New Impact Offerings, Building Community in Kansas City, Mirror Tokens and Investor Protection, Hemp Innovation for Nutrition, and Main Street Momentum in Community Capital!
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Grid Reliability for Albany Featured Among New Impact Offerings - September 1, 2025
Each week, Superpowers for Good shares a list of new impact-related offerings added to FINRA-Registered crowdfunding portals and by broker-dealers. We’ll share four separate lists:
Impact offerings determined by our proprietary analysis.
Offerings with minority founders.
Deals with women founders.
Those with LGBTQ founders.
Sometimes, it takes weeks for our source to determine that a company has a social impact, a woman, minority or LGBTQ founder. When we discover an offering qualifies for our list, even if it is no longer new, we will include it. See the lists below.
Building Community Through Inner Space: Briar Rose Penney’s Holistic Vision for Impact
tl;dr:
Inner Space KC blends yoga, martial arts, and creativity to foster community and collaboration in Kansas City.
Briar Rose Penney embraces volunteers as a cornerstone of Inner Space KC’s welcoming, thriving environment.
Adaptability and a willingness to pivot have been key to the studio’s 30% revenue growth.
Alternative crowdfunding has enabled Briar Rose to bypass traditional financing and expand Inner Space KC.
By building a business rooted in care, Briar Rose proves that community and profit can coexist.
Mirror Tokens: A Good Idea But Not for Regulation Crowdfunding
I’m a fan of financial innovation that widens the circle of who gets to participate. That’s the heartbeat of impact crowdfunding: aligning capital with community benefit and letting everyday people help build the future—not just watch it from the sidelines. So on paper, “mirror tokens” sound exciting. They promise small-dollar investors access to economic exposure in companies they could never touch directly.
But where and how we roll out that innovation matters. A lot.
A quick definition is warranted: a mirror token is essentially an IOU from a middleman that’s designed to track the value of a specific company’s stock. Instead of buying stock or a bond from the company (where your money helps fund that business), you buy a token from an issuer who promises your token will be worth whatever that company’s shares are worth—by a formula they set. You don’t actually own the company’s shares; you own the promise. Your money goes to the token issuer, who may or may not buy the real shares. That means you carry two risks: (1) how the company performs and (2) whether the issuer has the cash and systems to honor redemptions later. If the issuer didn’t set aside or properly manage assets to back the promise, the token could fail even if the company succeeds.
As Co-Chair of the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA), I support our recent statement opposing the use of Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) to offer Republic’s proposed Mirror Tokens. The mismatch isn’t about fear of new ideas—it’s about fit, purpose, and investor protection. Reg CF was crafted to do a specific job: democratize capital formation for operating businesses. Mirror tokens—at least as proposed—do not do that job.
They redirect capital away from businesses and into a synthetic instrument that depends on the solvency and choices of an intermediary, while leaving unresolved questions about disclosure, safeguarding, and redemptions. That’s not just a square peg in a round hole; it’s a risk to the integrity of the Reg CF marketplace itself. The CfPA’s statement captures this concern well: Reg CF’s legislative intent centers on direct capital formation for small businesses that create jobs and build local economies—not on synthetic exposure products that provide no direct capital to operating companies.
Hemp Innovation: How Victory Hemp Foods is Transforming Agriculture and Nutrition
tl;dr:
Chad Rosen shared how Victory Hemp Foods creates sustainable, nutrient-dense products from North American hemp.
The company’s patented process transforms hemp seeds into protein powder, oil, and sweeteners.
Hemp farming supports biodiversity, reduces environmental impact, and offers economic opportunities for farmers.
Victory Hemp Foods is raising capital on WeFunder, inviting community investment in its mission.
Chad emphasized his superpower, grit, as the key to overcoming challenges and driving innovation.
Main Street Momentum: What Kimber Lanning, Flower Turbines & the Tupelo Model Teach Us About Community Capital
Every month, I sit down with my friend and collaborator,
, editor of , for a live conversation about what’s working—and what’s next—in local investing and impact crowdfunding. These sessions keep me humble and energized. There’s simply more high-impact work happening than any one newsletter can cover, even when we publish more than once a day, and I’m grateful Jen brings her readers into this ongoing, practical conversation about building community wealth.This month’s livestream circled three powerful themes:
How one statewide “buy local” champion became a policy and procurement force
Why small wind—done right—could be a missing piece in local clean-energy finance
What rural communities keep teaching us about ownership, scale, and “fair exchange” between local economies
Below I’ve stitched together the ideas in the most useful order I know: start with place, organize around ownership, and finance work that has a credible path to cash flow and measurable community benefit.
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Discover This Week's Impact Crowdfunding Success Stories 🎉
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Upcoming SuperCrowd Event Calendar
If a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.
Impact Cherub Club Meeting hosted by The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, on September 16, 2025, at 1:30 PM Eastern. Each month, the Club meets to review new offerings for investment consideration and to conduct due diligence on previously screened deals. To join the Impact Cherub Club, become an Impact Member of the SuperCrowd.
SuperCrowdHour, September 17, 2025, at 12:00 PM Eastern. Devin Thorpe, CEO and Founder of The Super Crowd, Inc., will lead a session on "What's the Difference Between Gambling and Investing? Diversification." When it comes to money, too many people confuse speculation with true investing. In this session, Devin will explore what separates gambling from responsible investment practices—and why diversification is one of the most important tools for reducing risk and improving outcomes. Drawing on real-world examples and practical strategies, he’ll help you understand how to evaluate opportunities, spread risk wisely, and think long-term about your portfolio. Whether you’re new to investing, considering your first community round, or looking to refine your approach as a seasoned investor, this SuperCrowdHour will give you actionable insights to strengthen your decision-making. Don’t miss this chance to sharpen your perspective and invest with greater confidence.
Superpowers for Good Live Pitch, September 29, 2025. Hosted by Devin Thorpe on e360tv, this special event gives purpose-driven founders the chance to pitch their active Regulation Crowdfunding campaigns to a nationwide audience of investors and supporters. Selected founders will gain exposure to investors, national visibility across social and streaming platforms, and exclusive prizes from judges and sponsors—all at no cost to apply or pitch. Applications close September 8, 2025. Founders: Apply today to take the stage where capital meets impact!
Community Event Calendar
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Earthstock Festival & Summit (Oct 2–5, 2025, Santa Monica & Venice, CA) unites music, arts, ecology, health, and green innovation for four days of learning, networking, and celebration. Register now at EarthstockFestival.com.
Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit 2025, Crowdfunding Professional Association, Washington DC, October 21-22, 2025.
Impact Accelerator Summit is a live in-person event taking place in Austin, Texas, from October 23–25, 2025. This exclusive gathering brings together 100 heart-centered, conscious entrepreneurs generating $1M+ in revenue with 20–30 family offices and venture funds actively seeking to invest in world-changing businesses. Referred by Michael Dash, participants can expect an inspiring, high-impact experience focused on capital connection, growth, and global impact.
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