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Feeding Change Mid-Year Update

Dear friends,

Jul 21, 2021

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Do ‘Most Powerful Women’ Lists Exacerbate the Problem?

The loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg presents an opportunity to reflect on the great impact one life can

make on the world., Each time we offer or accept an accolade based on gender, race, or sexual orientation, we are feeding into the troublesome way of thinking that landed us with such inequality in the first place. , Until we stop focusing on attributes like gender and placing women in ranked competition, we will not truly level the playing field.

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Oct 14, 2020

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Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Deserve Impact Investing and Financial Leverage Now, Not Later

In late March, it was clear that the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic shutdown would tri

gger a small business crisis., As the pandemic forces us all to change the way we live and the way we work, perhaps we now have the opportunity to broadly adopt some of the great models created by innovators across philanthropy and finance., Let’s scale financial institutions committed to small businesses by providing them equity infusions and access to liquidity. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) held out hope, but it failed on many levels for MWBEs and the populations they represent.

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Sep 23, 2020

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Fixing the Food Supply Chain Could Prevent a Future, Even More Nightmarish Pandemic

There is a clear need, post-pandemic, for collaborative thinking on how to build immune resilience i

nto older cohorts to reduce the risks of viruses such as COVID-19—and, potentially worse, deadly bacterial infections., Fixing the food supply chain would go a long way to reducing pandemic risks in the future, while massively advancing healthy aging., The area I want to touch on briefly relates to the work on food I have been doing during lockdown—specifically, the zoonotic origin of pandemics.

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Sep 23, 2020

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Why Coronavirus Demands Women’s Leadership

, In this highly uncertain time, empathy is one of the few things leaders can control. When we feel

for others, our blinders fade, we welcome diverse perspectives, and we are able to make informed decisions rather than operating in silos.,

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Apr 22, 2020

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Racism Never Solves the Problem

“Go back to China.” That’s a phrase that I’ve heard countless times while growing up in the US and e

ven through adult life. It’s also been uttered during this current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic., Has the pandemic caused all of this anti-Asian sentiment? No. Last I checked, racism wasn’t one of the symptoms of COVID-19. , Has the pandemic caused all of this anti-Asian sentiment? No. Last I checked, racism wasn’t one of the symptoms of COVID-19.

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Jun 17, 2020

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Designing a Resilient Food System Post-COVID

, By designing for adaptability, trust, dignity, and agency, we can build a more resilient food sys

tem. , Designing for Adaptability and Trust

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Jul 15, 2020

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Embracing Diversity Is Critical as We Face Today’s Challenges Together

We must look out for each other in this time of need. We all share this responsibility., If we learn

to put aside our racial and religious prejudices, what a wonderful world it would be. , We miss out when we dismiss others based on their cultural background or ethnicity. As a Eurasian girl from Hong Kong, I have seen firsthand how quickly others may make assumptions or reject a person based on their appearance, race

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Oct 6, 2020

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