#69: The Stories We Choose: Finding Meaning in the Broken Glass of 2025
In this episode, Joy reflects on the past year and the importance of storytelling in shaping our future. She discusses the common practice of making New Year's resolutions and how they often fall shor...
1 Jan 26min
#68: Clarity is Relational: Leadership in Complex Systems
In this episode of the Criterion Institute podcast, Joy Anderson begins with a provocation about clarity, questioning how calls for “being clear” often place responsibility on the speaker, rather than...
18 Des 202515min
#67: Financing the Reduction of GBV: From Insights to Infrastructure
In this episode, Joy Anderson discusses the intersection of finance and gender-based violence, emphasizing the need for transformative systems change. She reflects on the insights gained from Donella ...
4 Des 202523min
#66: Designing Finance for Context: A Conversation with Joanna Levitt Cea
In this episode, Joy sits down with Joanna Levitt Cea, Founder and Principal of Valiente Capital Design and lead of the Gender Funders CoLab report Moving Beyond Grant Capital: Meeting the Moment with...
20 Nov 202533min
#65: Investing as if Hope Mattered: The Church, Finance, and the Imagination to Act
In this episode, Joy reflects on the deep connections between faith, finance, and imagination - exploring how churches and faith communities can play a transformative role in shaping economic systems ...
6 Nov 202525min
#64: Joy as an Act: Birthday reflections on what is in a name
In this special birthday episode, Joy reflects on the meaning behind her name and what it represents in her life and work. The episode begins with her parents, Herbert and Phyllis Anderson, sharing th...
23 Okt 202518min
#63: From Scarcity to Power: Reimagining Finance for Feminist Movements
In this episode, Joy reflects on the crisis in funding for feminist and justice-focused non-profits, where traditional philanthropy has dramatically declined in recent years. She explores the need for...
9 Okt 202522min
#62: Pipelines of Trust: Rethinking Local Capital Mobilization in Africa
In this episode, Joy chats with Elizabeth Howard about the transformative potential of finance in the context of African investments. They discuss the challenges faced by women fund managers, the impo...
25 Sep 202537min
