Margot Brandenburg
@mbranden.bsky.social
Mom/Philanthropic and Impact Investing Leader/Brooklynite
*Views described here are only my own*
*Views described here are only my own*
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Hear about the value of meeting the SOCAP community in person at our annual convening from Margot Brandenburg (@mbranden.bsky.social), Senior Program Officer of Mission Investments at the @fordfoundation.org. 💬
Join us at #SOCAP25, October 27-29 in San Francisco: socapglobal.com/event-socap-...
Join us at #SOCAP25, October 27-29 in San Francisco: socapglobal.com/event-socap-...
May 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Hear about the value of meeting the SOCAP community in person at our annual convening from Margot Brandenburg (@mbranden.bsky.social), Senior Program Officer of Mission Investments at the @fordfoundation.org. 💬
Join us at #SOCAP25, October 27-29 in San Francisco: socapglobal.com/event-socap-...
Join us at #SOCAP25, October 27-29 in San Francisco: socapglobal.com/event-socap-...
Great turnout in spite of the weather! As always, here for the signs 😅
April 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Great turnout in spite of the weather! As always, here for the signs 😅
My husband recently participated in a cutting edge cancer trial at the NIH. I have never seen a more dedicated or talented medical team. Starting in late January, however, the NIH campus started to feel like the setting for a dystopian novel. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/h...
‘Chaos and Confusion’ at the N.I.H., the Crown Jewel of American Science
Senior scientists at the National Institutes of Health fear that research on conditions like obesity, heart disease and cancer will be undermined by President Trump’s policies.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My husband recently participated in a cutting edge cancer trial at the NIH. I have never seen a more dedicated or talented medical team. Starting in late January, however, the NIH campus started to feel like the setting for a dystopian novel. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/h...
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Democrats blast Musk and Trump over dismantling USAID
Rep. Raskin: “Elon Musk, you didn't create USAID. The United States Congress did for the American people … like Elon Musk did not create USAID; he doesn't have the power to destroy it. And who's going to stop him? We are.”
Rep. Raskin: “Elon Musk, you didn't create USAID. The United States Congress did for the American people … like Elon Musk did not create USAID; he doesn't have the power to destroy it. And who's going to stop him? We are.”
'This is a constitutional crisis': Democrats blast Musk and Trump over USAID
Congressional Democrats blast Elon Musk and President Trump over attempts to shut down USAID, claiming they're causing chaos and harming national security.
abcnews.go.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Democrats blast Musk and Trump over dismantling USAID
Rep. Raskin: “Elon Musk, you didn't create USAID. The United States Congress did for the American people … like Elon Musk did not create USAID; he doesn't have the power to destroy it. And who's going to stop him? We are.”
Rep. Raskin: “Elon Musk, you didn't create USAID. The United States Congress did for the American people … like Elon Musk did not create USAID; he doesn't have the power to destroy it. And who's going to stop him? We are.”
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Elon Musk is sweeping thru our government w unchecked power. He & a team of men age 19-25 have accessed our financial and data systems, firing career officials, shutting down programs & USAID, insulting federal employees urging them to leave their jobs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government
The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Elon Musk is sweeping thru our government w unchecked power. He & a team of men age 19-25 have accessed our financial and data systems, firing career officials, shutting down programs & USAID, insulting federal employees urging them to leave their jobs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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Huge protest outside the USAID building today against Trump and Musk's illegal shutdown.
February 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Huge protest outside the USAID building today against Trump and Musk's illegal shutdown.
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🚨Killing USAID makes us LESS SAFE.
People will suffer and die if that funding disappears, and instability around the world will increase. American Troops could be put into harm’s way as a result, and it will benefit our adversaries.
It is blatantly, unequivocally unconstitutional.
People will suffer and die if that funding disappears, and instability around the world will increase. American Troops could be put into harm’s way as a result, and it will benefit our adversaries.
It is blatantly, unequivocally unconstitutional.
February 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🚨Killing USAID makes us LESS SAFE.
People will suffer and die if that funding disappears, and instability around the world will increase. American Troops could be put into harm’s way as a result, and it will benefit our adversaries.
It is blatantly, unequivocally unconstitutional.
People will suffer and die if that funding disappears, and instability around the world will increase. American Troops could be put into harm’s way as a result, and it will benefit our adversaries.
It is blatantly, unequivocally unconstitutional.
