New Impact Offerings, Crowdfunding Hollywood Dreams, Rethinking Accredited Access, Powering Up October, and Building a Stronger Future for Investment Crowdfunding!
This week’s stories feature solar-powered healthcare, indie film crowdfunding, debates on investor access, powering up for October, and the future of impact investing.
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Solar for Healthcare Facility Featured Among New Impact Offerings - September 29, 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.
Crowdfunding Hollywood Dreams: Mark Elias Brings Indie Films to Life
tl;dr:
Mark Elias shared insights into his journey from Hollywood actor to independent filmmaker.
We Could Be Heroes tells a heartfelt story about chosen family, wrapped in a fun crime-comedy plot.
The film is being funded through a Wefunder campaign, empowering supporters to help bring it to life.
Mark described “hustling with honesty” as his superpower, enabling him to overcome challenges creatively.
He encouraged collaboration and resourcefulness, inspiring others to embrace persistence in their pursuits.
Should We Broaden “Accredited”? Perhaps… but Not at the Expense of True Access
I’m sympathetic to the impulse behind expanding the “accredited investor” definition. Knowledge isn’t the same as wealth, and investors who’ve earned relevant credentials or can demonstrate sophistication arguably deserve broader access to private markets. The SEC took a real step in this direction in 2020 when it began recognizing certain financial-industry licenses (like Series 7/65/82) and other sophistication measures—an overdue acknowledgment that acumen doesn’t always track with a bank balance.
As someone who holds an MBA and a finance degree and has previously held a portfolio of securities licenses, having run my own investment bank (licenses now expired), I believe the skills I’ve acquired better qualify me to make investment decisions than wealth ever could. I understand and share the view that tests of wealth are patronizing at best and are better seen as simply insulting.
But here’s the rub: expanding accreditation via tests doesn’t automatically expand access for working Americans. The private offerings most people want access to (the ones marketed under Reg D) commonly set minimums that are simply out of reach for households trying to invest $100 a month. We can talk ideals all day; minimum check sizes decide who walks through the door.
That’s not theory—it’s how many offerings are structured. You can see it in Form D filings, which disclose the “minimum investment accepted from any outside investor.” Recent examples show floors of $50,000, $100,000, and even multimillion-dollar minimums (for certain funds). These are real, recent filings—not one-off anecdotes.
Power Up October
I’m doing something unusual today. I’m asking—plainly and directly—for your help.
For years, we’ve tried to give more value than we take. Superpowers for Good has spotlighted founders, investors, and community builders who move capital toward solutions that matter. We’ve produced daily stories, a twice-weekly TV show, quarterly live pitch events, and monthly SuperCrowdHour webinars—all designed to help founders raise money and help values-aligned investors find great opportunities.
We built this as a Public Benefit Corporation—a for-profit with a public mission—because we believe journalism, convenings, and education for impact crowdfunding should be mission-locked and entrepreneurial. That means we can’t take tax-deductible donations. It also means our work is sustained by readers, members, sponsors, and partners who believe this ecosystem should exist and grow.
This October, we’re rallying that community—you—to keep the signal strong.
What Power Up October is (and what we’re aiming for)
Power Up October is a one-month drive to secure the runway for independent, impact-first coverage and events. We’ve set two simple goals you can watch on the live meter:
+50 members (to reach 141 active members), and
$25,000 in commitments (memberships, ad packs, and sponsorships booked in October).
Every membership and every commitment shows up on the progress bar. It’s transparent by design because this is a community effort.
👉 Campaign page: you’ll find the meter, the options, and quick buttons there.
Why this matters right now
Impact founders need a bigger megaphone, not a smaller one. Investors need sharper, values-aligned deal flow and practical education. Communities need stories that prove capital can serve people and the planet.
We’ve always run lean and tried to overdeliver. But lean only works when the community fuels the engine. If you’ve gotten value from the newsletter, the show, our pitch events, or a webinar—even once—this is the month to lean in.
Building a Stronger Future for Regulated Investment Crowdfunding
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Jenny Kassan explained how the Crowdfunding Professional Association advocates in Washington to strengthen rules for regulated investment crowdfunding.
She shared details about the upcoming summit, including meetings with legislators, regulators, and key industry experts.
Jenny emphasized the importance of balanced regulation, highlighting insights from SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and FINRA’s James Murphy.
She described how crowdfunding empowers underrepresented entrepreneurs, often outperforming traditional fundraising sources like venture capital and banks.
