We Empower People

By developing leaders, building resilience, and fostering cultures where individuals and teams can drive meaningful change and thrive through uncertainty.

Cultivating Agency & Leadership

Equipping individuals to lead change in their communities, sectors, and spheres of influence.

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Introducing Our Inaugural Senior Fellows, Part II
Empowering People, Cultivating Agency & Leadership
announcement, Transforming Systems for Good
Introducing Our Inaugural Senior Fellows, Part II
Empowering People, Cultivating Agency & Leadership
announcement, Transforming Systems for Good

At Access Ventures, we believe transformative change is always shaped by people, by their wisdom, their questions, and their willingness to steward influence for the common good.

We are grateful to continue introducing the inaugural members of the Access Ventures Senior Fellows community, leaders whose work reflects deep wisdom, moral imagination, and a commitment to cultivating human flourishing.

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Announcing the Winners of the 2026 Reconstruct Challenge: Thriving Youth
Empowering People, Cultivating Agency & Leadership
impact investing
Announcing the Winners of the 2026 Reconstruct Challenge: Thriving Youth
Empowering People, Cultivating Agency & Leadership
impact investing

Six organizations have been selected through the 2026 Reconstruct Thriving Youth Challenge, a 1 million dollar venture philanthropy initiative designed to strengthen systems for youth aging out of foster care in Tennessee.

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impact investing
The AV Fellowship Midpoint: Re-Anchoring Leadership for the Long Game
Cultivating Agency & Leadership, Empowering People
Transforming Systems for Good
The AV Fellowship Midpoint: Re-Anchoring Leadership for the Long Game
Cultivating Agency & Leadership, Empowering People
Transforming Systems for Good

At the midpoint of the Access Ventures Fellowship, six Fellows gathered in Miami for a three day convening, designed to pause the pace of building and re-anchor the leaders doing it. The gathering marked a shift in the Fellowship’s rhythm from early formation and project framing, toward deeper clarity, resilience, and long term leadership orientation.

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Transforming Systems for Good

Building Adaptive Capacity

Strengthening skills, confidence, and resilience so people can thrive in dynamic, changing environments.

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Financial Freedom through Social Trust
Building Adaptive Capacity, Unlocking Capital Pathways, Leveraging Blended & Flexible Capital, Investing Your Values, Building Systems for Better Access
Supporting an Equitable Economy, Empowering the Vulnerable
Financial Freedom through Social Trust
Building Adaptive Capacity, Unlocking Capital Pathways, Leveraging Blended & Flexible Capital, Investing Your Values, Building Systems for Better Access
Supporting an Equitable Economy, Empowering the Vulnerable

There’s a real fear of being obsolete for Maurice. “If you become obsolete, you are not providing value. You are no longer needed.” By borrowing using an innovative software platform, Maurice’s integrity as a borrower allowed him to pursue job opportunities, career changes, business ventures, and so much more.

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Building Adaptive Capacity, Unlocking Capital Pathways, Leveraging Blended & Flexible Capital, Investing Your Values, Building Systems for Better Access
Supporting an Equitable Economy, Empowering the Vulnerable
A Little Help Goes A Long Way
Building Adaptive Capacity, Unlocking Capital Pathways, Building Systems for Better Access, Empowering People
Empowering the Vulnerable
A Little Help Goes A Long Way
Building Adaptive Capacity, Unlocking Capital Pathways, Building Systems for Better Access, Empowering People
Empowering the Vulnerable

Through the programs at VOA and the support of Samaritan users in his community, Trenton is able to connect to resources and training to help him explore his options and reach his career goals.

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Building Adaptive Capacity, Unlocking Capital Pathways, Building Systems for Better Access, Empowering People
Empowering the Vulnerable
TikTok, Medical Debt, and The Power of Forgiveness
Building Adaptive Capacity, Building Systems for Better Access, Demonstrating New Models, Empowering People
Empowering the Vulnerable
TikTok, Medical Debt, and The Power of Forgiveness
Building Adaptive Capacity, Building Systems for Better Access, Demonstrating New Models, Empowering People
Empowering the Vulnerable

Dollar For is working to educate patients about the policies at non-profit hospitals and aid them through the process of applying for Charity Care.

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Building Adaptive Capacity, Building Systems for Better Access, Demonstrating New Models, Empowering People
Empowering the Vulnerable

Nurturing Culture & Teams

Fostering healthy, values-driven organizational cultures that sustain transformation.

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From Potential to Participation: The Peregrine Programme (2027 Applications Now Open)
Empowering People, Nurturing Culture & Teams, Transforming Systems for Good
announcement
From Potential to Participation: The Peregrine Programme (2027 Applications Now Open)
Empowering People, Nurturing Culture & Teams, Transforming Systems for Good
announcement

We are proud to share the 2026 Peregrine Ventures cohort, a group of leaders gathered in Oxford for an immersive experience focused on ethical leadership in a complex world.

The Peregrine Programme brings together individuals across sectors who recognize that today’s challenges require more than technical expertise. They require deeper clarity around purpose, responsibility, and the values that shape decision making.

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We Are Storied People: Why Storytelling Matters
Nurturing Culture & Teams, Empowering People
Supporting an Equitable Economy
We Are Storied People: Why Storytelling Matters
Nurturing Culture & Teams, Empowering People
Supporting an Equitable Economy

From the earliest days of human community, identity has been shaped by story. Stories define who we are, where we come from, and what kind of future we believe is possible. They help communities make meaning together—and without them, we risk reducing people to statistics, transactions, or outputs.

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Supporting an Equitable Economy
Corporate Rest
Nurturing Culture & Teams, Empowering People
Supporting an Equitable Economy
Corporate Rest
Nurturing Culture & Teams, Empowering People
Supporting an Equitable Economy

Drawing from experiences in the military and manufacturing, AV founder Bryce Butler created a "corporate rest" policy, closing the office twice a year for complete disconnection, which has boosted team productivity and morale by allowing everyone to return to work refreshed and ready for new challenges.

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Nurturing Culture & Teams, Empowering People
Supporting an Equitable Economy

Community Resources

Guidance and support for ways to help your community flourish.

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Rebuilding Neighborhood Economics
Rebuilding Neighborhood Economics

This study is designed to show how investing in low-income neighborhoods that are in paths of growth can benefit community residents, investors, and the diverse funders involved. It is an exploration of Access Ventures’ work thus far in Shelby Park, a small city neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky.

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