Inclusive Capital Collective advances Trauma-Informed Finance at Obama Presidential Center

Inclusive Capital Collective will debut a preview of its newest Black Paper on Aug. 14 and publish the full work on Sept. 1, both centered on Trauma-Informed Finance. Founder Najaah Yasmine Daniels was selected to present the framework at the 2026 Pay It Forward Summit at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

Why it matters: - The new Black Paper pushes Trauma-Informed Finance™ from a niche methodology into a national conversation about capital, risk and economic power. - Inclusive Capital Collective says the work challenges finance models that ignore human conditions, historical harm and systems of power. - The Obama Presidential Center presentation gives the framework a high-profile platform ahead of the full paper’s release.

What happened: - Inclusive Capital Collective announced the subject of its newest Black Paper and the advancement of Trauma-Informed Finance™ on Aug. 13, 2026. - Founder Najaah Yasmine Daniels, also known as Priestess Ifaleri Osunnike Osawemimo, was selected from a competitive pool of proposals to lead a breakout workshop at the 2026 Pay It Forward Summit. - Daniels will present "Trauma-Informed Finance: Where Embodiment Meets Economics" on Aug. 14 at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. - The summit is hosted by the Scholars Equity Network. - ICC will release a sneak peek executive summary of "From Chaos to K.A.R.M.A™: Introducing Trauma-Informed Finance™" on Aug. 14. - ICC will publish the full Black Paper on Sept. 1.

The details: - Trauma-Informed Finance™ was created by Daniels in 2021 as a formalization of two decades of experience working around capital, community and civic engagement. - The methodology examines how survival, trust and economic opportunity are shaped by human conditions, historical harm and systems of power. - The framework now includes K.A.R.M.A™: Know. Adapt. Resource. Mobilize. Act. - ICC says the Aug. 14 presentation marks a milestone for both the methodology and the public introduction of K.A.R.M.A™ at a national convening. - The Aug. 14 preview will be available at accessispower.com, where readers can view the executive summary and sign up for the full paper by email. - "From Chaos to K.A.R.M.A™: Introducing Trauma-Informed Finance™" is the first flagship intellectual release under ICC's Access is Power campaign and its Liberation pillar. - ICC describes Access is Power as a campaign focused on who gets access to capital, opportunity, knowledge and economic power. - The Liberation pillar asks what must change within the systems themselves. - Daniels said, "Access is not liberation if the conditions inside the system continue to reproduce harm." She added that finance must examine what counts as capital, who controls it, who defines risk and who benefits. - The Black Papers series has been referenced and used by practitioners, funders, entrepreneurs and ecosystem leaders over the past six years, according to ICC. - ICC says the series is designed to give emerging ideas a name, a framework and a body of work others can engage with and build upon. - The new Black Paper is the first comprehensive publication of Trauma-Informed Finance™ and the core K.A.R.M.A™ framework. - Trauma-Informed Finance™ and K.A.R.M.A™ were created by Daniels through Twice As Good LLC, which retains all intellectual property rights. - Inclusive Capital Collective advances the work through education, capital strategy, institutional engagement and systems change.

Between the lines: - The announcement positions finance as a systems issue, not just a technical one. - ICC is framing the Black Paper as both an intellectual product and a movement-building tool. - The national summit appearance signals an effort to move the framework from concept to broader adoption among funders and ecosystem leaders.

What's next: - Daniels presents at the Pay It Forward Summit on Aug. 14. - ICC posts the executive summary at accessispower.com on Aug. 14. - ICC publishes the full Black Paper on Sept. 1. - The organization says the release will serve as a foundation for continued work around Trauma-Informed Finance™ and K.A.R.M.A™.

The bottom line: - Inclusive Capital Collective is using a national stage to launch a new finance framework that links economics, embodiment and systems change.