Comparing here my amazing experience flying recently with one of the 2% of flight captains who are women, with the EO this week that essentially accuses the FAA of risking all of our safety by aspiring to a more diverse workforce. I thought 2% was wildly too few, but apparently it was too many?
January 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Comparing here my amazing experience flying recently with one of the 2% of flight captains who are women, with the EO this week that essentially accuses the FAA of risking all of our safety by aspiring to a more diverse workforce. I thought 2% was wildly too few, but apparently it was too many?
My husband is currently receiving life-saving cancer treatment through a trial at the NIH. The staff who treat him are unparalleled in their skill, professionalism, empathy and dedication. It makes me sick (and selfishly terrified) to see them treated this way.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
My husband is currently receiving life-saving cancer treatment through a trial at the NIH. The staff who treat him are unparalleled in their skill, professionalism, empathy and dedication. It makes me sick (and selfishly terrified) to see them treated this way.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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DEI doesn’t mean hiring unqualified people—it means tearing down rigged systems that kept qualified talent out. Giving everyone a fair shot, breaking down barriers that have historically excluded talent. Diversity brings fresh perspectives, drives innovation, and reflects the world being served.
January 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
DEI doesn’t mean hiring unqualified people—it means tearing down rigged systems that kept qualified talent out. Giving everyone a fair shot, breaking down barriers that have historically excluded talent. Diversity brings fresh perspectives, drives innovation, and reflects the world being served.
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Breaking: DOJ freezes all cases in civil rights division. "It’s unprecedented. We’ve never seen this before at this scale with any transfer of power, regardless of the ideology of any incoming president or administration." Story w/ @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Justice Department freezes all cases in civil rights division
The directives halt ongoing civil rights cases and could jeopardize police reform agreements finalized in recent months in Minneapolis and Louisville.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Breaking: DOJ freezes all cases in civil rights division. "It’s unprecedented. We’ve never seen this before at this scale with any transfer of power, regardless of the ideology of any incoming president or administration." Story w/ @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde was nearing the end of her sermon for the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday when she took a breath and looked directly at President Trump.
"I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," she said. Read more: nyti.ms/40slABn
"I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," she said. Read more: nyti.ms/40slABn
January 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde was nearing the end of her sermon for the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday when she took a breath and looked directly at President Trump.
"I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," she said. Read more: nyti.ms/40slABn
"I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now," she said. Read more: nyti.ms/40slABn
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"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
— from In My Own Words, a collection of King's sermons, speeches and writings selected by his wife, Coretta Scott King.
— from In My Own Words, a collection of King's sermons, speeches and writings selected by his wife, Coretta Scott King.
January 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
— from In My Own Words, a collection of King's sermons, speeches and writings selected by his wife, Coretta Scott King.
— from In My Own Words, a collection of King's sermons, speeches and writings selected by his wife, Coretta Scott King.
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Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social on why attention has become more valuable than money in politics.
open.spotify.com/episode/3kD2...
youtu.be/5qgcdl7pFNE?...
@chrislhayes.bsky.social on why attention has become more valuable than money in politics.
open.spotify.com/episode/3kD2...
youtu.be/5qgcdl7pFNE?...
Democrats are Losing the War for Attention. Badly.
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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January 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social on why attention has become more valuable than money in politics.
open.spotify.com/episode/3kD2...
youtu.be/5qgcdl7pFNE?...
@chrislhayes.bsky.social on why attention has become more valuable than money in politics.
open.spotify.com/episode/3kD2...
youtu.be/5qgcdl7pFNE?...
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The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs office finalizes two high-profile clean tech loans.
The financing, totaling more than $8 billion, went to electric vehicle maker Rivian and green hydrogen developer Plug Power.
impactalpha.com/jigar-shahs-...
The financing, totaling more than $8 billion, went to electric vehicle maker Rivian and green hydrogen developer Plug Power.
impactalpha.com/jigar-shahs-...
Jigar Shah’s $30 billion final clean tech push
In the final days of the Biden administration, the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs office finalized two high-profile clean tech loans. The financing, ...
impactalpha.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs office finalizes two high-profile clean tech loans.
The financing, totaling more than $8 billion, went to electric vehicle maker Rivian and green hydrogen developer Plug Power.
impactalpha.com/jigar-shahs-...
