Just Money Mission-Driven Banks and the Future of Finance

How to use finance as a tool to build a more equitable and sustainable society.

Money defines our present and will shape our future. Every investment decision we make adds a chapter to the story of what our world will look like. Although the idea of mission-based finance has been around for decades, there is a gap between organizations' stated intention to "do good" and meaningful impact. Still, some are succeeding. In Just Money, Katrin Kaufer and Lillian Steponaitis take readers on a global tour of financial institutions that use finance as a force for good.

Katrin Kaufer is a Research Affiliate and Program Director at the MIT Community Innovators Lab (CoLab) in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and Executive Director of the Presencing Institute. Lillian Steponaitis is a Research Affiliate in the MIT Community Innovators Lab and a Special Projects Manager at the Self-Help Federal Credit Union.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Just Money: Finance as a Tool for Change
Chapter 2 The Anchoring Triangle: Rethinking Governance, Organization, and Leadership
Chapter 3 Systemic Challenges and Opportunities of Just Banking
Chapter 4 Learning Infrastructures for Understanding Impact
Chapter 5 Just Money: From Ego- to Ecosystem Finance
Bibliography
Notes
Index