Jenny encouraged participation in the CfPA and its summit, reminding listeners that inclusive access to capital benefits everyone.
Join the SuperCrowd with Impact to Get the Friday Edge
Every Friday, I publish my Impact Pick of the Week—a deep, plain-English due diligence report on a current Reg CF offering. Impact Members get it first and unlock the full archive.
Each report includes:
Social Impact—who benefits and how we’ll know
Management—track record, reputation and execution risk
Deal Terms—valuation, structure, investor rights
Prospects—market, traction, and path to scale
Risks—the real gotchas, not boilerplate
Rating—a clear, well-explained score you can use
If you read us to act—to invest smarter, learn faster, or benchmark your own raise—these reports are built for you.
Join as an Impact Member for $55/year or $5.95/month and get:
This Friday’s pick in your inbox
Immediate access to the complete archive
Members-only posts and periodic Q&As
Your membership fuels independent, impact-first coverage—and gives you a practical edge every week.
👉 Become an Impact Member today!
Powering Main Street: Join the Movement
Why We Keep Showing Up Together
Every month, Jen and I hop on a call to trade notes, swap links, and compare what’s resonating. It’s become a favorite ritual because it lets us zoom out and make sense of a very fast month—what we published, what we learned, and where our communities are headed next. We’re aligned on mission and complementary in approach: we both want to help people use money for good—while being as rigorous about real-world impact as we are about financials. That’s why we keep encouraging readers to subscribe to both publications; you see more of the picture that way.
This month, our conversation kept circling around a handful of pieces that sparked big reactions across our communities:
Superpowers for Good: SuperCrowd25: A Movement on the Rise
Superpowers for Good: Power Up October
Main Street Journal: Scamming Social Change
Main Street Journal: Plant DePIN Stations for Fun and Profit
Main Street Journal: Housing Cooperatives & the Better Abundance
We also name-checked two thinkers whose work regularly sharpens the discussion: Michael Shuman and Paul Spinrad.
Discover This Week's Impact Crowdfunding Success Stories 🎉
Every Sunday, we bring you a roundup of the most successful impact crowdfunding campaigns that have achieved their funding goals. Join us to celebrate the impact and innovation that these ventures have brought to life. Don’t forget to check tomorrow's email for more exciting updates!
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Upcoming SuperCrowd Event Calendar
If a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.
Superpowers for Good Live Pitch on October 6, 2025, hosted by Devin Thorpe on e360tv, will feature Core Tax Deeds, Dopple, ProActive Realty Group, and Victory Hemp Foods pitching their active Regulation Crowdfunding campaigns to a nationwide audience. Viewers can vote for their favorite companies, win prizes, ask live questions, and join a private investor Zoom session to engage directly with founders and even invest during the show. Don’t miss this free chance to discover and support purpose-driven startups—register here: https://thesupercrowd.com/25q3pitch
SuperCrowdHour, October 15, 2025, at 12:00 PM Eastern. Devin Thorpe, CEO and Founder of The Super Crowd, Inc., will lead a session on “The Perfect Pitch: Creating an Irresistible Offering.” As a former investment banker and author, Devin will guide entrepreneurs through the process of crafting a regulated investment crowdfunding offering that aligns with investor expectations and captures attention. In this session, he’ll share what makes a pitch compelling, how to structure terms that attract capital, and practical strategies for presenting your company’s story in a way that resonates with investors. Whether you’re launching your first community raise or refining a current campaign, this SuperCrowdHour will equip you with the tools to stand out and secure investor support. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to transform your vision into a pitch investors can’t resist.
Impact Cherub Club Meeting hosted by The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, on October 28, 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.
SuperGreen Live, January 22–24, 2026, livestreaming globally. Organized by Green2Gold and The Super Crowd, Inc., this three-day event will spotlight the intersection of impact crowdfunding, sustainable innovation, and climate solutions. Featuring expert-led panels, interactive workshops, and live pitch sessions, SuperGreen Live brings together entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and activists to explore how capital and climate action can work hand in hand. With global livestreaming, VIP networking opportunities, and exclusive content, this event will empower participants to turn bold ideas into real impact. Don’t miss your chance to join tens of thousands of changemakers at the largest virtual sustainability event of the year.
Community Event Calendar
Successful Funding with Karl Dakin, Tuesdays at 10:00 AM ET - Click on Events.
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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