Jed Emerson

The Defiant Optimist

Work, Money & Leadership

“Few in the field of global impact investing have been as steadfast and engaged in advancing a vision of finance with justice as Durreen Shahnaz. The opportunity to learn from her journey and lessons in activism and financial innovation is not to be missed!”

We Aren't Broke

Church Leadership & Ministry

“We Aren’t Broke offers an insightful, first-person tour through the challenges of funding church-based ministries and exploring our relations of faith and finance. By combining reflections on his own journey with discussions of the best thinking and practices of innovative finance, Elsdon offers a solid vision of how money and mission may be integrated to advance the critical work of the church in the current century. A must-read for deacons, preachers, parishioners, and laity leading today’s religious communities!”