JFFVentures mission is to invest in founders with lived experience who are building technology companies that enable the economic mobility of low-wage workers. JFFV operates in partnership with a leading national nonprofit, Jobs for the Future (JFF), a 40-year-old organization with deep networks and expertise in education and workforce development. JFF works with various partners, including employers, educational institutions, and policymakers, to design and implement innovative strategies to create career pathways and improve economic opportunities for workers.
JFFV provides early-stage capital to founders with lived-experience who are closer to the problems they are seeking to solve; increasing access to quality and affordable learning and skilling solutions, access to career navigation and job placement; access to benefits and supports specifically designed for low-wage workers and ultimately increasing access to quality jobs and economic mobility.
Potlikker Capital is a farm community governed charitable integrated capital fund created to holistically serve BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) farmers in America who operate at the intersection of racial and climate justice. We are committed to preserving and increasing the diversity of America’s farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers who covenant to: Increase equitable access to healthy food for their communities, build wealth and knowledge within their local BIPOC farming communities, farm to address climate change through adopting regenerative farming practices.
Strive to improve the quality of life for the people of Hawaii by working toward sustainable solutions that support and promote locally produced food, renewable energy, clean transportation, and better management of water and waste.
We are 100% mission focused so all resources and funds deployed have some connection, either direct or indirect, to advancing our mission forward. Our strategy and focus areas are driven by systems mapping to try and understand the highest impact areas that best align with our skill-set. We are able to utilize for-profit investments, philanthropic grants, research, strategic communications as well as advocacy and government affairs to advance our mission.
