NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

SOCAP, at its core, is a convener. We create a platform to host the boldest and brightest ideas for how capital can be put to work to solve our world’s toughest challenges. And, we make the platform accessible to leaders in every seat. We pitch a big tent because the types of urgent and just solutions we all need will not come out of a silo — we need to cross-pollinate and accelerate what our community brings to the table. We need to hold ourselves accountable for the goals we set.

The global pandemic took a massive toll on all of us, and SOCAP is no exception. To breathe new life into SOCAP and accommodate the size and scope of our community’s vision and ambition we needed a strong foundation. We needed to lean into our value of radical collaboration in a time of urgent global need.

We are excited to share that we are leaning in with our longtime friends at the Sorenson Impact Center, one of the most accomplished and respected organizations in global impact. Our big tent is getting an upgrade.

We needed a strong partner, aligned with our vision, to ensure SOCAP, a cornerstone of global impact, can not only survive but thrive. The Center is stepping up and has assumed the day-to-day management and leadership of SOCAP.  In the press release from Sorenson Impact Center, Jim Sorenson, chairman of the Sorenson Impact Foundation and mainstay in our SOCAP community, shared: