When funders confuse size with value, the people doing the deepest, most innovative work are often the first to lose out.

Some of the hardest working, sharpest, and most relentlessly creative people I know are social and systems entrepreneurs.

If that’s you, thank you for doing the heavy lifting of change.

If you aren’t one, or you don’t know much about them, it’s likely because they operate under the radar—busy weaving together people, ideas, and systems.

Despite quietly delivering outsized impact and typically being closest to our toughest problems—and the most promising solutions—the… More Posted on 01-30-26