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Suggested subject or header: The First Ever Common Good Bank

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[My Organization] is collaborating with dozens of other organizations around the country
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Dozens of organizations around the country are working together

to create and promote the first ever Common Good Bank. Common good banks will be a new kind of community savings bank, designed expressly for economic justice, sustainability and strong local economies, independent of the dollar. Once the first common good bank exists, any community anywhere can start one in a matter of days, using cell phone and internet technology, with no need for a bank building. The common good bank plan predicts LARGE financial benefits to participating communities -- individuals, businesses, schools and other community organizations.

A short video slideshow on the project website gives a compelling summary of the common good bank plan. (see http://commongoodbank.com/vid). As the video says, this is not just another bank with a social agenda. This is a social agenda with a bank. The bank will lend exclusively to socially and environmentally responsible borrowers. Its profits will go to the community, controlled democratically by the depositors.

The common good bank website has a wealth of details, including a complete business plan, voting algorithms, design philosophy, and resources for local organizers. For more information, visit commongoodbank.com or contact

the common good bank project office at 413-628-3336 (info@commongoodbank.com).
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[My Organization] at [Phone] ([Email]).