GUEST BLOG: WHAT’S JEWISH ABOUT IMPACT INVESTING? CollectiveSun has enjoyed success partnering with faith communities who have gone solar through our impact investing program. Many factors come into play when congregational leaders consider the most effective way to use their members’ contributions, including the religious teachings of their faith. We are pleased to share this guest blog by Avi Deutsch that…
DELIVER YOUR MISSION. KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. CUT COSTS FOR 20 YEARS How can fiscally responsible nonprofit board members achieve that magical combination? Going solar – in partnership with CollectiveSun. CollectiveSun’s Solar as a Service partnership model changes the way nonprofits can fund and maintain solar power projects. Let’s begin with funding. The Money for Good 2015 report on donor motives and behavior…
JOIN COLLECTIVESUN AT SAN DIEGO IMPACT INVESTORS DEAL FLOW CollectiveSun is an impact investment platform that allows nonprofits to go solar through the support of community investors. Beyond simply funding an organization’s solar panels, our PPA model provides Solar as a Service instead of solar as a product. Our unique approach to removing obstacles for nonprofits to…
COLLECTIVESUN FEATURED ON CA INTERFAITH POWER AND LIGHT WEBINAR In part two of the series Solar Financing for Congregations by California Interfaith Power & Light (CIPL), CollectiveSun’s VP for Marketing and Sales Todd Bluechel and Lee Barken, Chief Community Officer share the details on how our impact investing platform makes solar for nonprofits easy, affordable, and understandable. CollectiveSun’s unique Solar as a Service PPA (power purchase agreement) allows…
AN EVANGELICAL MOVEMENT TAKES ON CLIMATE CHANGE A recent Newsweek article by Tik Root reveals a rebirth among Evangelical Christians that is growing into a spirited conservation movement. Creation care – also known as faith-based environmentalism – is blossoming across a wide spectrum of Christian denominations in America. CollectiveSun has a number of church partners that…
COLLECTIVESUN® PARTNERS WITH ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE’S INNOVATION CENTER Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a recognized leader in energy innovation, is a “think and do” tank, that advances and scales solutions for a global transition to renewable energy and energy efficiency. Their partners include the Empire State Building, Lucid Technologies, and World Wildlife Fund – and now CollectiveSun®. RMI and CollectiveSun® along with…
NEW PRAISE CHURCH – SOLAR POWER MEANS SAVINGS IN ANY LANGUAGE As a Korean immigrant church community, New Praise Church in Cypress, CA has an active, multi-generational congregation. The church building is used throughout the week for events, classes, and bible studies. That means many hours with the lights and the air conditioning running. Howard…
RECORD SETTERS! BCUCC COMPLETES THEIR COLLECTIVESUN® CAMPAIGN IN 17 DAYS. It kicked off with Solar Sunday on January 31, 2016. Sunshine streamed in through the windows, reflecting off the bright yellow sun cut-outs everywhere. Solar Team members dressed in yellow. Dennis Arp dressed as the sun itself to demonstrate its power to generate electricity, and…
IMPACT INVESTING YIELDS SOLID FINANCIAL RETURNS Non-profits are interested in changing the world. Investors are usually interested in making a profit. But when we look at impact investing and its results in the last several years, we find that the two are far from mutually exclusive. One perception that is common among social impact organizations…