SOCAP OPEN is now closed. Thank you to everyone for participating and helping build a great SOCAP13. See the 2013 winners below! The top 23 entries are all coming through to SOCAP.
Today, activists for social and environmental change inhabit two very different spheres. The first is the virtual sphere, where individuals from all over the world come together to think about broader issues and themes of global concern. The second is the physical world, where activists tackle local …
The good economy is all around us and yet, we still seem to preaching to the choir. How can impact investments specifically in technology and media help amplify the work of social enterprises and good economy actors that have the potential to change the world — if …
Distributed networks are transforming the supply chain for the creation, distribution and promotion of media. While traditional sources of media that matter struggle to find large audiences, certain stories and content are being shared and promoted through new innovative platforms to reach millions of people across diverse …
How can we galvanize public opinion to develop social capital? How can we create new and lasting community expectations that shape the way people act, think and behave? How can we build deeper understanding and ownership of social issues? This session will examine Public Will Building, a …
The news media usually deals with problems plaguing our societies. Impact Journalism takes a new turn by denouncing the problem at hand alongside uncovering the solutions to it, in order to alert AND give the means to act. Emphasis is put upon the way journalism can offer …
How can you better understand the impact of your portfolio or validate your investment mandate? Once collected, what do you really do with impact data? What insights are revealed from comparing your portfolio to a larger benchmark group? And are there any trends in tracking social and …
Environmental problems are getting worse in the developing countries along with human rights and poverty. Natural resources are developed indiscriminately destroying the ecosystem. However, many people in the developed countries neglect to look into the matter. In order to increase the awareness and to involve them in …
While governments increasingly fail in our region, grassroots movements are developing better alternatives in cities all around. Networking between otherwise disempowered change agents on metropolitan levels boosts the impact of grassroots achievements in a city tenfold. Mapping and networking Palestinian change agents in occupied Jerusalem means: 1.Clarifying …
The power of media communications to accelerate social change is astounding - yet it has gone untapped. We’ve focused on the empowering the entrepreneur for the work of social change but have yet to empower the artist – those who will master the message to create cultural …
Important 2015 Dates
- June 7th: Final day to submit an idea.
- June 8th – June 19th: Commenting and voting period. All sessions open for voting.
- June 20th – June 29th: Judging panel and final selection by SOCAP15 Content Team.
- June 30th: Winning sessions announced to session organizers.
