Background & History
Seeded by Generosity
The Kinship Earth Flow Fund has evolved through trusted relationships spanning over four decades. Marion French Rockefeller Weber provided funding for Susan Davis Moora’s visionary work with KINS Innovation Networks, and through this relationship the Kinship Earth Flow Fund was born.
History of KINS Innovation Networks & Kinship Earth
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HISTORY OF KINS INNOVATION NETWORKS
Learn about KINS Innovation Networks founded by Susan Davis Moora. Ranging from women’s business networking, to sustainable investment circles, to solar advocacy and more, these groups of heart-centered changemakers work with the strategy of generosity.
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SUSAN DAVIS MOORA, CHAIRWOMAN EMERITUS
Susan dedicated her life to transforming the global economy from fear and greed to generosity and love. Her vision, integrity, and tireless leadership have inspired thousands.
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KINSHIP EARTH: THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF KINS NETWORKS
In 2019, after Susan Davis Moora had been retired in Ecuador for fifteen years, Stephen Gomes, Ph.D. was inspired to reconnect with Susan and her husband Walter Moora to rekindle the KINS network and hold space for the emergence of Kinship Earth.
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KINSHIP EARTH CONNECTIONS EVENT SERIES
To rekindle Susan’s network of visionary leaders and changemakers, Kinship Earth hosted a series of online engagement and networking events that featured presentations from key influencers in our community.
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BETA ONLINE NETWORKING PLATFORM
Kinship Earth partnered with the Open Future Coalition to provide a free platform for our network to connect and collaborate with the wider ecosystem of regenerative leaders globally.
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FREE EBOOKS IN OUR ONLINE SHOP
Thanks to the generosity of our board members, we are delighted to share free resources that support the common good.
Our Story
The Kinship Earth Flow Fund's origins trace back to Susan Davis Moora, known as the "Godmother of Social Investing."
Over four decades ago, Susan conceived the KINS Innovation Networks and the KINS Method. KINS stands for Key Influencer Network Strategy, which Susan developed to cultivate self-organized, collaborative, and action-oriented networks of leaders who were driven to make a difference. With this model, she united industry leaders who, together, pooled their knowledge and resources to forward movements and social impact initiatives, including sustainable land use, toxic waste site cleanup, growing food organically, social investing, corporate social responsibility, the economic empowerment of women, micro-enterprise, and the adoption of solar energy.
These networks blossomed, showcasing the impact of generosity and conscious collaboration.
In the late 1980s, Susan's journey intersected with Stephen Gomes, Ph.D., who, inspired by her ethos, chose to transition from corporate endeavors to dedicating his energies to planetary regeneration and the ethos of generosity that Susan lived by.
Years later in 2021 when thinking back on the enduring value of Susan's work, Stephen proposed to Susan the idea of revitalizing the KINS Innovation Networks, and using her KINS methodology to foster collaboration amongst alumni around identifying solutions to the challenges the world faces today.
Wholeheartedly embracing this vision, Susan, her husband Walter Moora, and Stephen, breathed life into Kinship Earth.
To rekindle the spirit of the network, Lauren Archer joined the team as Executive Director in 2021. She focused on bringing together the network’s alumni and spotlighting their impactful work as a part of a resource center of educational videos and events.
Marion Rockefeller Weber's philanthropic approach became a part of Kinship Earth's story when she funded Susan's project to clean up a toxic waste site in Ecuador in 2009, hugely benefiting the local community as people were getting sick from the dump.
Later, in 2022, Marion donated to Kinship Earth, to support Susan and her team with their goal to revitalize and foster collaboration amongst the network’s alumni around Kinship Earth’s mission: To cultivate a world where generosity, interconnectedness, and reverence for nature guide our actions towards a more regenerative and equitable future for all.
After reconnecting with alumni, featuring their work, and exploring the many pathways to forwarding Kinship Earth’s mission, the leadership team and board decided to embrace “Flow Funding” as its new direction and philanthropic approach.
Syd Harvey Griffith was onboarded in January of 2024 as the new Executive Director, with Lauren offering support as a communications consultant. Syd is excited to apply her experience and passion for community organizing, education, and fundraising for social justice and environmental initiatives towards honoring Susan Davis Moora and Marion Rockefeller Weber legacies, and furthering their initiatives and approaches to giving.