SOCAP13: The Demand Dividend

This post was written by Lila Cruikshank, recent Fuqua graduate, in September 2013. Social entrepreneurs, like any entrepreneur, struggle with the search for investors; investors struggle to find investments that provide sufficient returns. One of the most common tensions is the “exit” – how can social entrepreneurs return capital to investors without sacrificing their social […]

From Money to Meaning and Three Themes in Between at SOCAP 13

This article by Erin Worsham was originally published in September 2013 on Devex Impact – a global initiative by Devex and USAID to provide cutting-edge news and analysis on the intersection of business and development. At this month’s Social Capital Markets conference, SOCAP13, nearly 2000 social entrepreneurs, investors, foundations, corporate and government representatives gathered to discuss the latest trends […]