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- Grant Trahant, writing for Causeartist, explores the work and mission of SOCAP Global, an impact investing community scale and diversity.
- What can you do to join the impact investing community in pushing for a more just and inclusive economy?
- Learn more about how an impact investing community functions and how it generates its impact.
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Kate Byrne is the president of Intentional Media (soon to be SOCAP Global), the purpose-driven platform whose brands SOCAP, Good Capital Project, and Conscious Company Media are at the intersection of business, meaning, and money. Byrne is the former VP of partnership, membership, and sponsorship for Watermark, the Bay Area’s leading women’s leadership community.
SOCAP is the largest and most diverse impact investing community in the world. They have created a global ecosystem and marketplace – social entrepreneurs, investors, foundation and nonprofit leaders, government and policy leaders, creators, corporations, academics and beyond – through content experiences that educate, spur conversation, and inspire investment in positive impact.
SOCAP Virtual: A Global Impact Summit is the leading gathering of global changemakers addressing the world’s toughest challenges through market-based solutions, October 19 through 23. Hundreds of speakers during more than 150 sessions will explore the following themes: Radical Change. Impact Investing. Meaning. Climate Action. Global Health. Future of Work. Next Gen Leadership. Education for All. Resilience. Inclusion. Arts, Culture & the Creative Economy. Racial Equity.
“This year we will lay the foundation for a new decade in impact investing and a more just and inclusive economy. Now more than ever, creative market-based solutions are needed to address the world’s toughest problems,” said Cari Hanson, Vice President of SOCAP, the largest impact investing community in the world. “The speakers and conversations we’ve pulled together for our SOCAP Virtual Main Stage schedule were crafted with the goal of presenting such solutions — and to give attendees ways to take collective action to keep the conversation going long after the final session.” Among the Main Stage session highlights:
Read the full article about this impact investing community by Grant Trahant at Causeartist.