Do Good While Doing Well

Business & Investing

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Synopsis

“Do Good While Doing Well is what you and I have been waiting for: a step-by-step guide to investing in the change that matters most to you. If you’re looking to ignite your passion and purpose, this book is your firestarter.” —Mel Robbins, New York Times bestselling author and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast

Have you ever wondered how you, as just one person, can make impactful change? Really make a difference?

Unleash your impact potential with Do Good While Doing Well, a groundbreaking guide designed for those who are eager to make a lasting, meaningful difference, but are unsure how to start. While conventional wisdom may have you believe that charity is the primary, or even only, means for effecting change, this book expands on that notion by introducing you to angel investing as an additional transformative power.

Thanks to regulatory shifts by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where Marcia Dawood serves as an advisor, investing in early-stage companies is no longer confined to the wealthy. For example, start-up companies can be invested in with as little as fifty dollars through equity crowdfunding.

This book serves as your comprehensive “why-to” manual for angel investing, illuminating how your individual financial contributions can go far beyond monetary value. Whether you’re new to investing or simply looking to align your portfolio with your values, Do Good While Doing Well will equip you with the necessary tools and knowledge.

By the time you turn the last page, you’ll understand the mechanics of angel investing and possess the confidence to use your financial and intellectual leverage as a force for good in the world—all while potentially earning both emotional and financial rewards. Transform your passion into impact; let your investments be the change you wish to see in the world.

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Author Biography

Marcia Dawood is the author of Do Good While Doing Well, TEDx speaker, podcast host, and an early-stage investor who serves as the chair on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. She is a venture partner with Mindshift Capital and the chair emeritus of the Angel Capital Association (ACA), a global professional society for angel investors. She is also an associate producer on the award-winning documentary Show Her the Money.

Author Insight

Be the Change by Investing in the Change

I had no idea charities got so little funding compared to for-profit companies. When I first discovered angel investing, I had no idea that everyday people—people like me, who didn’t see themselves as wealthy or “connected”—could play a role in fueling real change beyond charitable activities. I wrote Do Good While Doing Well because I wanted others to know what I wish someone had told me: that you don’t have to be a millionaire or a financial expert to make a meaningful impact. You just have to start. This excerpt captures the spark - that change could start with me.

Book Excerpt

Do Good While Doing Well

Throughout my adult life, I believed I was doing “the best I could” to give back by volunteering or donating to charity or helping with fundraising efforts. However, I had no idea what the money was really being used for. Plus, I didn’t know if the amount was “good” or “not making any difference at all” because my contribution was so small. I needed a benchmark. I was looking for how I could make an impact in the world that was aligned with the changes I wanted to see that was measurable and verifiable.

In 2020, Americans donated $471 billion to charities. A record year, thanks to COVID, and that’s a lot of money. Maybe you contributed as one of the donors. If so, do you know what your money was used for? Did you feel like you made a difference? I was shocked when I learned $471 billion represents only about 1 percent of the value of all the companies publicly traded on the US stock market. If we want to effect significant change, we need to look not just to nonprofits and place the burden on them, but also look at innovative for-profit companies too. Invest when they are small, and help them grow.

Charity alone will not fix the world’s problems. To be the change, we must also invest in the change we want to see in the world.

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Marcia Dawood

Do Good While Doing Well

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Author Biography

Author Insight

Be the Change by Investing in the Change

Book Excerpt

Do Good While Doing Well

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