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.
Software has changed the way the next generation lives, eats, and now gives. By 2020, we estimate individuals will give $150 billion online, and that number will only grow as $59 trillion transfers to younger donors. Nonprofit leaders can learn how technology is changing the way donors …
Software has changed the way the next generation lives, eats, and now gives. By 2020, we estimate individuals will give $150 billion online, and that number will only grow as $59 trillion transfers to younger donors. Nonprofit leaders can learn how technology is changing the way donors …
Millennials are unlike any other generation to date. They are eager to connect, make impact and create meaning. They are also the future of philanthropy and the workforce. They ask “why?” and want truthful answers. They give lots of time and the aggregate impact of their donations …
Employers are struggling to attract, engage, and retain a productive workforce. This is partly due to traditional hierarchical organizational models that stifle creativity & innovation and fail to tap into the intrinsic motivators of today’s workforce. stok began to see attrition, disengagement, and distrust in their team …
We want you to be in our audience for a practical, fun, and interactive quiz-show-style session at SOCAP16! Social Enterprises, mission-driven organizations and investors, join us as we explore the tricky impact investment conversations that involve the head and the heart. Together, we’ll ask and answer these …
We are experiencing the most significant culture shift of our time in 2016. The Millennial Generation now out populates all other generations in the workforce. The values that this generation demands are changing the way we market, the way we buy and the way we lead. The …
The American Dream Is the cultural motif that has inspired North America for the last century. Work hard, save, sacrifice and you will get ahead. America offers the freedom of upward mobility. But over the last decade the American Dream has been called into question. For many, …
In this interactive session participants will get to hear from a diverse group of women sharing their stories of breaking into impact investing, navigating the VC world, finding mentors, and driving the future of investing for profit and purpose. The goal is for participants to walk away …
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 …
We have an opportunity to invest in globally connected, young, entrepreneurial talent today! There are nearly ~60m Latin@’s in the US with over 4.1 million Latin@ led businesses. There is a $1.4 trillion economic opportunity as we move our Latino business owners to be on par with …
Every leader builds a community of stakeholders (investors/donors, employees, members etc.) on which they depend. When leaders know how to create a robust and committed community, they can harness relationships that pull organizations through challenging times. This workshop introduces principles from the realm of spiritual tradition to …
While 67% of millennials believe that their investment decisions are a way to express their values, impact investing as a meaningful personal practice is still in its infancy and requires ongoing innovation. We can find inspiration for creating meaningful experiences from a perhaps unlikely source – religion. …
While 67% of millennials believe that their investment decisions are a way to express their values, impact investing as a meaningful personal practice is still in its infancy and requires ongoing innovation. We can find inspiration for creating meaningful experiences from a perhaps unlikely source – religion. …
Important 2016 Dates
- JUNE 3
Final day to submit an idea. - JUNE 4-15
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.