The financing, totaling more than $8 billion, went to electric vehicle maker Rivian and green hydrogen developer Plug Power.
impactalpha.com/jigar-shahs-...
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“Everything’s changed now,” UC Berkeley's Stephen Collier tells @louiewoodall.bsky.social
In a compelling read on @impactalpha.com, Woodall breaks down how the fallout from the LA fires could ripple through US insurance markets – and weigh on lower-income households
impactalpha.com/la-wildfires...
In a compelling read on @impactalpha.com, Woodall breaks down how the fallout from the LA fires could ripple through US insurance markets – and weigh on lower-income households
impactalpha.com/la-wildfires...
LA wildfires push California’s insurance market to the brink
Editor’s Note: This article was co-published with Climate Proof, a publication on climate adaptation tech and policy. Los Angeles is burning, as it has been ...
impactalpha.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“Everything’s changed now,” UC Berkeley's Stephen Collier tells @louiewoodall.bsky.social
In a compelling read on @impactalpha.com, Woodall breaks down how the fallout from the LA fires could ripple through US insurance markets – and weigh on lower-income households
impactalpha.com/la-wildfires...
In a compelling read on @impactalpha.com, Woodall breaks down how the fallout from the LA fires could ripple through US insurance markets – and weigh on lower-income households
impactalpha.com/la-wildfires...
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ImpactAlpha has compiled a list of funds and other opportunities to deploy capital in the Ownership Economy, including managers in residential and commercial real estate, employee ownership conversions, entrepreneurial support & financial asset- and wealth-building.
impactalpha.com/ownership-ec...
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Ownership Economy Funds Liist
A list of funds that deploy capital in the Ownership Economy, including managers in real estate, employee ownership conversions, and more.
impactalpha.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
ImpactAlpha has compiled a list of funds and other opportunities to deploy capital in the Ownership Economy, including managers in residential and commercial real estate, employee ownership conversions, entrepreneurial support & financial asset- and wealth-building.
impactalpha.com/ownership-ec...
impactalpha.com/ownership-ec...
@folake-oguntebi.bsky.social 👋 happy to see you here :)
January 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
@folake-oguntebi.bsky.social 👋 happy to see you here :)
My 7 yo wrote a letter to President Biden in October, thanking him for supporting a woman for President. He is thrilled he got a reply; it concludes with “Keep the faith”😢
January 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
My 7 yo wrote a letter to President Biden in October, thanking him for supporting a woman for President. He is thrilled he got a reply; it concludes with “Keep the faith”😢
This week, I am more appreciative than ever of @bsky.app - and I want to make sure it doesn't go the way of other platforms. I wrote this piece on @impactalpha.bsky.social about how the company can preserve its user-centric approach over time. Would love other ideas so we can preserve this space!
January 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This week, I am more appreciative than ever of @bsky.app - and I want to make sure it doesn't go the way of other platforms. I wrote this piece on @impactalpha.bsky.social about how the company can preserve its user-centric approach over time. Would love other ideas so we can preserve this space!
Who has a ready-made graphic I can use to replace my profile pic on Instagram saying something like, “Find me on BlueSky”?
January 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Who has a ready-made graphic I can use to replace my profile pic on Instagram saying something like, “Find me on BlueSky”?
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1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...
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January 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
Appreciated this piece in @huffpost.com by @mirandayaver.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social:
“you…don’t have to condone the online reaction, let alone the killing itself, to understand where it came from or why somebody associated with the insurance industry would inspire such hostility.”
“you…don’t have to condone the online reaction, let alone the killing itself, to understand where it came from or why somebody associated with the insurance industry would inspire such hostility.”
I talked with @citizencohn.bsky.social for this piece on the UnitedHealthcare events and Americans’ anger toward private health insurers, in light of the findings from my research on coverage denials and administrative burden. www.huffpost.com/entry/insura...
The Cold Social Media Reaction To The UnitedHealthcare CEO's Killing Was Not Hard To Predict
You don’t have to feel good about these reactions to a human tragedy to understand why anybody associated with the insurance industry would inspire such hostility.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Appreciated this piece in @huffpost.com by @mirandayaver.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social:
“you…don’t have to condone the online reaction, let alone the killing itself, to understand where it came from or why somebody associated with the insurance industry would inspire such hostility.”
“you…don’t have to condone the online reaction, let alone the killing itself, to understand where it came from or why somebody associated with the insurance industry would inspire such hostility.”