Free Resources
To help you learn more about Perpetual Purpose Trusts
Perpetual Purpose Trusts are new to the world of business ownership in the United States. That means there is a lot of learning from experimentation, sense-making, and co-creating to find what works. Below is our (ever growing) library of resources from the thought leaders working in this space. These are some of our favorite sources of information with new ones being added all the time. We hope it helps you come to shared understanding of what is possible with Perpetual Purpose Trusts for business ownership.
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Websites & Articles
Rethinking Ownership: Putting Purpose at the Center - Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative, Social Impact Review
What Are Perpetual Purpose Trusts? - Transform Finance
Understanding the Perpetual Purpose Trust - Overview and FAQs on the Purpose Trust legal form - Purpose-US
Steward Ownership, A Short Guidebook to Legal Frameworks - Purpose-Economy
The Patagonia Structure in the Context of Steward-Ownership - Purpose (Medium)
Yvon Chouinard And The Patagonia Purpose Trust— What Is It And Will It Work? - Forbes
Firebrand Artisan Breads Case Study - Purpose-Economy
Organically Grown Company’s Groundbreaking Move to New Ownership Structure - RSF Social Finance
Purpose Over Profit: Locking in Our Mission Forever - Biohabitats
Restructuring Organically Grown Co. to a Perpetual Purpose Trust - Lift Economy
Optimax (PPT) names new CEO and president - Greater Rochester Chamber
The Walker Group, a PPT, sharing their resources from their own transition - The Walker Group