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This year, more than ever, SOCAP is focusing on meaningful connections, reflected in a refreshed agenda and newly designed programming. We will kick off SOCAP25 with Capital Connections Day, which carves out intentional time for attendees to engage in candid, peer-to-peer discussions that surface shared challenges, identify investment opportunities, and explore innovative approaches to deploying capital.

“We are building a community where attendees leave not just with contacts but with clarity, purpose, and relationships that carry forward into the kind of collaboration the world urgently needs,” says Sarah Sterling, SOCAP’s Executive Director of Programming and Convening. Explore the agenda below, and stay tuned for more session and speaker announcements soon!

This month’s newsletter is packed with insights from across the impact community and opportunities to deepen your engagement at SOCAP25. If you haven’t yet reserved your spot, take advantage of discounted Spring Tickets to save $200 before the price goes up!

In This Edition

• Explore the SOCAP25 agenda.
• Discover the community-driven SOCAP Open sessions selected for SOCAP25.
• Learn about Capital Connections Day, a dynamic new start to SOCAP.
• Participate in the LP/GP curated matchmaking event for SOCAP25 attendees.
• Listen to a new podcast episode about mobilizing capital for global health.
• Watch a webinar on the intersection of AI and humanity in impact measurement.

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The SOCAP25 Agenda: Creating Connections to Drive the Transformative Movement of Capital

This year’s conference is intentionally organized to facilitate the collaborative relationship-building needed to move impact into the mainstream.

SOCAP25 will consist of three days of timely and relevant sessions, cross-sector collaboration and relationship activation, and bold ideas to take impact mainstream. Explore the agenda here, and stay tuned for more sessions and speakers soon. EXPLORE THE AGENDA.

ICYMI: Explore the 25 Community-Driven SOCAP25 Open Sessions

These community-driven sessions span the five SOCAP25 content tracks and account for about one third of the event programming. See them live this October! 

Join us in celebrating the 25 sessions selected through this year’s SOCAP Open process! SOCAP Open is at the heart of SOCAP’s mission to uplift voices that bring fresh insights and amplify new ideas and solutions. This unique annual opportunity invites changemakers from around the world to help shape the content at our flagship conference. EXPLORE THE SESSIONS.

From Transactions to Trust: Building LP-GP Alignment for Deeper Impact

In a new ImpactAlpha column, Sarah Sterling, SOCAP’s Executive Director of Programming and Convening, shares how Capital Connections Day will connect participants in meaningful ways.

“We’re not suggesting that one day can transform the system. But it can shift the dynamic. It can set a tone. When LPs and GPs come together in a space designed not for extraction but for connection, the foundation for transformational capital is laid.” Read more about Capital Connections Day, a new, dynamic kickoff coming to SOCAP25. READ MORE.

Join the Inclusive Capital Exchange LP/GP Matchmaking at SOCAP25

Any emerging fund manager currently raising a fund I, II, or III, and any LP, foundation investment officer, or asset manager who is currently allocating and registered for SOCAP25 may participate.

Incorporating lessons from its initial launch at SOCAP24, the collaborators behind the Inclusive Capital Exchange (ICX) are seeking participants for this year’s LP/GP curated matchmaking event. The goal? Move as much capital as possible to emerging fund managers. LEARN MORE.

Mobilizing Capital for Global Health: Bridging the Healthcare Financing Gap

Featuring Scarlett Chen | Verge HealthTech Fund, Steve Davis | The Gates Foundation, Leeat Gellis | Grand Challenges Canada, Eric Rice | SEAF

Bridging the healthcare financing gap by mobilizing private capital through sustainable financing alongside public funds is essential to achieving universal health coverage and SDG3 by 2030. The U.S. withdrawal from the WHO and retreat from investing in the global health enterprise this year have added to this gap, with long-term ramifications on disease transmission and a loss in global public health infrastructure. In this episode of Money + Meaning, learn about successful impact investment case studies in global health, featuring innovative financing solutions and the critical and remarkable potential for technology, “health tech,” and AI. TUNE IN.

The Intersection of AI and Humanity in Impact Measurement: Gamify for Good

Featuring Laura Maher | Siegel Family Endowment, Michael Sani | Play Verto, Unmesh Sheth | Sopact, and Carla Grados Villamar | 60 Decibels

Play Verto and SOCAP recently co-hosted a powerful webinar on the limits of artificial intelligence and the irreplaceable value of human insight, gamification, and lived experience in generating meaningful, measurable data. The webinar explored how tech and humanity intersect — and why funders, educators, and practitioners alike must rethink how they gather and act on data. If you missed the live conversation, you can now read highlights or watch the full recording. WATCH NOW.

In the Community

From Our Partners | Solve Challenge Finals 2025: Where Innovation Meets Urgent Global Need

Don’t just watch change happen — help drive it! Solve Challenge Finals on September 22 is your front-row seat to the future of innovation for global good. Held each year during the UN General Assembly and Climate Week in NYC, this flagship event unveils MIT Solve’s latest cohort of visionaries — each offering bold, tech-driven solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. Register with the code SOCAPNETWORK to save $50 on your ticket. SECURE YOUR SEAT.

Remembering Andrew Kassoy, Co-Founder of the B Corp Movement

We are moved by this conversation between Andrew Kassoy and his fellow co-founders of the B Corp Movement. Founded in 2006, B Lab is on a mission to transform the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. We are grateful for Andrew’s leadership and contributions to a more caring world, and for B Lab’s partnership with SOCAP over the years. Let’s continue embracing interdependence, together. 

Thank You to Our Multi-Year Partners