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Slow Money is a non-profit based in Brookline, Massachusetts. It aims to steer significant new sources of capital to small food enterprises, organic farms, and local food systems.

History
Slow Money was founded by Woody Tasch, chairman emeritus of Investors’ Circle, a network of over 200 angel investors, professional venture capitalists, foundations, family offices and others. A core activity of Slow Money is convening Slow Money Institutes which bring together, at the regional level, key stakeholders to explore investment needs and strategies for building local food systems. 50-100 farmers, food entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists and ngo leaders spend a day or more sharing experiences, exploring slow money strategies and possibilities, and building cross-sectoral relationships. In late 2008, Institutes were held in Grafton, VT and Point Reyes, CA. In March, 2009, the third Slow Money Institute was held in Bellingham, WA and the fourth was held in April in Ghent, NY.

Slow Money Principles
Slow Money takes its name from the Slow Food movement. Slow Money as a viewpoint is about investing and making returns in a way that match the pace of sustainable business development. It views “fast money”--investments such as venture capital—as seeking to make profits first and foremost and often not patient enough to develop sustainable ventures.