Bryce Butler
Louisville
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Council Post: Why We Should Blur The Lines Between Nonprofits And Traditional Finance Models
Bryce Butler is the founder and managing director of Access Ventures. We often make the mistake of seeing nonprofit organizations as separate and distinct from traditional business finance models. Yes, nonprofits have a charitable purpose, but they are also still businesses, and they must be financially sustainable to survive. One of the biggest challenges nonprofits face is the constant need to fundraise.
Council Post: Why Today’s Philanthropic Funding Models Don’t Work—And What Needs To Change
Bryce Butler is the founder and managing director of Access Ventures. There’s a common misconception that today’s philanthropic funding model—an organization receives donor money, manages and grows it as an investment, and uses it towards a higher purpose—has been around forever.
Council Post: Why Viewing A Business Meeting As A Story Enhances Success
Over the course of my career, I have quite literally led thousands of meetings. Whether it was a board meeting, a team meeting or even a platoon meeting on the front slope of my Abrams tank, I have learned the importance of approaching my meetings prepared but also with a well-constructed meta-narrative for the direction of the meeting and, subsequently, the players within. Capturing and maintaining participants' attention is a formidable challenge in today's business environment.
Why Transactional Leadership Hurts the Church
In the business world, people can be treated like commodities. They’re hired for skills, retained only if they bring value, and let go when they don’t perform to standards. Many business leaders see this mindset as a style of leadership—transactional leadership—and believe certain business roles benefit from the style. But whatever the pros and cons of this style in business, we believe a transactional leadership culture is fundamentally wrong among leaders in the church.
New More Than Profit Podcast
We are excited to announce the launch of a new original podcast from Access Ventures called More Than Profit. You can listen and subscribe today. Here is a sneak peak at Season 1. The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Its Profits, a doctrine written by Milton Friedman, was published in the New York Times in 1970.
A Conscious Portfolio Construction
Intentionality is not a new topic for our team or for the investment community. It’s a core part of who we are, and a driving factor of the one-pocket approach. But it deserves a bit more focus and a bigger share of the spotlight. We’re not the only ones who think so. Conscious capitalism and impact investing have been a growing part of the conversation about where, how, and why we use our resources.
A New Opportunity Zone Fund: Blueprint Local
We are excited to announce today the official launch of Blueprint Local, a platform to help investors across the country invest in their own communities. And as a part of this platform, we’re announcing Blueprint Texas, an initial Qualified Opportunity Fund. At Access Ventures, we have been pioneering “one-pocket investing” in communities for the last five years.
The History of Lending and Unnecessary Exclusion
The problem with lending money is that “borrowers know much more than lenders about their own ability and willingness to repay,” yet, history (and present reality) would demonstrate lenders do not believe this to be true. No one disputes a person or organizations right to protect their wealth or financial interests and their right and/or obligation to make prudent decisions…but how do we hold lenders accountable (beyond CRA) to a blended approach of financial return and social impact?
The Vision for Access Ventures in 2019
Access Ventures exists to open doors that would otherwise be closed. By promoting a one-pocket investment mindset and inviting entrepreneurs, creators and investors to share in an active and vibrant vision for their communities, we are all enriched as we build something together. As we start this new year off, we wanted to assess what’s worked and what didn’t go quite as planned – where we can improve and where we can push forward to catalyze more impact in our world.
3 alternative funding models that could help Heartland startups
The Dow Jones may be at an all-time high, but entrepreneurial activity in the United States is close to a 40-year low. According to the Kauffman Foundation’s 2017 State of Entrepreneurship report, many startups face serious barriers because they are run by women or people of color. Geography also plays a part. According to the Economic Innovation Group, 50 percent of firms created since the great recession were built in just 5 (large, wealthy) counties. Why?
The Effects of Debt on Entrepreneurs - Access Ventures
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s Zero Barriers movement has focused the conversation around identifying and removing barriers to entrepreneurship. According to the Kauffman Foundation, the overwhelming majority of net new jobs in the U.S. come from new businesses, so if we want to create good jobs for Americans, we need to grow new companies across the country.
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