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SCALE Framework Enhances Outreach by Entrepreneur Support Organizations Entrepreneur support organizations typically vary in their effectiveness, but there is growing evidence in the field and in academia that reinforces five distinguishing characteristics of effective entrepreneur support programs. Simple, cost-effective changes

From SOCAP21: How Gen Z Will Raise Business Expectations and Reshape the Workplace The teens and 20-somethings that make up Gen Z are coming of age and finding their voice amid unprecedented political, social, and economic change. As this generation,

How Impact Investors Can Connect Diverse Communities with Risk-Tolerant, Flexible Funding Catalytic capital is risk-tolerant, patient, and flexible funding. This type of funding has the potential to close access, opportunity, and outcomes gaps for immigrant and refugee workers and communities. To

From SOCAP21: The Ethical Disruption of the Criminal Justice System The U.S. criminal justice system directly impacts 6.6 million people at a direct public cost of more than $80 billion per year. This system is marred by racial disparities, extractive

From SOCAP21: Delivering Inclusive Technology Solutions to Underserved Populations Bringing financial services to low-income groups requires both more inclusive technology and human engagement. In wealthier countries where digital adoption is easier and cheaper, most people are rebounding faster from the

From SOCAP21: How Technological Solutions Can Help the Global South’s Small Businesses Lead an Inclusive Economic Recovery Social entrepreneurs and their small businesses play a critical role for local economies and communities across the Global South as an essential source

From SOCAP21: Research to Collect Social Impact Data and Advance Gender Equity As more impact investors seek projects that address gender equity, they also are looking for data to support that work and improve its effectiveness. The research to capture

From SOCAP21: Driving Social Impact by Elevating Community Voices in International Development Whether financed by NGOs, philanthropy, or impact investing, well-intentioned international development projects often miss the mark, and the unintended consequences of these projects risk harming the very communities

Interactive SOCAP21 Session Offers Skills to Understand and Define Barriers to Behavior Change in Order to Advance Progress on the SDGs Addressing the world’s largest threats through pursuit of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will require people, organizations, and

From SOCAP21: How Can We Address Climate Readiness Through Community Investment? In communities around the world, the effects of climate change fall heaviest on some of the most vulnerable populations: People of Color, low- to middle-income people, women, children, and

From SOCAP21: We Need Nature Now — Investing in Biodiversity, Economies, and Humankind A strong and growing economy requires a healthy and thriving environment. Because nature supports more than half of the annual global gross domestic product, impact investors are

From SOCAP21: Ideas for Achieving the UN SDG 6 and Enhancing Zambians’ Quality of Life Social entrepreneurs around the world are shaping innovative solutions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which represent the world’s toughest and broadest challenges. To realize