As New Profit marks 25 years of advancing opportunity in America, we are filled with gratitude for this community. Our work would not be possible without the social entrepreneurs, investors and supporters, and mission-driven partners that make up the New Profit’s ecosystem. In the pages that follow, you will hear from a few of the many collaborators who, like you, have helped to shape our first quarter-century, as well as those who will influence the years to come.
At New Profit, we often say that we are students of history and futurists. We value the lessons of the past and look toward the future with determination. We also ask ourselves a simple but expansive question that is shrouded in hope: What’s possible?
- What’s possible when we form new collaborations and advance this work together?
- What’s possible when we interrogate the core beliefs that inform our systems and traditions? How can those beliefs evolve?
- What’s possible when we take a learning stance and develop new approaches?
- What’s possible when we innovate for the future and create new ideas?
As you’ll see in the 25 stories that follow, these themes—new collaborations, new approaches, and new ideas—are woven throughout. These themes are also woven through our collective work as we ask ourselves what’s possible and then build towards that vision. We are honored to share these stories with you on behalf of the social entrepreneurs, investors and supporters, and many partners that work shoulder-to-shoulder with New Profit to envision and build an America where everyone can thrive.
There is still much work to be done in service of an American Evolution, one that enables us to take forward the systems and structures that are serving us and leave behind those that are not. Our hope is that you will feel inspired, informed, and energized by the stories in this booklet—testimonials of what is possible when we come together as a multiracial, intergenerational, cross-sector coalition to advance access and opportunity for all.
