From 1d4ca6a932aa8ba5622383dbe445122b82c1e30b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Schneider Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:35:14 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Added events page and New Trusts event --- .../2019-01-10-boulder-meet-colorado-sun.md | 2 + _posts/2019-04-22-new-trusts.md | 48 +++++++++++++++++++ events.md | 13 +++++ 3 files changed, 63 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2019-04-22-new-trusts.md create mode 100644 events.md diff --git a/_posts/2019-01-10-boulder-meet-colorado-sun.md b/_posts/2019-01-10-boulder-meet-colorado-sun.md index 2bac02f..314a2ae 100644 --- a/_posts/2019-01-10-boulder-meet-colorado-sun.md +++ b/_posts/2019-01-10-boulder-meet-colorado-sun.md @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ author: Nathan Schneider title: "Event: Boulder, Meet The Colorado Sun" summary: Join editors and reporters for a celebration of what they have accomplished tags: [stakeholder-news, events] +event-date: February 15, 2019 +event-location: Boulder, CO --- **[Register here](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boulder-meet-the-colorado-sun-tickets-54663624372)** diff --git a/_posts/2019-04-22-new-trusts.md b/_posts/2019-04-22-new-trusts.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..435937e --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2019-04-22-new-trusts.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +layout: post +author: Nathan Schneider +title: "The New Trusts: Democratic Ownership Beyond the ESOP" +summary: A webinar on emerging explorations on trust structures—their promise and their problems +tags: [internet-of-ownership, new-trusts, events] +event-date: June 6, 2019 +event-location: webinar +--- + +**A webinar on emerging explorations on trust structures—their promise and their problems** + +**[Register here](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-trusts-democratic-ownership-beyond-the-esop-tickets-60714960080)** + +June 6, 2019 +10 a.m. - 12 p.m. + +The employee stock-ownership plan, or ESOP, is one of the most powerful legal innovations in recent US history. Since its introduction in the mid-1970s, millions of employees have benefited from being co-owners of the companies where they work. But ESOP formation has slowed in recent years, and it has come with shortcomings. A new generation of lawyers, investors, and worker advocates has been exploring new strategies for broad-based ownership—potentially serving employees, contractors, and community stakeholders. Many of these involve reworking the mechanics of the trust, the legal structure at the heart of the ESOP. + +In this interactive webinar, we'll hear from some of the leaders of this emerging conversation about the promise and pitfalls of new strategies for democratic ownership. + +### Introduction + +Nathan Schneider (University of Colorado Boulder) +Advancing the Kelso paradigm, from ESOPs to online platforms + +### Provocations + +Christopher Michael (Christopher Michael P.C.) +Perpetual trusts for employee ownership + +Camille Kerr (Upside Down Consulting) +Labor trusts for worker benefit + +Derek Razo (Purpose Ventures) +Purpose trusts for multi-stakeholder stewardship + +### Responses + +Sara Stephens (Sustainable Economies Law Center) +Lessons from the legacy of land trusts + +Jason Wiener (Jason Wiener|p.c.) +Uncomfortable questions about trust structures + +Followed by open discussion + +*Hosted by the Media Enterprise Design Lab at CU Boulder's College of Media, Communication and Information, with support from the university's Office for Outreach and Engagement and the Brett Family Foundation.* diff --git a/events.md b/events.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6f8257d --- /dev/null +++ b/events.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: Events +permalink: /events/ +--- + +{% if site.tags contains "events" %} +{% for post in site.tags["events"] %} +

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