Welcome to Capital for Good

Welcome to Capital for Good

Author: Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change January 22, 2021 Duration: 2:03

We find ourselves at a moment of unprecedented challenge – and opportunity.  While the COVID-19 health, economic, and racial crises have laid bare and exacerbated any number of structural inequalities, and global climate change remains an existential – and very urgent – threat, they also compel us to reimagine how leaders across the private, nonprofit, and public sectors can champion social and environmental change in ways that truly advance shared prosperity and a sustainable future.

Presented by the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School, Capital for Good provides a window into this reimagined future: a chance to hear from corporate and civic leaders about their visions, plans, commitments, and on-the ground efforts to build a more just, inclusive, and sustainable society. Through in depth and candid conversations, we will explore and unpack solutions to some of our most urgent challenges. 

Can business be a force for good? What is stakeholder capitalism? What is the role of capital markets and philanthropy along the pathways to inclusive growth? How do we encourage and scale grassroots and broad-based innovation? How can public private partnerships help bring all of our resources and ingenuity to bear?

About the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise

The center educates leaders to use business knowledge, entrepreneurial skills, and management tools to address social and environmental challenges.

About the Host

Georgia Levenson Keohane is a seasoned executive in the private and nonprofit sectors at the intersection of capital markets, responsible investing and business, and philanthropy and public policy; an award winning author; and an adjunct professor of social enterprise at Columbia Business School.


Hosted by the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change, Capital for Good is a conversation about the practical tools and shifting mindsets needed to finance a better world. This isn't about abstract ideals; it's a grounded look at how capital-from impact investing and philanthropic dollars to corporate and public funds-can be actively directed to solve our most pressing problems. Each episode features candid discussions with leaders who are on the front lines, reimagining the roles of business, nonprofit, and government in an era defined by intersecting crises. You’ll hear how they are building new models that address systemic inequality and the urgent threat of climate change, not as separate issues, but as interconnected challenges requiring innovative financial and managerial strategies. Tune in for a thoughtful, actionable dialogue that moves beyond theory to explore what works, what doesn’t, and how the flow of money can be harnessed for genuine, lasting progress. This podcast digs into the real-world decisions shaping a future where investment and social good are fundamentally aligned.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 49

Capital for Good
Podcast Episodes
Governor Deval Patrick: A Stake in Each Other's Dreams and Struggles [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:42
In this episode of Capital for Good, we speak with Governor Deval Patrick, one of the country's most talented and inspiring leaders, who has blazed many trails across and between the public, nonprofit and private sectors…
Introducing Capital for Good Season Two [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:22
We find ourselves at a moment of great challenge – and opportunity. In this season of Capital for Good, we'll explore how the world's health, economic, racial, and climate crises have compelled us to reimagine how leader…
Roy Swan – Courage, Capital, and the Future of Mission Investments [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:48
In this episode of Capital for Good we speak with Roy Swan, the director of mission investments at the Ford Foundation and a national leader in the fields of sustainable finance, impact investing, and community and econo…