A Macro Look at Today’s Global Systems and the Social Capital Markets
At SOCAP15’s opening plenary we looked to some of the most venerable pioneers in the impact space for insights about the evolutionary process we are all going through. SOCAP Convener Kevin Jones welcomed the crowd with a reflection on the past, present, and future of SOCAP and of the impact investing and social enterprise movements. Longtime leaders of organizations that support social entrepreneurs then shared insights, expertise, and new research as they looked to the future of social enterprise. This panel of pioneers, experts, innovators, disruptors, and impact space leaders included:
Kevin Jones, SOCAP
Gar Alperovitz, The Democracy Collaborative and The Next System Project
Angela Glover Blackwell, PolicyLink
Aaron Tanaka, Center for Economic Democracy
Michelle Long, BALLE
Brendan Martin, The Working World
Cheryl Dorsey, Echoing Green
Ann Mei Chang, USAID
Bill Drayton, Ashoka
Lisa Hall, Anthos Asset Management
Dave Wilkinson, White House Office of Social Innovation
Social Recap from #SOCAP15 Day 1 Plenary
The Next System Project panel kicked off a heated discussion to dig into the first day of SOCAP. Here is a recap of the conversation inspired by Co-Chair of The Next System Project Gar Alperovitz, BALLE Executive Director Michelle Long, Founder and Director of Policy Link Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder and Director of Working World Brendan Martin and Center for Economic Democracy Director Aaron Tanaka from the opening plenary.
