Sharing Wealth, Strengthening Community: From Extraction to Beloved Community
By Mia Reilly
It’s not about being generous, it’s about investing in our shared survival—and thriving.
“I want security in community because where I come from—that’s the only real security there is.”
This comes from Rachel Robasciotti, founder and Co-CEO of Adasina Social Capital and Tara Health Foundation Board Member, speaking with Nwamaka Agbo, founding CEO of Kataly Foundation and managing director of Kataly’s Restorative Economies Fund, in our latest episode of the Make Shift Happen Conversation Series.
In it, Rachel reveals the exciting news that Adasina is transitioning to broad-based employee ownership in order to share the wealth that staff at Adasina have generated. At its heart, the move is an expression of building real community—community that can support everyone's survival and thriving.
Nwamaka and Rachel’s conversation spans three videos, and this is the first. As their stories unfold, they get to the heart of what we all gain by orienting to power and resources differently: strong communities where we take care of each other and have what we need to forge the futures we want. Nwamaka and Rachel unpack their own experiences in taking those steps: moving to employee ownership, bringing community into decision-making, and aligning conflicts of interest policies with their values.
Perhaps most fundamental of all, they offer a path forward in sharing power and resources abundantly, one that takes us toward deeper connection and belonging with one another and our movements for justice and puts well within reach a world where everyone has dignity, respect, and agency over their lives.
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