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Submissions, commenting and voting for SOCAP Open is now closed. Featuring content created and produced by our community is key to SOCAP’s impact, relevance and meaning.From Our Own Wells: The Rise of Place-Based Impact Investing
Mark Hand, Unltd USA / RGK Center
In 2012 the Omidyar Network published “Priming the Pump,” making the case for sector-based impact investing. But cities are the engines of growth and job creation. Can a city-level focus complement a sector-based approach, multiplying the impact our dollars have on our communities?
city-based, community development, economic development, ecosystems, Impact Investing, network thinking, place-based
Panel
Beginner
Mark Hand - UnLtd USA
Alex LaForge - Investors Circle
Paul Moore - StartGarden
Other panelists could include representatives from Mars, Purpose Capital, Canopy, Case Foundation, Heron Foundation, Bay Area Impact Investing Initiative, Georgetown University and the Colorado Impact Fund.
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.
