Criterion Institute Podcast: Finance & Social Change

#015: The Core Pillars of Our Strategic Plan: Unleashing the Power of Policy

A few years ago, Criterion launched a ten-year strategic plan, which solidified our commitment to direct the power of the financial system to be a positive force against systemic injustice.

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#014: The Core Pillars of Our Strategic Plan: Reframing Narratives in Innovative Finance

A few years ago, Criterion launched a ten-year strategic plan, which solidified the organization’s commitment to direct the power of the financial system to be a positive force against systemic injustice.

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#013: Stories of Relationships

Today’s episode explores the power of relationships. Having relationships with people from different sectors, different disciplines, different countries, and different cultures can help us make sense of things we haven’t experienced ourselves.

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#012: Valuing Expertise

It’s no secret that the finance sector tends to undervalue and even demean non-financial expertise, in particular expertise on gender equality, social justice issues, and local context.

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#011: Five strategies for using finance for social change

What if, when we think about finance for social change, we didn’t think solely about the amount of money we can move to a certain impact goal? What if we focused instead on HOW that money moves and who holds the power to influence financial design and decision-making processes?

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#010: A Couple Rants on Innovative Finance

At Criterion, we mostly try to focus on positives: possibilities, solutions, insights for how things could work better. But sometimes we need to call out when things just aren’t working.

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#009: Wandering Around Wondering

There is a common belief that, when we are creating something, we need to know specifically what to look for and how it will contribute to our end creation.

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#008: Silicon Valley Bank Collapse: An Opportunity for Change?

In March of 2023, Silicon Valley Bank suddenly collapsed after its sale of long-term US treasury bonds at a hefty loss triggered investor panic and a run on the bank.

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#007: Knowledge and Power. Part One.

In the first segment, Joy reflects on a story when she was fundraising for good capital and a VC put her and her knowledge in its place.

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