33needs differs from all the other investment services mentioned because investors can choose to invest any amount of money and don't have to be accredited. Josh Tetrick, 33needs' chief executive, told me that he waded through a "snake pit" of financial regulations to come up with a way investors could participate in a company's revenue stream without making an SEC-designated "private placement," or being SEC-designated "accredited investors."

"We looked for a different way to invest," Tetrick told me.

The ins and outs of that, as well as the due diligence etc., are too much to get into here. (Hence the beauty of links, so check it out for yourself.)

Other players, exchanges and service providers will, I'm sure, pop up and I'll pass those along.

Oh yeah, here's one: I am stepping up to the plate with a consulting platform to help close the gap, if you will, between social change players and the investment community. By working with companies to better explicate their missions and messages, by working with funds to better research and uncover new opportunities, and by working with advisors to extend their level of offerings and attract more assets,  we can, I believe, make the world wealthier.

In future blog posts we'll get into the nitty gritty of how.

Meantime: Welcome.

Thomas Kostigen can be reached at i[email protected] or 877-602-6336.

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