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.
Did you know that in some hospitals checks for breast cancer are done by blind people? The reason is because the sense in their fingers is well developed, which enables earlier cancer detection. This is just one of the many examples of creative healthcare business solutions, shared …
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 …
Can healthcare in the developing world be transformed by the management methods that drove McDonalds to sell over 50 million hamburgers a day? Franchising may be a dirty word in developed markets, but its benefits of quality control, brand recognition, standarization, cost control, and efficiencies achieved through …
People always talk about success stories, but most entrepreneurs don’t create the perfect company first time round. That is why we learn more from their failure than from their success. Four entrepreneurs will share in 10 images (40 seconds each) their failure: what was their original business …
The Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA) has evolved from an innovative idea into a global movement. Via a true public-private mix – including technology, health, government, social entrepreneurs and NGO players – MAMA has launched national programs in Bangladesh and South Africa, released mobile messages on …
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 …
Hear from three intermediaries in a transatlantic partnership, about how they are growing and changing in line with the proliferating impact investment sector. We’ll discuss progress made, lessons learned and new products launched, offering very practical insights from the front line. Investing for Good pioneered the Social …
Around the world impact investors are looking to expand their portfolios to include education and learning companies that target low income children. That’s good because the current global situation is dire: 10% of primary-aged students (or 61 million children) are still out of school. 71 million secondary …
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 …
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 …
It’s hard to think of a more pressing challenge than measuring ”impact” or ”meaning.” What is impact? What is the business case for achieving that impact? And how do we drive entire management teams to realize that impact at scale? This is a call to all practitioners: …
In most developing countries the public health sector cannot adequately cater to the growing demand for healthcare by its people due to a critical lack of infrastructure. For instance, Africa has less than one hospital bed per thousand people compared to a global average of 3.6. The …
Money, money, money. There is need everywhere. We want to raise a new generation and mobilize the youth! We want to provide jobs for women! We are training future leaders! And on and on. Each beautiful, each worthy. Against a backdrop of mounting social issues and game-changing …
Can games empower players to be social activists and philanthropists? Yes! Can players crowdfund donations to help the real world around them? Yes! Can videogames have health benefits? Yes! Could kids be empowered to help the community through video games? Yes! Let’s discuss how through some innovative …
This session would present the findings from pilot survey completed in May 2013 by ODI and supported by the Shell Foundation. We have developed a methodology to map the current landscape of support to social enterprises in emerging markets, including both direct support to enterprises and support …
SOCAP has for years created a platform for environmental impact entrepreneurs to connect with social impact investors. The push for Climate Mitigation resulted in the emergence of a huge “Cleantech” industry, based on the supply of products and services that help to reduce carbon emissions. This focus, …
Rupert Scofield will tell the story of the evolution of FINCA International, from its beginnings as a small NGO in Latin America to its transform into a global microfinance network partnering with socially-responsible investors to advance its mission. And all along the way, FINCA has balanced the …
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.
