For the last several months, Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC) and SecondMuse Capital have been collaborating on a Future Economy Lab (FEL) focused on abundantly investing in girls, femmes, and gender expansive youth of color (ages 13-24). Key stakeholders in this ecosystem have supported this collaboration, including 39 youth participating in our year-long fellowship and visionary (acting as advisors to the lab) initiatives, as well as financial investors, entrepreneurs, economic justice activists, and philanthropic entities through different lab touchpoints such as interviews and upcoming design workshops. With this Summary of Findings, the team gained a unique insight into the experiences of teens and young adults. Solving systemic issues isn’t as easy as simply investing money; it’s about dedicating time and energy to communities to better understand the support that is needed to shift our current economic systems and improve how we should be investing in girls, femmes, and gender expansive youth of color.
About Future Economy Lab
The Future Economy Lab is a global research and design lab, developed by SecondMuse Capital, the impact investing firm of SecondMuse, which focuses on innovating how we create financial mechanisms and collaborative strategies across regions, impact sectors, and communities around the world.
