You Have the Power to Change the World
Superpowers for Good is for people who believe business, investing and everyday acts of courage can make the world better.
You may be a social entrepreneur, impact investor, nonprofit leader, volunteer, activist, educator or community builder. You may already have years of experience—or simply be searching for a meaningful way to contribute.
Either way, you belong here.
Subscribe and you’ll discover:
Inspiring changemakers solving real problems
Practical lessons for leading with greater impact
Investment opportunities that help make money a force for good
Companies led by women and other underrepresented founders
Hopeful evidence that progress is possible
A community of people who refuse to accept that the world’s biggest problems are someone else’s responsibility
You don’t need another source of outrage. You need credible information, practical ideas and regular reminders that you are not working alone.
Welcome to the SuperCrowd.
What You’ll Find Here
Stories of Extraordinary Changemakers
The Superpowers for Good show features candid conversations with people working to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.
We explore what they are building, who they serve and what they have learned. Then we identify the personal strength—their “superpower”—that helps them succeed.
The goal isn’t simply to admire remarkable people. It is to help you recognize and develop the same strengths in yourself.
Episodes are available here on Substack and through SuperCrowd.tv, e360tv, YouTube and leading podcast platforms.
Impact Investing Open to Everyone
You don’t have to be wealthy to invest in companies working to improve the world.
Each week, we examine investment crowdfunding opportunities available to ordinary investors. We highlight ventures creating social or environmental impact, along with companies led by women, people of color, LGBTQ founders and other entrepreneurs who have historically received too little capital.
Our coverage is designed to help you find opportunities—not to replace your own judgment. Investing involves risk, and impact does not guarantee financial success. We believe readers deserve both inspiration and honest analysis.
Ideas You Can Put to Work
Our essays explore social entrepreneurship, impact investing, leadership, crowdfunding and the difficult work of creating meaningful change.
Some are practical. Some are personal. Some may challenge your thinking.
All are written for people who want to do more good without pretending that changing the world is easy.
A Weekly Way to Keep Up
Superpowers for Good typically publishes throughout the week:
Monday: New impact crowdfunding offerings and investment analysis
Tuesday and Thursday: New episodes of the Superpowers for Good show
Wednesday: An essay about changemaking, impact or leadership
Saturday: A convenient weekly digest
Prefer fewer emails? Subscribe only to the Saturday digest and read everything else whenever it suits you.
Why I Created Superpowers for Good
I’m Devin Thorpe.
More than a decade ago, I began searching for people tackling the world’s most difficult problems—and sharing what I learned from them.
Since then, I have produced more than 1,200 interviews with changemakers, including global leaders, pioneering entrepreneurs and people whose names you may never have heard but whose work deserves the world’s attention.
As a Forbes contributor, I wrote more than 500 articles about social entrepreneurship and impact investing, reaching millions of readers. My books have been read more than one million times, and I have helped nonprofits and entrepreneurs raise millions of dollars through crowdfunding.
Before becoming a full-time champion of social good, I worked as an investment banker, chief financial officer, treasurer and U.S. Senate staffer. I earned an MBA from Cornell University and later served as president of the Crowdfunding Professional Association.
Today, I am the CEO of The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation dedicated to making money a force for good. I also serve as executive producer and host of the Superpowers for Good show, editor-in-chief of this publication and host of SuperCrowd events.
I have traveled the world as a journalist, speaker and volunteer. Along the way, I have learned something both humbling and encouraging:
The people who change the world are rarely superheroes.
They are ordinary people who decide that a problem matters too much to ignore. They develop courage, empathy, patience, optimism and resilience by putting those qualities to work.
I’m also short enough to tolerate the middle seat on an airplane, which has proved surprisingly useful.
Meet Chandan
Chandan Saha helps make much of what you see possible.
As Event Technology Manager for The Super Crowd, Inc., he supports the production of our shows, virtual events and other programming. He also contributes content and helps us create experiences that connect changemakers across geographic boundaries.
The SuperCrowd may reach around the world, but it is built through the contributions of real people working together.
Free Subscribers Are Full Members of the SuperCrowd
The moment you subscribe, you become part of this community.
Free subscribers receive our core content, invitations and access to thousands of articles, interviews and other resources in our archive.
You do not have to pay to belong.
We mean that.
Become an Impact Member
Paid subscribers become Impact Members of the SuperCrowd.
Impact Members help sustain independent reporting and programming focused on social impact. In return, they receive benefits that include:
Exclusive investment research and analysis
Admission or discounts for SuperCrowd events
Opportunities to connect directly with Devin
Special benefits from the SuperCrowd Impact Wire and other programs
The satisfaction of helping more changemakers receive the attention they deserve
Your support allows us to tell stories traditional media often overlook, elevate purpose-driven founders and help more people discover ways to align their money with their values.
You Are Not Alone
Changing the world is hard.
Progress can be frustratingly slow. The problems can feel impossibly large. Even the most committed changemakers sometimes wonder whether their efforts matter.
They do.
Every meaningful movement begins with people who believe improvement is possible before the evidence is obvious.
Superpowers for Good exists to introduce those people to one another, amplify their work and help each of us find our own role in building a better future.
Come learn with us.
Come invest with purpose.
Come put your superpowers to work.
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