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  • The Keys to Equitably Unlocking Small Business Potential

    The Keys to Equitably Unlocking Small Business Potential
    2026/07/13
    Small business finance is often discussed as a single, static problem: Entrepreneurs need capital, and capital isn't reaching them. But access looks entirely different depending on where a business sits and who governs the ground beneath it. A rural town in the Mississippi Delta, a mid-sized Southern city, and a sovereign tribal nation each face their own version of the same challenge, shaped by different histories, different systems, and, increasingly, different levels of federal disruption. This conversation, recorded live at SOCAP25, brings together these three vantage points to explore how targeted business support and cross-sector collaboration can help reduce marginalization and build more resilient local economies for socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
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    1 時間
  • Expanding the Capital Continuum for All Businesses

    Expanding the Capital Continuum for All Businesses
    2026/06/15
    Across the country, thousands of businesses find themselves caught in a financing gap. They have outgrown early-stage sources of capital but remain too small, too community-focused, or too unconventional to attract institutional investors. These businesses often create jobs, strengthen local economies, and build community wealth, but they frequently struggle to access the flexible financing needed to reach their next stage of growth. This conversation, recorded live at SOCAP25, explores how investors, fund managers, and financial institutions are working to close that gap.
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    1 時間
  • Reaching Underserved Communities Through Community Finance

    Reaching Underserved Communities Through Community Finance
    2026/05/18
    Public-private partnerships are often discussed in abstract terms, but for mission-driven financial institutions working in underserved communities, they can fundamentally change what’s possible. This conversation, recorded live at SOCAP25, explores how one federal initiative helped unlock new lending capacity for Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions nationwide.
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    56 分
  • Expanding Nature-Based Solutions With Innovative Financial Models

    Expanding Nature-Based Solutions With Innovative Financial Models
    2026/04/21
    Nature-based solutions are widely recognized as essential to addressing climate and biodiversity challenges. Yet despite their potential, they remain significantly underfunded. The reasons are familiar: long timelines, uncertain returns, and limited investor confidence in how to measure and monetize impact. This conversation, recorded at SOCAP25, explores how new financial approaches are beginning to shift that dynamic. By linking financial returns to measurable results, these structures offer a way to translate long-term environmental value into something investable today.
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    48 分
  • The Trillion-Dollar Case for Investing in Children

    The Trillion-Dollar Case for Investing in Children
    2026/03/13
    This episode of Money and Meaning features David Bank, Founder and Editor at ImpactAlpha, and Mark Davis, CEO of Table Sense. Based in the Heartland, Table Sense brings together the tools of impact investing, research, and policy to create systematic, financially sustainable, and politically durable solutions in the child welfare space across the U.S. The conversation touches on the opportunities of child-lens investing, which Davis describes as reducing drag on the economy through investing in human potential through proven, practical services.
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    25 分
  • Place-Based Investing for Inclusive Communities

    Place-Based Investing for Inclusive Communities
    2026/02/13
    In a moment when communities are feeling real pain in real time, place-based investing offers something many capital strategies can’t: urgency, context, and accountability to the people who live with the outcomes. Recorded live at SOCAP25, this episode of Money + Meaning brings together foundation leaders pushing beyond the traditional “5%” grantmaking model and putting their full balance sheets to work. The panel explores what it actually takes to align endowments with mission, how internal teams are restructuring to break down silos, and why collaboration across institutions isn’t optional — it’s part of the responsibility.
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    1 時間 11 分
  • SOCAP26: Our First Flagship Event in Chicago

    SOCAP26: Our First Flagship Event in Chicago
    2026/01/21
    In this special episode of Money and Meaning, members of the SOCAP team share details on the move of SOCAP’s flagship conference from San Francisco to Chicago in 2026. The team discusses the strategic reasons behind the move, including the Midwest’s strong institutions aligned with SOCAP’s mission. The region is home to leading innovations in impact finance, climate solutions, and community investment, as well as key partners like the MacArthur Foundation and Chicago Community Trust. Tune in to learn more about this exciting next chapter!
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    29 分
  • Investing in Economic and Political Power: Innovative Models for Change

    Investing in Economic and Political Power: Innovative Models for Change
    2025/12/15
    Recorded at SOCAP25, this episode of Money + Meaning explores the intersection of economic and political power, the significance of ownership and governance, and how capital can support communities in achieving lasting self-determination.
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    1 時間