adaptive advisors
living economy designers
organizational architects
We are Sacred Futures
Our Values
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We aspire to reveal the nodes that connect us to landscapes, cultures and creatures alike. Our agrarian understanding of what it means to be human on this earth drives our core mission.
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We are inquisitive, eager to explore and adapt to uncharted territory. It is in the edges of the unknown where true innovation lies, when we are curious to ask why and how.
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All too often we strive to find a solution that can be condensed into a few key highlights and labeled as ‘transformative.’ However, the complexities of life’s existence, with hardships, joys, injustices and new discoveries along the way calls for more grounded approach. A deep approach, one that begins with listening and observing. And going deep into our work requires that we also go deep into ourselves to understand how we bring ourselves to face these complexities.
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We value sitting with the stories that make and shape all life around us and look to the old growth forests for a model.
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We acknowledge the wisdom of the living world and those stewarding it. Our humble approach is to uncover ways that we can serve the movement and establish infrastructure that will hold strong well beyond Sacred Futures' time.
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We prioritize the renewal cycle between work and rest. We reject hustle culture and embrace the tenets of slowing down so that we can better observe, listen and learn from nature and our partners.
OUR PEOPLE
Sacred Futures is growing a community of visionaries and builders, humble architects of a future that is just and regenerative.
Charity May | Founder & Principal
Charity is a regenerative systems practitioner who believes in the power of intention, innovation and relationship to shift our economies from extraction to regeneration, where living systems can thrive.
As a designer, Charity has led and participated in various innovative efforts to reimagine our local economies for resiliency. Sample projects have included conceptual planning for community-owned development projects, urban rainwater catchment systems, and equitable financing vehicles that realign capital and decision-making power.
As an advisor and facilitator, She supports the governance and strategic development of funds, projects and businesses committed to the tenets of affecting change in how we care for ourselves and the living world. Her legacy venture incubator - Fly Parallel Studio - guided compassionate leaders in taking an idea from concept to creation applying regenerative principles found in nature.
Before launching Sacred Futures, she was directly involved in the management of real estate private equity investments and debt capital markets. She has directed, led and supported the investment, structure and development of over $575 million of project value for education facilities across the country, serving over 40,000 students. In her time in investment banking, she conducted the underwriting, analysis, origination and structuring for over $3.8 billion of leveraged finance transactions across multiple sectors including technology, consumer goods, industrial, and energy. Charity also managed a portfolio of middle-market companies totaling $134 million in debt commitments and served on the sell side and project finance functions for companies administering renewable energy resources. She has worked with various non-profits and NGOs on local and global economic development initiatives.
When not designing or experimenting with new ways of being, you can find Charity occupied in some form of body movement in nature, exploring food and nature scenes with family and friends, reading, or writing.
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