Goizueta’s Business & Society Institute team including Brian Goebel, Alina Bills 24EvMBA24, Dylan Bahena, Sam Moss, and Nikhil Mathur 23MBA attended SOCAP 2022 where they enjoyed learning and networking with social entrepreneurs and impact investors from all over the world. Here are the top themes and takeways in impact investing.
As a serial social entrepreneur operating primarily in the Sanitation Economy, I have had the distinct pleasure of attending SOCAP for 5 consecutive years in various capacities – as a speaker, moderator, accelerator manager, and sanitation entrepreneur. While all these professional identities are critical pieces of my professional story, I...
Impact investing is a growing trend in the world of social impact and entrepreneurship. Traditionally, social enterprises were formalized as nonprofit entities and competed for grant funding from government and philanthropic foundations.
On my first day at SOCAP, the leading global conference about stimulating capital markets to create social impact, there was a clear energy and buzz running through the halls of San Francisco’s Fort Mason Cultural Center…and it wasn’t because of the ample free coffee.