SOCAP is about connecting people who work at the intersection of money and meaning while highlighting world-changing initiatives. We remain rooted in this mission as we gear up for SOCAP26, held in Chicago for the very first time this October 12-14.
The SOCAP26 agenda prioritizes interactive sessions, deeper relationship-building, and opportunities to connect around emerging models, financing strategies, and actionable partnerships. What’s more: You don’t have to wait until October to begin connecting with fellow SOCAP26 attendees from across the impact ecosystem. Once you are registered, you’ll have access to the SOCAP26 event app, powered by Brella, where you can see who’s attending, schedule meetings, meet our partners, and sign up for the Monday offsite Chicago Community Session you’d like to attend.
📲 Start Connecting With SOCAP26 Attendees in the Event App!
Once you’re registered for SOCAP26, you can get a head start on making connections, scheduling meetings, and planning your time at this year’s convening.
The SOCAP26 event app, powered by Brella, is now live! This means all SOCAP26 ticket holders can log in and start connecting with fellow attendees right now. Once you've registered for the event, you'll receive an email from Brella with instructions on how to access the app and its many features. To celebrate the app launch, we're running a special sale: Register by Friday, August 21, with code BrellaFlashSale to save $300 off the full price! REGISTER FOR SOCAP26.
Sign up for Chicago Community Sessions
Advance signup for these SOCAP26 sessions is required, and capacity is limited. Secure your SOCAP26 ticket now to sign up!
New Chicago Community Sessions will bring attendees directly into the neighborhoods, organizations, and innovation hubs shaping the city's impact ecosystem. These off-site sessions are the primary focus of the first day of SOCAP26, giving participants the opportunity to experience impact not as a theory discussed on stage, but as tangible, place-based work happening in real time alongside the practitioners building it. All Chicago Community Sessions will take place on Monday at 1 p.m. CT. VIEW THE SESSIONS IN THE AGENDA.
Building Better Connections for Capital: Inside SOCAP26’s New Capital Provider Experience
Curated programming within the SOCAP26 agenda is designed specifically for the individuals and organizations making decisions about where and how impact capital is deployed.
The Capital Provider Experience at SOCAP26 is designed to support capital allocators—LPs, GPs, family offices, foundations, endowments, CDFIs, institutional investors, and more—in deepening peer connections, holding more intentional conversations, and identifying greater opportunities for collaboration. Capital Provider Experience organizers Dipti Pratt (Toniic), Pamela Roussos (WeavingImpact), and SOCAP’s own Sarah Sterling shared more about this experience in our recent webinar. If you missed the live conversation, watch the recording or read the highlights. LEARN MORE.
In the Community
From Our Partners | Solve Challenge Finals 2026
On September 22, MIT Solve will convene leaders in innovation and social impact for Solve Challenge Finals. This year's event marks a milestone—10 years of Solve and 10 years of innovation. Amidst the start of the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week NYC, MIT Solve will announce the winners of the 10th Anniversary Global Challenge, award over $1M in prize funding, and set the stage for the next decade of impact. Register with the code SOCAPNETWORK for $50 off your ticket. LEARN MORE.
From Our Partners| The Sorenson Impact Natural Capital Summit
The Sorenson Impact Institute is hosting a full-day convening on nature finance during Climate Week NYC! On September 23 at the Yale Club, the Sorenson Impact Natural Capital Summit will feature impact investors, economists, foundations, entrepreneurs, innovators, conservationists, and water and forest ecosystem experts committed to moving capital that closes the nature funding gap and impacts real landscapes, critical watersheds, local communities, and the innovations and ventures built to protect them. Admission is free, and space is limited. REQUEST TO JOIN.
Meet Us at SOCAP26 to Accelerate Impact
Some of the most important global innovations in impact investing, place-based investing, and inclusive capital are happening in Chicago and across the Midwest. We can't wait to host our annual flagship conference in the heart of it for the very first time this October 12-14!
Looking ahead to SOCAP26, Jessica Droste Yagan of Impact Engine is excited to combine Chicago's "rooted, grounded, Midwestern approach" to impact investing with SOCAP's global community from across the impact ecosystem. In this video, she says, "Together, I'm really excited about how much we can move the needle." WATCH HERE.
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