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The theme of #SOCAP24, Going Deeper: Catalyzing Systems Change, encourages our community to critically examine our practices and challenge ourselves to delve deeper. This week, we're excited to introduce speakers from the SOCAP24 track "Deploying Climate Capital." These speakers will dive deep into capital and financial innovations directed towards mitigation and adaptation to the climate crisis. 🌏 🌱 We will also host dialogues that showcase new market-driven innovations, perspectives, and stakeholders within the climate and capital ecosystem: biodiversity, climate tech, nature-based solutions, and climate justice. Meet some of the speakers who will lead critical conversations on this topic! • Tom Chi | At One Ventures • Gilad Goren | Nature Tech Collective • Nyeji Chilembo-Mhango, MSc. | wCap Limited • Payal Pathak | Visa Foundation • Jennifer Pryce | Calvert Impact • Timothy Strong | Opportunity International • Dyna Kuthyola Mpasuka | Community Agribusiness Partners • Max Mattern | CGAP • Kaitlin Archambault | Open Future Coalition • Manuel Pinuela, PhD | Cultivo • Samantha Power | The BioFi Project • Anastasia Mourogova Millin | Ombrello Solutions • Martin Wainstein | Open Earth Foundation • Jeremy Guth | Woodcock Foundation • Marc-André Roberge | Nectar Technologies • Aldo Soto | Amazonia Impact Ventures • Liz Diebold | Skoll Foundation • Ramasubramanian Oruganti | Sequoia Samanvaya • Juan Jintiach | Global Alliance of Territorial Communities • Eoin Callan | Bloom Local Food Fund | Bloom Impact Capital 🌱 Learn more about this year's convening and register to join us in San Francisco from October 28 to 30: https://bit.ly/4gfClHo

Canopie and our founder Anne Wanlund are in Forbes! 📣 We're incredibly grateful to Sorenson Impact Institute and Eliza Golden Roady for providing us with an opportunity to share how our platform uniquely drives impact and fuels our passion in order to reach more moms every day. Every Canopie decision is made with the goal of maximizing well-being and positive outcomes for moms. Our operating principles and values allow us to continue to grow a solution we feel so proud of, and we’re just getting started! In the interview, Anne shares: 🏥 Her personal and public health experiences that shaped the founding of Canopie 🚧 How our approach addresses the unique barriers and inequities moms experience 👩⚕️ The benefits of Canopie for both healthcare partners and moms 🤝 How Sorenson’s partnership has strengthened our company’s journey 🔮 Our hopes and dreams for the future! A big thank you to Jenny Sands for all of your support on this! Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/eYSqwQqr

We have loved meeting University of Utah students who are residing at the new Impact & Prosperity Epicenter! Watch this video to learn how these changemakers plan to prioritize impact in their future careers. 👏

This week, we highlight speakers from the #SOCAP24 content track "Transforming Health Systems." Sessions in this track will emphasize collaborative models that address the challenges in the health sector. We will examine the role of data analytics and technology in driving systemic change, exploring how these insights inform strategic investments. 🩺✨ Meet the speakers below and take advantage of our flash sale (the last sale before tickets are full price)! Register for SOCAP24 today to save $450 off the full-price ticket! The sale runs through Monday, September 16: https://hubs.la/Q02PvzG70 • Katie Drasser | Rock Health • Vanessa Roanhorse | Roanhorse Consulting • Lyn Morris | Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services • Dr. Charmain Jackman, Ph.D. | InnoPsych • Andrew Barr | greymatter capital • Michelle Teo | MedAccess • Scarlett Chen 陳思佳 | Verge HealthTech Fund • Nafisa Jiwani | U.S. International Development Finance Corporation • Jordanna L. Saunders | Trauma Recovery Services of Arizona • Steve Davis | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Stanford University Graduate School of Business • Erin Sietstra | Hopelab • Leeat Gellis | Grand Challenges Canada • Elana Berkowitz | Springbank • Cierra Gromoff | Kismet Health Inc • Michael O'Bryan | humanature • Chantel Chapman | Trauma of Money • Ruth Shaber, MD | Tara Health Foundation

