Banks Benitez

Beginner's Terrain

Beginners are explorers of new, unclaimed terrain; experts are protectors of existing, claimed terrain.

Uncharted Insider - December 2018

leadership, learning, social impact

Uncharted Insider - November 2018

Hi everyone, Welcome to the November edition of the Uncharted Insider. Uncharted Update: * Selecting Food Entrepreneurs: We’ve partnered with Chipotle’s Cultivate Foundation on a major initiative [https://uncharted.org/program/chipotle-aluminaries-project/] to find and accelerate ventures working on the “future of food with integrity.” Our team has spent

The Questionable Premise of Social Entrepreneurship

Social entrepreneurship and impact investing are based on market tools solving social problems. But is that the right way to think about it?

Nonprofit Vocabulary

The vocabulary nonprofits use when fundraising is counterproductive to their efforts at fundraising.

Turning 31

A birthday reflection on power and humility.