SOCAP strives to offer diverse content across the spectrum of business and capital innovation advancing social and environmental impact. SOCAP Open is a public submission platform that helps us source suggestions directly from our community. As in past years, SOCAP16 will include interactive sessions, panel discussions, workshops, and storytelling opportunities. By proposing a session idea and/or voting, we invite you to add your unique voice to the conversation.
Submit Your SOCAP Open Proposal Here
As you plan your submission, consider the most effective, engaging format for your content idea. The SOCAP16 themes are available to help you gain an understanding of some primary areas of programming, but we always welcome a variety of topics connected to the social impact movement. Don’t forget to check out the SOCAP Open FAQs and our Tips for Crafting a Winning SOCAP Open Idea as you develop your proposal.
The session will present original and novel research into the strategic management of intellectual property by social entrepreneurs and the implications for impact, scaling, collaboration, networks, and investment/funding.
Over the past 5 years across the African continent, tech hubs, donor dollars and accelerators have started giving way to Angel Investors, Seed Funds, and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. As the cost of connectivity fell and mobile adoption neared 90%, “Silicon Savannah” was hyped as the next big thing …
Over the past 5 years across the African continent, tech hubs, donor dollars and accelerators have started giving way to Angel Investors, Seed Funds, and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. As the cost of connectivity fell and mobile adoption neared 90%, “Silicon Savannah” was hyped as the next big thing …
Practicing everyday inclusion immediately opens us up to valuable opportunities for social connection. Solutions to our biggest problems or the gateway to the most valuable connection could be the result of one meaningful conversation that was the result of establishing a goal like meeting 1 new person …
By voting with their wallets, millennials are driving the growing trend of “conscious consumerism,” choosing brands that give back over those that don’t. However, as the one-for-one business model becomes more ubiquitous, how can brands that want to do good stand out in the participation economy? This …
For those living in food deserts, choosing to eat healthy is often unrealistic. For people in affluent neighborhoods, overpaying for healthy meals on-the-go is reality. What if there was another way? By taking the first step to educate and support low-income families, while ensuring access to affordable …
The intersection of social impact and technology can be a difficult road to navigate. Join Presence as we bring together three panelists to discuss how they leveraged web technology to amplify their impact. This panel will dive into which technology and tools have been beneficial as well …
Every entrepreneur has gone through a period in their company’s growth that had the potential to make or break the company. This is a pivotal moment that causes every leader to question their strategy, leadership, decisions and future. Ultimately, they find the solution through focusing on their …
As the field of impact investing grows and investors think critically about aligning their strategies with their values, the issue of racial equity at multiple levels in the process is one that must be addressed to ensure sustainable social impact and widening inequality. By thinking more intentionally …
You’ve thought long and hard about outputs and metrics collection. You’ve begun a regular data collection process with your investees. But now that information is flowing your way, what do you actually do with all this data? Who should you report to? What data should be made …
How can we intentionally design social enterprises to achieve impact on a large scale? Very often, solutions are either too universal or too context-specific. If we embrace the rich variety in local contexts from the start, we will develop solutions that can be adapted much quicker to …
Innovative financing is an approach to funding enterprises and interventions that optimizes positive social, environmental and financial impact. It uses all available financial and philanthropic tools to support the growth of these enterprises, interventions and entrepreneurs and, when the existing tools don’t work, it creates new ones. …
Having an affordable, decent place to live gives us a base for everything else we do in life. We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families. Investing in …
The design thinking workshop will assist social entrepreneurs and practitioners communicate their impact in terms of the United Nations Sustainable Goals, a global framework to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. Collectively thinking through the SDGs and uncovering the value for social enterprises …
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is expected to release new Federal regulations governing payday loans, car title loans and similar predatory consumer lending products. The payday loan industry estimates that 80% of its storefronts will close if the CFPB regulations are enacted. What alternatives exist for …
As venture capitalists, our job is to predict what the future looks like and support entrepreneurs making it happen. By 2020, every social/frontier startup working in emerging markets will need to have built at least it’s operations (and perhaps it’s business model) for the Android mobile platform …
For many CSR professionals there is nothing more frustrating than not being able to move the needle & help their org. realize the business value of their corporate responsibility efforts. The Hagen-Wilhelm Matrix was designed by renowned sustainability consultant Kevin Wilhelm & Iron Mountain CSR Director Kevin …
From the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to Emerson Collective, we’ve seen high profile funders use an LLC structure — as opposed to a tax-exempt structure — for grantmaking and investing in impact. What are the pros and cons of the different legal models? Why are these legal structures …
Important 2016 Dates
- JUNE 3
Final day to submit an idea. - JUNE 1-15
Commenting and voting period. All sessions open for voting. - JUNE 16-28
Judging panel and final selection by SOCAP16 Content Team. - JUNE 29
Winning sessions announced to session organizers.