Throughout her career, Katie Macc has witnessed how innovation, creativity, and collaboration can amplify collective impact. As Sorenson Impact Institute’s new CEO, her vision for the Institute emphasizes three areas: 💡 Advancing innovation and practical research, 💡 sharpening the organization’s focus as field-leading practitioners, 💡 and leaning into the Institute’s role in mentoring and training students while creating a pipeline of talent for careers in impact.  In this Q&A, learn more about Katie's vision for the Institute, the future of impact investing, and the life experiences that shape her work: https://lnkd.in/grj6t5nU

We’re reflecting on last month’s Sorenson Impact Summit where Andi Phillips spoke alongside Jeffrey Cyr of Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation in a Q&A led by Janis Dubno, MBA of Sorenson Impact. The group shared their takeaways from a decade of outcomes-based financing and their hopes for the future of outcomes financed, community-led projects. Andi shared an important lesson learned in her early days in impact investing: “If you had that pool of flexible capital, it gave you the ability to be much more responsive to community need. And by being responsive to community need, we could drive bigger impact.” Read more here from their conversation on the evolution and growth of outcomes-based financing. https://lnkd.in/eHdScWSk

In a conversation at the #SorensonImpactSummit, three trailblazing fund managers shared how they developed concentrated approaches to advancing investment strategies with impact. In their work across a range of sectors — from financial resilience for lower-income Americans to inclusive technology for people with disabilities — they are building frameworks to support sustainable, resilient impact businesses. They highlight the reasons and research behind their impact work and how they connect investors with entrepreneurs in these specific fields. Read more on Forbes.com: https://lnkd.in/eTaqBsij Meet the speakers:  💡 Ashley Bittner is managing Partner of Kalos Ventures, an early-stage venture firm focused on finding compelling companies in the workforce, education, and care sectors.  💡 Regina "Gina" Kline Kline is the founder and managing partner of Enable Ventures, an early-stage venture firm that invests in companies that help close the disability wealth gap 💡 Vikas Raj is the fo-founder and managing partner of ResilienceVC, an early-stage venture firm focused on fintech solutions that drive resiliency for underserved communities.

Our latest newsletter shares stories and insights from Sorenson Impact Institute and our community. Explore it here: https://lnkd.in/g5fxNFy3 What's inside: 💡 An exclusive conversation on the power of domain expertise in thematic investing from the 2024 #SorensonImpactSummit. 💡 An interview with Canopie CEO Anne Wanlund highlighting solutions For maternal mental health. 💡 And so much more! Not subscribed? Sign up to receive our monthly newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gxCqi_xf

We're thrilled to share some of the changemakers who will take the #SOCAP24 stage in San Francisco this October! These speakers are part of the "Capital Flows For Impact" track. Sessions in this track will dig deep into ecosystemic challenges to capital flow, standards in impact measurement, and fulfillment of the impact investment promise to create change at scale. • Astrid Scholz | Armillaria • Dr. Stephanie Gripne | Impact Finance Center • Esther T. Benjamin| World Education Services • Allegra Stennett | New Majority Capital • Stephen Rwagweri | African Continental Crafts • Audrey Selian | Artha Impact (Rianta Capital) • Lubna Dajani | Allternet., Catalyst 2030 USA Co-Chair • JinKyung Choi | Korea Social Value and Solidarity Foundation • Jaewon Jeong | Impact Square • Cordell Jacks | Regenerative Capital Group • Patti Chu| Mana Impact • Carla Langhorst | Just Like Family Home Care Canada • Emma Shaw | Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), Emerging Futures • Laurentia Perrin | Common Approach to Impact Measurement • leo freeman | Obran Cooperative • Margot Brandenburg | Ford Foundation • Wendy Turman | MKT Impact Capital • Lizette Peña | Kachuwa Impact Fund Investment Cooperative • Allie Burns | Village Capital • Sid R. Hargro | World Education Services ⭐️ Visit the event page to learn more about the speakers highlighted here and the innovative sessions they're leading at SOCAP24. Plus, keep an eye on our social channels as we continue to highlight speakers each week! https://hubs.la/Q02LVY-d0

Sorenson Impact Institute’s impact investing team is always on the lookout for companies with innovative solutions for social and economic well-being. Among our recent additions is Canopie, which works with healthcare providers to connect expecting and new moms with evidence-based care, as well as remote screening, monitoring, and referral services. In this interview, Canopie CEO Anne Wanlund shares how the company is working to change approaches to maternal mental health, connect families with resources and care, and reduce long-term personal and financial costs. Read more on Forbes.com: https://lnkd.in/eYSqwQqr #MaternalMentalHealth #ImpactInvesting