Lightning Bolt Archives - SOCAP Global

Over the past several years, the demand for sustainable products, services and business models to advance global sustainability has expanded dramatically. However, the pace and scale of these efforts far lags what will be required to meet the United Nations

C3 Grantmaking, the grant funding arm of the Catalytic Capital Consortium housed at New Venture Fund (NVF), supports research, networking, peer learning, and other field building activities intended to help increase the amount, effectiveness, and impact of catalytic capital investments.

Dynamic lightning bolt with Q&A

As we honor the ongoing strives women are making, how do we guarantee that the firsts we are seeing now are not the last? What resources are needed to ensure our collective gains trickle down to the most vulnerable and

The Lightning Bolt features a call-and-response format created exclusively for SPECTRUM designed to provide audiences with the opportunity to learn and engage. Each Lightning Bolt style is unique to the presenter centered on a reflection or provocation. Lightning Bolts features

Social entrepreneurs continue to make the same mistakes without realizing it. Michael Gordon has spoken with 100+ social entrepreneurs who have shared their experiences about how to best launch, sustain, and have impact from a social venture. Their lessons span

With Millennials as the largest living generation in America today and Generation Z emerging fast as an influential force, it is ever more important to understand where these generations stand. The Walton Family Foundation, in partnership with Echelon Insights, embarked

How might we fund innovations in climate change adaptation for those most impacted by the climate crisis: farmers and fishers in Africa?  Globally, innovation in and funding for solutions designed to fight the effects of climate change remain concentrated in

The pandemic has deepened existing challenges faced by education systems in lower and middle income countries. Recession-hit governments will have even fewer resources whilst the needs of learners are only growing. How can private investors help — and what obstacles

Join this lively session of two Lightning Bolts: Catalytic Capital in Crisis Response: When Boring is Beautiful and Our Sector’s Founding Falsehood: Doing Well by Doing Good is Not Doing Enough followed by moderated Q&A. Our Sector’s Founding Falsehood: Doing well by