- 3 Resources Sharpening Our Thinking (and may help yours)
Faithful investing means experimenting with new tools and staying grounded in purpose. Here are three resources that helped our team this week—from a field primer and financing toolbox to a live example of justice-centered investing—that might help you discern your own next moves. - Francesco Collaborative Partners with Alicia DeLia, Founder & CEO of DeLia Impact Advisors, to Deepen and Scale the Resilience of the Global Social Enterprise & Impact Fund SectorAugust 2025 — We are excited to announce a new partnership that advances our mission of aligning capital with justice and faith values. Francesco Collaborative is supporting the launch of the Buen Vivir Capital Institute, an emerging initiative dedicated to empowering “impact-first” fund managers and social enterprise leaders from the Global South. Together, we aim to bridge theContinue reading “Francesco Collaborative Partners with Alicia DeLia, Founder & CEO of DeLia Impact Advisors, to Deepen and Scale the Resilience of the Global Social Enterprise & Impact Fund Sector”
- Better TogetherHere at Francesco Collaborative, we’ve found that curating a shared culture gives us the freedom and courage we need to move differently as a community. Our community practices, which guide how we show up in collaborative spaces, lay the foundation for this culture. One of these practices, grounded in the understanding that each of usContinue reading “Better Together”
- Roots & HorizonsIt’s been 3 years since our first gathering, the “workshop” that sparked the Francesco Collaborative. Then, it was an experiment, a simple and spirited question inspired by Pope Francis’ invitation to build the Economy of Francesco: What would it look like to come together with friends and colleagues for authentic discussions about faith, the enduringContinue reading “Roots & Horizons”
- Artisans of Hope“What time is it on the clock of the world?” – Grace Lee Boggs Awakening to a longing for change By Rob Stewart Over my thirty years in our family’s school uniform business, I wore many hats, including as the employer, supervisor and mentor for many young men and women. We offered work opportunities toContinue reading “Artisans of Hope”
- Investment Portfolios as Courageous LeadershipBy Tim Macready Society tells us that the purpose of investing is to take money and use it to make more money. But I want to tell you that the purpose of investing is to take capital that would otherwise be unproductive, and allocate it in ways that help enterprises to create goods and services thatContinue reading “Investment Portfolios as Courageous Leadership”
- We must face the past if we are to free the future and we only have now to do itBy Linda Romey “What time is it on the clock of the world? Awakening to a longing for change.” —Grace Lee Boggs We talk about “past” and “future,” but we can only create change in the present. The past our minds create determines how free we are in the choices we make today. The not-yet-existentContinue reading “We must face the past if we are to free the future and we only have now to do it”
- ‘Voices from the Amazon’ – A Catholic Call to Defend the Rainforest, Empower Indigenous and Women’s Leadership, and Take ActionJoin us on Tuesday, November 19th at 12pm EST for a webinar focused on the Catholic call to witness, accompany, and act on the suffering in Amazonia. RSVP here. Abuelo Francis calls the Amazon the “lungs of our planet.” Right now, our lungs are struggling to breathe—massive fires are burning, the river is at itsContinue reading “‘Voices from the Amazon’ – A Catholic Call to Defend the Rainforest, Empower Indigenous and Women’s Leadership, and Take Action”
- The Prophetic Edge of Our Role as Catholic InvestorsBy Sr. Maamalifar M. Poreku (MSOLA), Executive Co-Secretary of the JPIC Commission USG and UISG A prophetic edge for Catholic investors is urgently needed to enable a paradigm shift away from economic systems geared towards the maximization of profit at all costs. ECONOMIC DOMINANCE The capitalistic intention to control economic power has led to aContinue reading “The Prophetic Edge of Our Role as Catholic Investors”
- A Livable Future Investment FrameworkAt the Francesco Collaborative, we routinely set out to accompany faith-filled organizations and people who long to be prophetic with their investments. Time and time again, we’ve come to understand that integrating our deepest held values, beliefs, and commitments with our finances is not a “project.” It’s a journey. It requires us to look squarelyContinue reading “A Livable Future Investment Framework”
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