the Impact Challenge

Our Ecosystem needs entrepreneurs, changemakers, and visionary leaders with innovation skills to ideate and build sustainable solutions. Please join us. The Black Capital Study + Projects is inviting you to be a part of creating the future.


Next Meeting
🔵🔴🟣⚪ Topic: The Impact Challenge Plan

🗓️ Date: Thu. Sep 5, 2024

⏲️ Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM 

📍 Location:  Waterloo Public Library Map


Meetings are generally Tuesdays & Thursdays and rotate through eight different gems/capitals. All innovators are welcome. Full list of upcoming meetings is available here.

The Four Project STeps

Step I:  June 2024
Gem Drops
In the month leading up to our workshop we will open the gates so you can drop ideas of how eight types of capital important specifically to underrepresented innovators to build capacity.
Step II: Sat. June 29
Gem Sorts
The meat and potatoes of our gathering on Saturday morning will be to gather the dropped gems and sort through if the ideas could help underrepresented innovators succeed easier, faster, with lower expenses and less friction.
Step III: Jul, -  Nov
Gem Tests
Some gems may require some refinement. To build and test the most important parts of the best ideas we are allotting five months of collaboration and improvements. 
Step IV:  Dec 2024
Gem Shows
Then in December we come back together to share what didnt work, and what is most likely to double down on in the current market.

The EIGHT GEM INTRODUCTIONS

Harvesting Gems like Sodalite
🔵 Economic
Capital
Harvesting Gems like Red Agate
🔴 Social Capital
Harvesting Gems like  Fluorite
🟡 Cultural Capital I
Harvesting Gems like Tiger's Eye
🟤 Cultural Capital II
Harvesting:Gems like Bloodstone
🟢 Health
Capital
Harvesting Gems like Amethyst
🟣 Emotional Capital
Harvesting Gems like Labradorite
🟠 Spiritual Capital 
Harvesting Gems like Clear Quartz
Symbolic Capital 

The EIGHT Tunnels TO 2025


🔵 Economic
Capital
Meets 1st Tuesdays, 5:30 PM @ W'loo Library
🔴 Social Capital
Meets 1st Thursdays, 5:30 PM @ W'loo Library
🟡 Cultural Capital I
Meets 2nd Tuesdays, 5:30 PM @ W'loo Library
🟤 Cultural Capital II
Meets 2nd Thursdays, 5:30 PM @ W'loo Library
🟢 Health
Capital
Meets 3rd Tuesdays, 5:30 PM @ W'loo Library
🟣 Emotional Capital
Meets 3rd Thursdays, 5:30 PM @ W'loo Library
🟠 Spiritual Capital
Meets 4th Tuesdays, 5:30 PM @ W'loo Library
Symbolic Capital
Meets 4th Thursdays, 5:30 PM @ W'loo Library

sPONSOR Thank youS

🟠 Waterloo Public Library
🛞 Iowa C.O.R.E.
🟣 Bank of Jabez
🌌 Humankind Innovating