Connecting Nonprofit, Business, and Capital Fellows in San Francisco. — At Praxis, our mentorship-driven, non-residential programs include two small gatherings that connect Praxis Fellows with Mentors from the Praxis community. Through panel discussions, small-group breakout conversations, one-on-one sessions, and conversations over meals, Fellows interact personally with Mentors to learn from their deep expertise and long experience. In the fall, we…

Culture is the secret ingredient to scale sustainably. — In describing redemptive entrepreneurship with the Redemptive Frame, we talk about 3 Dimensions of Work: strategy, operations, and leadership. Today, Sajan George, Praxis Managing Partner, shares his thoughts about redemptive operations and how it plays a role at Praxis.

Bringing our deepest convictions into our work. — A collaboration of the Praxis Content Team: Scott Kauffmann, Partner for Content; Andy Crouch, Partner for Theology & Culture; and RuthAnn Deveney, Director of Content & Communications How do you capture a complex set of ideas and practices in a single adjective? The trick is to place an idea at…

Memorable moments in 2022. — As the Praxis team reflects on 2022, we are thankful for the privilege of pursuing redemptive entrepreneurship: venture-building as a way of living out creative restoration through sacrifice. …

The first mentoring event in a new program for redemptive investors and philanthropists. — During October 17–21, we kicked off our new Capital Fellowship program with the first of two mentoring events. We were thrilled to welcome Fellows and Mentors to the beautiful Hudson Valley in New York for a week of conversation about redemptive investing and philanthropy. …

Introducing the 2023 Business Fellows and ventures. — At the first mentorship event of the 2023 Business Accelerator program, we hosted the 2023 Business Fellows and seventeen Mentors in Hudson Valley, New York, from October 3–7. This weeklong experience includes one-on-one conversations, small-group discussions, and moderated panels. It’s a chance to build the foundation for relationships as Fellows…

Introducing the 2023 Nonprofit Fellows and ventures. — From September 12-16, we kicked off the 2023 Nonprofit Accelerator program by welcoming the 2023 Nonprofit Fellows and fifteen Mentors to New York’s picturesque Hudson Valley for the first mentorship event. Every year, we look forward to gathering this group for the first time to start building relationships that will…

Praxis Partner Dan Reed sat down with Allison Long Pettine and Vivian Long to discuss their investing and philanthropic work and their participation in the Praxis Capital community. — When spending time with Allison and Vivian, one can’t help but feel a sense of possibility that everything we call philanthropy and investing is on the verge of some new way. Allison Long Pettine is the Founder of Crescent Ridge Partners, an investment company that partners with visionary founders in…

Helping every accused poor person receive rightful representation. — About the Founder Alongside his wife, Jessica, Drew Willey is the Founder and CEO of Restoring Justice. He left a career as an accountant to attend law school. An internship with the Texas Innocence Network showed him firsthand how our system dehumanizes poor people, people of color, and those with mental health conditions…