(Past event)
This year, SOCAP took its flagship event virtual. An annual convening of social entrepreneurs, investors, foundation and nonprofit leaders, government and policy leaders, creators, corporations, academics and beyond, SOCAP Virtual will offered experiences that educate, spur conversation, and inspire investment in positive impact. This year at SOCAP Virtual, MIE was thrilled to be organizing two sessions, participating in one session, and hosting a special Virtual Reception for MIE members. (MIE members were required to log in to RSVP for the MIE Member Appreciation Gathering here. Attendance at SOCAP Virtual was not required to RSVP for this Reception.)
Below, we've summarized the SOCAP sessions MIE participated in and/or organized. Stay tuned as we add more session recordings. Visit MIE's Racial Equity Library for related resources, and contact Laila Hussain with questions!
Listen to Impact Alpha's Summary of SOCAP
Co-hosted by MIE's Monique Aiken, this episode of Impact Alpha's weekly briefing podcast recaps the SOCAP Virtual conference and shares soundbites from some of the speakers, including those from MIE sessions.
Fireside Chat: State of the Field
Speakers: Monique Aiken, Mission Investors Exchange; Cathy Clark, CASE at Duke; Fran Seegull, U.S. Impact Investing Alliance.
As impact investors rapidly respond to this year's crises, how will these crises reshape impact investing going forward? From racial equity, to stakeholder capitalism, to systemic investing, this conversation explored the questions and trends that will chart impact investing's course through the recovery and for years to come.
Mainstage: Fireside Chat: Impact Investing on the Precipice
Speakers: Sir Ronald Cohen, Global Steering Group for Impact Investment; Darren Walker, Ford Foundation.
“How can we rid ourselves of the ideology that the sole purpose of a firm is to create profit?” asked Darren Walker in a wide-ranging conversation with Sir. Ronald Cohen on impact, values driven investing, and the future of capitalism. With ever-increasing attention on the effects that corporations have on people and planet, the two impact investing leaders discussed the need for policies, incentives, and actions that can shift our profit focused economy toward an impact focused one. See below for the full recording.
Leading with Impact: Profiling a Relationship that Delivers on Racial Equity Goals
Speakers: David Addams, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund; William Johnson, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund; Jamilah Prince-Stewart, FaithActs for Education.
What happens when a funder leads with impact and racial equity as their twin goals? In this session, MIE member William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund discussed how and why they came to be invested in FaithActs for Education, a startup social enterprise poised to scale its innovative model working at the intersection of education and civic engagement, deeply rooted in their local faith community.
