“Organized Money is the first book that I have read that successfully explains, in simple to understand terms, how our financial system operates and how it is a key to solving many of the social problems that exist today.

I found the historical reference of why our forefathers created a financial system that was accessible to all as quite interesting. Today, we have moved so far from Alexander Hamilton’s original vision, where now the less money you have the more you pay for it.

I believe Organized Money is a must read for those that are impact oriented and looking how best to address some of the social and financial inequities that currently exist in the United States.”

“Other forthcoming books guide readers in using their dollars to effect change. For financial advisor Mark A. Pinsky, coauthor, with Amalgamated Bank CEO Keith Mestrich, of Organized Money: How Progressives Can Leverage the Financial System to Work for Them, Not Against Them, this is a pragmatic strategy. ‘The most powerful force in the world is the U.S. financial system,’ he says. ‘The government doesn’t function without it. Progressives cede control of their money to the conservatives who run, and end up financing, the opposition. If progressives got ownership of 5%–10% of the financial sector, it would bring about transformational change.”

“The authors provide many concrete examples of specific progressive enterprises that organized money [and] do good service in laying out the foundational principles of a nascent but growing movement ... A thought-provoking primer.”

“Money is leverage and power. In this striking book, both wide-ranging and fast-paced, Keith Mestrich and Mark Pinsky show that if progressives organize our money as well as our people and our ideas, we can build the muscle to make profound and lasting change. Now is the time for a progressive financial network: our money and our institutions, at scale, working for the society that is not only within our imaginative powers, but also within our real-life reach.”

“At a time of unprecedented and accelerating wealth inequality, Organized Money offers a breathtakingly bold vision to help level our country’s economic playing field. Building on both extensive research and their own hard-won expertise, Mestrich and Pinsky, both pioneers in developing progressive financial system innovations, outline a strategy that cannot be ignored, even by those entrenched in the status quo.”

“Organized Money lifts up the new inclusive economy we are building and explains that it cannot succeed without a financial system that moves beyond shareholder primacy. Mestrich and Pinsky offer us a vision of restorative capitalism, a call to action to work together, and a compelling strategy to get it done.”

“I have long held that the ‘three Bs’ necessary for transforming our communities are the ballot, the book and the buck.  Utilizing their perspectives as seasoned activists and entrepreneurs, Mark Pinsky and Keith Mestrich succinctly lay out the case for ‘the buck,’ clarifying a sometimes unnecessarily complex conversation. This is required reading for activists who are interested in crafting practical tools as powerful as their passion.”

“Organized Money is a compelling business plan for how we can bank and invest with truly progressive institutions, and so each of us play a larger role in changing the world for the better.”

“In the decade since the last financial crisis, working families have continued to struggle to confront the power of finance and the growing inequalities of the modern economy. In this provocative and must-read book, Mestrich and Pinsky, argue that the financial system is ultimately a public good, created by and for the public. And it should be governed as such. Organized Money provides a vision for a democratized financial system that serves, rather than exploits, we the people.”

“The world today requires entirely new approaches, and Organized Money is unlike any effort before it to align money and value. Mestrich and Pinsky have a purpose—to disrupt the market fundamentalists who use finance against progressive causes and to re-purpose the financial sector to produce both public benefits and private gains. It is a timely and vitally important message for everyone trying to make the world more just and more sustainable.”

“Organized Money gives us a roadmap of how our nation’s  business, tax, and regulatory policies simply make the rich richer and everyone else… Mestrich and Pinsky go on to show us the solutions that progressives are exploring to use their capital to express their values, and how you can join them and fight back too.”

“Organized Money highlights the need to restructure and redirect the vectors of power and influence in the financial services industry. Mestrich and Pinsky provide us with provocative and unique perspectives and actionable ideas to move us off of the traditional path toward an alignment of capital flows, leadership, and values required to create the good society that works for all of us.”