Two weeks from now the Social Venture Network Global Gathering happens in NM. If you're looking to start or grow a social mission business these are your people! There's still time to get a discount code and book your stay in Santa Fe: www.svngathering.org Join us!

How We Should Measure Economic Progress

Canada has scaled CLT co-op housing in ways the U.S. largely hasn’t. Shelterforce's Steve Dubb explores why—and what lessons could apply here. 🎧 Listen to the story here: apple.co/4wsGwHJ #CommunityOwnership #HousingSolutions #AffordableHousing

I love it when my separate jobs align serendipitously. 🌍 amiba.net/when-worlds-... @mainstreetjournal.bsky.social @localfutures.bsky.social

Check out our Move Your Money Month recap.

We're thrilled to have been chosen as the local coordinating partners of the 2026 Social Venture Network Global Gathering: Revival. Registration is open through June 17. New Mexicans can use the code 4CLL4W to get a discount, and scholarship support is available! Details svngathering.org.

🚨 We urgently need to move money from Wall Street to our main streets! The Senate Finance Committee is hearing S2833, the Rhode Island Local Investment Tax Credit Act, this Thursday. Come testify, submit a letter of written support, and spread the word.

@lohplaces.bsky.social of @brookings.edu released a paper just last week calling on states to pass initiatives like this one. In fact, our bill is referenced. www.brookings.edu/articles/sta...

Can't wait for the next one, @localreturn.bsky.social!

Next week! Are you ready for Bike to Work Day on May 15? Or maybe you're challenging yourself to keep pedaling the whole week through from May 11 to May 17? Let us know! bikeleague.org/events/bike-...

Vicki's pup Luna is all of us.

#2 on the @mainstreetjournal.bsky.social's list of local economy stengths is Investment Reform, calling out the state of Michigan for their consideration of a tax credit for local investors. RI legislators are considering that, too: S8195/S2833. localreturn.org/2026-policy-...

Join us! Unlocking Community Capital: Lowcountry Local First’s Invest Local Initiative amiba.net/events/#!eve...

Join us! Unlocking Community Capital: Lowcountry Local First’s Invest Local Initiative amiba.net/events/#!eve...

Live Nation lost its bid to build a big concert venue here in Portland, Maine last night! Before an overflow crowd, the City Council rejected the project. For more than a year residents have been campaigning to prevent this monopoly from destroying the local music scene. We won!

Yes! 💸

This morning we highlighted the importance of moving your money from Wall Street to main streets -- including by moving your deposits to local credit unions and community banks.

This Monday, 7 PM! Jordan Ifueko and Roseanne A. Brown chat The Genie Game! Don’t miss it!

Thanks for another great Indie Bookstore Day, DC! Now we rest 😴

Hate seeing corporations rake in profits while indie businesses struggle? Join our webinar on May 5th to learn how states and cities can take power back from monopolies like Amazon. bit.ly/fightmonopolies

Happy Earth Day! As a verification partner with People & Planet First we can guide you through a process that will show the world your business is serious about prioritizing the planet over profit. Learn more: prosperapartners.org/earth-day-2026/

Celebrate Earth Day: Invest in Our Planet 🌍

#UpperManhattanBookstoreCrawl 2026 Celebrate with us for Indie Bookstore Day! Starting Sun, April 19th through Sat, April 25th, visit participating stores and pick up a stamp card. Receive a stamp by making a purchase at each store. Get all 5 stamps and you could win a bookstore prize pack!

Facilitating a board retreat for Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library was such a treat. Libraries are more important than ever! An independent, nonprofit organization, Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library supports the public library by providing funding, ...

We're celebrating 5 years! Join us for this special evening bringing together community leaders, local business owners, investors, and advocates committed to a thriving Rhode Island economy. localreturn.org/event/local-...

We believe that strong local economies are the essential building blocks of a better world. We refuse to despair about what’s gone wrong with our world and instead are committed to strengthening a national and global local economy movement. Please read on!

Cool new thing! We're partnering with our neighbors for a Petworth Flea on Sunday, 6/7 from 10AM-4PM! Vendor applications now open! We want our makers, our resellers, collectors, our creatives! Spots are limited so if you think you are a great fit for a flea please apply! www.upshurcraftfair.com

What a time we had presenting at the @justeconomy.bsky.social conference yesterday with NC3, Brett Theodos of @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, and Brent Forsberg. The folks in our room had amazing insights. Their energy for changing the economic paradigms that are holding us back was inspiring

"A study by the Federal Reserve in Atlanta showed that in those counties with the highest density of thriving local businesses, there was the highest per capita income growth rate. Investing locally means bringing down poverty and improving social equality locally." @mainstreetjournal.bsky.social

We're having a grand time with the Move Your Money Month 30-Day Challenge. It's not too late to join us. localreturn.org/move-your-mo...

Small biz friends - how are you holding up? What's your experience been with tariffs? www.npr.org/2026/04/07/n...

Great campaign from @theamiba.bsky.social #moveyourmoney Every dollar that stays close to home matters!

“These standards require us to walk the walk… It’s not enough to say we’re doing this. We must have concrete metrics to prove that we’re living up to the statements we’re making.” buff.ly/6qZHgc0

Proud to join Small Business Rising to thank Sen Murphy for introducing the FAIR PRICES FOR LOCAL BUSINESS ACT.

Move Your Money Month is here! We've got TWO great ways to get involved: Sign up for our 30-day challenge, and be part of our statewide yard sign brigade.

What is it that you do? Well, this:

What is it you do? Well, this:

In corned beef we trust mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/in-corned-... @zingermans.bsky.social

@theamiba.bsky.social celebrate this month’s Local Legend, Helena Norberg-Hodge. She’s the founder and director of Local Futures, a nonprofit dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. amiba.net/local-legend...

Ghost Rivers: A public art project & walking tour, rediscovering hidden streams and histories that run beneath our feet. ghostrivers.com/ghost-rivers

What a great Jumpstart session with J.P. Ferrarini today!

Who is the constituency demanding we let Live Nation and Ticketmaster keep robbing everyone with the ridiculous fees and terrible service? Kudos to the states for taking up the mantle and not selling the people out.

"B Corps use the power of business to build a better economy." buff.ly/SBBO1J4 #bcorpmonth #chooseindiesustainable

Get ready for Independent Bookstore Day with the American Booksellers Association! 🎉 How do you plan to celebrate on April 25? www.bookweb.org/independent-... @americanbookseller.bsky.social

We propose 10 state and federal policies that strengthen Rhode Island's local economies and build community wealth. localreturn.org/2026-policy-...

Thank you for letting us include your work, Mechanism! Mechanism was featured in a recent @npquarterly.bsky.social article that breaks down the impact of federal funding loss and how some nonprofits are responding. www.mechanism.community/news/mechani...

Want to help your city and local schools stop buying from Amazon? Watch our recent webinar featuring people who successfully pushed their local governments to buy from local suppliers instead — plus practical tips for how to do it in your town. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIS3...

Join us for this discussion of Making Democracy Fun by Josh Lerner on March 24.

This will ripple and have a lasting negative impact on small, locally owned biz (that are owned by lawful permanent residents, ffs). It will also impact the alternative lending providers who are already filling the gaps for small biz without access to capital. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

In honor of Choose Black Month, Black Farmer Fund was February’s guest speaker for @theamiba.bsky.social monthly webinar series. Watch the recorded event today: