For 18 years, SOCAP has played a critical role in the impact space, amplifying world-changing ideas and cultivating a community of diverse perspectives from across the globe.
Our community includes the voices and solutions from the newly announced 2025 SOCAP Global Cohort. These 10 social entrepreneurs, selected for our Fellowship Program, are driving systems change across sectors like education, economic development, and technology. Learn about them below — and meet them in person at SOCAP25!
Join us this October to help shape the future of impact at this critical time. A few SOCAP25 + ImpactAlpha bundles are still available (a $600 discount!), and volunteer applications are now open. We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco.
In This Edition
Get to know the social entrepreneurs who make up the 2025 SOCAP Global Cohort.
Listen to a new podcast episode about investing in the future in the face of adversity.
Apply to be a volunteer at SOCAP25 (and save on your ticket!).
Don’t miss a funding opportunity from the Sorenson Impact Foundation.
Get Involved
Announcing the 2025 SOCAP Global Cohort!
These entrepreneurs were selected from hundreds of applications for this year's program.
This year’s cohort of SOCAP Global Fellows represents founders creating incredible solutions to pressing social, cultural, and environmental challenges around the globe! All are investment-ready, for-profit entrepreneurs who have social impact as a core focus of their venture and are actively seeking funding. MEET THE FELLOWS.
Backing Founders, Building an Inclusive Economy
Featuring Brian Fernandes-Halloran | Halloran Philanthropies, Anna Blanding | William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | ConnCORP, Danielle Reed | Builders Vision, and Daryn Dodson | Illumen Capital
Shifts in policy and public sentiment are creating headwinds for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in various sectors. However, some mission-driven allocators are staying the course on their commitments to a diverse investing future. A new Money and Meaning episode features a SOCAP24 conversation with allocators who offer examples for other investors seeking diverse funding opportunities and stronger financial performance. LISTEN NOW.
Apply to Be a Volunteer at SOCAP25!
Discounted tickets are available to volunteers who support our flagship event.
We’re seeking volunteers to support this year’s convening! If you’re interested in participating, complete our volunteer form to tell us a bit about yourself. Space is limited, so don’t wait! APPLY TODAY.
In the Community:
Building the Big Tent: Robert Munson on SOCAP25, Systems Change, and How Unsexy Industries Like Insurance Can Change the World
In a recent conversation with Premiums for the Planet, SOCAP President Robert Munson shared what's new for SOCAP25 and how the annual convening fosters systems-level change. He says: “What we offer is evidence … that change is not only possible, it’s happening. People leave with a renewed belief that they can be part of it. And that belief is where real momentum begins.” READ MORE.
Funding Opportunity! Sorenson Impact Foundation 2025 Grant Program
The Sorenson Impact Foundation is looking to provide funding to organizations, researchers, and entrepreneurs around the world that are working in these two focus areas: Responsible AI & the Digital Future and The Ownership Economy & Economic Empowerment. With the ability to deploy both philanthropic and catalytic investment capital, this funding program supports innovative solutions that harness emerging technologies and ownership structures to create a more equitable economic landscape. APPLY BY JULY 31.
đź’¬ In Their Words: The Value of SOCAP
"I think that SOCAP is the place for impact entrepreneurs for profit." —Mercedes Bidart, CEO and Co-Founder of Quipu and Cartier Women's Initiative Fellow
In this video, Bidart is interviewed alongside Kathy Ku, Investor at Vive Collective and Cartier Women's Initiative Jury Member, about the value of attending SOCAP for for-profit impact entrepreneurs. WATCH HERE.
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