when making investment decisions. To fully appreciate both of their wisdom, check out the Lauren's podcast at by clicking on the link below ⬇️. At ViA, We Care to Make You a Better Investor. #valueinvestingacademy #valueinvesting #stocks

An insightful Topsail Insider episode!