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Reflections from NextGen impactful leaders: Gratitude & appreciation for our 2026 Summer Associate team

Blog  Published August 2026 Reflections from NextGen impactful leaders: Gratitude & appreciation for our 2026 Summer Associate team Thank you, 2026 Summer Associates! This summer, our work at the Lab was strengthened and accelerated by the talents of three extraordinary Summer Associates. From researching financing barriers in employee ownership transitions, to synthesizing market intelligence from […]

Inside the conversation: Activating an ownership economy in Atlanta

Blog Published May 2026 Inside the conversation: Activating an ownership economy in Atlanta On April 29, 2026 we brought the 2026 EO Capital Roadmap Roadshow to Atlanta—the second stop in Ownership Capital Lab’s initiative to bring the Employee Ownership Capital Roadmap into direct conversation with investors, fund managers and ecosystem partners across the country. This […]

Inside a conversation with institutional investors on employee ownership and private credit

Blog Published March 2026 Inside a conversation with institutional investors on employee ownership and private credit Key takeaways from the March 17, 2026 Roundtable: Deep dive into private credit opportunities in employee ownership The Employee Ownership (EO) Capital Roadmap Roadshow is a 2026 initiative of Ownership Capital Lab to bring the Employee Ownership Capital Roadmap into direct […]

Why I keep coming back to ownership: reflections on a transformative chapter

why I keep coming back to ownership

Blog Published February 2026 by Katherine Katcher Why I keep coming back to ownership: reflections on a transformative chapter This month, we’re sharing a personal reflection from our outgoing Director of Capital Mobilization & Action Lab, Katherine Katcher, who has played a pivotal role in building the Lab’s field-building, investor-activation, and innovation work.  As I […]

Celebrating 2025 momentum and what’s ahead in 2026

Blog Published January 2026 Celebrating 2025 momentum and what’s ahead in 2026 2025 marked a year of meaningful progress in the effort to grow a strong, investable employee ownership marketplace—and to lay the groundwork for what comes next. Across field-building, capital mobilization and innovation, infrastructure and action planning, our work focused on turning ideas into […]

What we’re hearing from the field: needs & commitments to scale EO

Blog Published January 2026 What we’re hearing from the field: needs & commitments to scale EO At our December launch event for the EO Capital Roadmap—with over 170 registrants—we gathered investors, fund managers, philanthropy leaders and ecosystem builders working across employee ownership (EO). We opened by sharing the EO Capital Roadmap—a field-wide guide designed to […]

Turning the tide: How we’re reshaping economic opportunity in 2026

Blog Published December 2025 Turning the tide: How we’re reshaping economic opportunity in 2026 As we enter 2026, we stand at a critical economic crossroads defined by two converging systemic risks: extreme wealth inequality and the “Silver Tsunami” of retiring business owners. Today, the top 10% of households in the U.S. have nearly 70% of […]

Gathering momentum: EO Capital Roadmap Preview at SOCAP25

Blog Published November 2025 Gathering momentum: EO Capital Roadmap Preview at SOCAP25 We kicked off the week at SOCAP25 with a packed room and a lot of coffee—hosting a breakfast preview of the Employee Ownership (EO) Capital Roadmap. What we thought might be an early-morning conversation turned into a standing-room-only event, with 130 people registered […]

Five Takeaways from Ownership Capital Lab’s Employee Ownership Course

Blog Published September 2025 Five Takeaways from Ownership Capital Lab’s Employee Ownership Course By Kavi Waddell, Program Manager, Woodcock Foundation This article is part of Ownership Capital Lab’s Guest Contributors series—short perspectives from funders, advisors, and operators advancing employee ownership (EO). We’re kicking off with contributors from our course on EO investing in philanthropy. This […]