Money + Meaning
Episodes
Expanding Nature-Based Solutions With Innovative Financial Models
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nature-based solutions are widely recognized as essential to addressing climate and biodiversity challenges. Yet despite their potential, they remain ...
The Trillion-Dollar Case for Investing in Children
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Money and Meaning features David Bank, Founder and Editor at ImpactAlpha, and Mark Davis, CEO of Table Sense. Based in the Heartland, ...
Place-Based Investing for Inclusive Communities
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a moment when communities are feeling real pain in real time, place-based investing offers something many capital strategies can’t: urgency, cont...
SOCAP26: Our First Flagship Event in Chicago
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Money and Meaning, members of the SOCAP team share details on the move of SOCAP’s flagship conference from San Francisco ...
Investing in Economic and Political Power: Innovative Models for Change
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at SOCAP25, this episode of Money + Meaning explores the intersection of economic and political power, the significance of ownership and gove...
The AI Generation: A High-Impact Opportunity for Investors
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is transforming the way young people learn, work, and plan their futures. The entry-level job market is shrinking, internships aren’t keeping up,...
Money as Energy: Rethinking Diligence, Power, and Partnership
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Impact investing often centers on models, metrics, and capital stacks. But as facilitator and coach Michael Kass shares in conversation with SOCAP’s...
Investing in Climate-Resilient Agricultural Practices and Communities
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Created in partnership with Root Capital and ImpactAlpha, this episode shines a light on how climate shifts are impacting farmers worldwide. As climat...
Mobilizing Capital for Global Health: Bridging the Healthcare Financing Gap
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bridging the healthcare financing gap by mobilizing private capital through sustainable financing alongside public funds is essential to achieving uni...
Backing Founders, Building an Inclusive Economy
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shifts in policy and public sentiment are creating headwinds for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in various sectors. However, some ...
Investing in Equitable Solutions That Address Barriers to Mental Health Care
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mental health issues affect about one in five Americans, but accessing appropriate services remains a challenge for many. These challenges layer atop...
How ICX Is Leading the Way for Inclusive Capital Connections at SOCAP25
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Collaborators who launched the Inclusive Capital Exchange (ICX) at SOCAP24 are preparing for its second year of enhancing the flow of capital between ...
A Call for Catalytic Capital to Bridge Impact Funding Gaps
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An initiative launched to connect more entrepreneurs and communities with capital for impact is making an urgent call for additional funders and organ...
A Roadmap to 100% Mission-Aligned Investing at a Global Social Enterprise
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Money + Meaning features leaders from World Education Services, a global social enterprise committed to 100% mission-aligned investing...
Transforming Climate Capital for a Planet in Crisis
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at SOCAP24, this discussion features leaders in the field who offer a comprehensive overview of the climate capital landscape and share how t...
How Employee Ownership Drives Equity, Resilience, and Impact
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Money + Meaning showcases the potential that shared business ownership holds to benefit stakeholders and drive systems change. Recorde...
What Not to Miss at SOCAP24: Connecting for Impact
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can you expect at SOCAP24? Three full days of networking and learning infused with the spirit of community, the power of connection, and the magi...
De-Risking Investments Through Philanthropy: A Real-Life Peek Behind the Scenes
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Philanthropic funding can serve as a tool to reduce risks in blended finance projects and attract more private investment for sustainable development....
A Closer Look at Participatory Investment Decisions
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the advantages of centering community voices in the investment decision process. In this conversation, learn about new models of participatory...
Cross-Sector Collaboration Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new Money + Meaning episode features leaders in healthcare and finance who discuss the widespread housing crisis and how they’re partnering and in...
Trust-Based Philanthropy as a Catalyst for Impact Investment
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By shifting to a more just and inclusive approach to philanthropy, funders can help support the development and scaling of more sustainable social ent...
How SOCAP Partnerships Work for Impact
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SOCAP’s annual convening serves as a springboard for ongoing collaboration and conversation, and partnerships are integral to amplifying the event’...
Supporting the Frontlines of Climate Justice: Funding Early and Funding Big
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By re-examining traditional methods of investing and funding, foundations and endowments are working with partners to connect capital with communities...
Driving Impact with Meaningful Measurement
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Money + Meaning, Advantage Capital Managing Director Ryan Brennan discusses how the firm continues to evolve its practices and expa...
All About SOCAP Open
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the global impact community evolves and expands, so does SOCAP Global’s annual flagship conference. One key element is SOCAP Open, which invites ...
Innovative Funding Models for Entrepreneurs
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new Money + Meaning podcast episode features a SOCAP23 session exploring innovative funding models that go beyond equity and debt. Three fund manage...
Connecting Indigenous Communities with Capital for Impact
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Canadian social finance firm is demonstrating the value of a community-driven outcomes tool for positive impact. With a focus on revitalizing Indige...
Closing the Disability Wealth Gap
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Money + Meaning podcast features a SOCAP23 panel moderated by Enable Ventures Founder Regina Kline. During the “Closing the Disability Wealth G...
SOCAP23 Takeaways and Highlights: Innovations and Collaborations Shaping the Future of Impact
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the final day of SOCAP23, three Content Curation Council members gathered to discuss highlights and insights from the event and take a look at what...
Driving Collaborative Impact Through Investing and Cross-Sector Partnerships
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With a record of strong growth over the last decade, the impact investing field has the opportunity to lead in new ways and build on that promise by a...
Leading SOCAP Through the Years: Connecting Changemakers to Accelerate Impact
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
By embracing a broader view of impact and community from the start, the people who helped found and nurture SOCAP built a strong foundation for an eve...
Arts, Culture, Impact! The Value of Creativity in Systemic Change
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a time of growing global challenges and social divisions, the arts and culture sector presents new opportunities for connection and transformation ...
How Food Tech Is Tackling Climate Change
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Technology-driven startups and entrepreneurs are crafting products and methods to reduce the food industry’s greenhouse gas footprint. As they creat...
Innovative Impact Investing in Canada
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As impact investing makes a difference in communities around the world, practitioners are addressing regional challenges with innovative approaches th...
Investing in Indigenous Women
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Money and Meaning episode features a powerful SOCAP22 session with Trisha Etringer, Shelley Buffalo, and Sikowis Nobiss of the Great Plains Actio...
Improving the Textile Industry’s Social & Climate Impact
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneurs and investors are partnering to help improve the textile industry's social and climate impact. With innovative materials and operational...
The Evolving Role of the Chief Sustainability Officer
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As companies face growing demands from customers, investors, employees, and regulators to improve their environmental and social impact, some are crea...
The Value of a Transparent and Holistic Approach to Sustainable Supply Chains and DEI
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Organizations are expanding their impact mindset to create transparent, holistic approaches that can help shape sustainable supply chains and advance ...
Evidence-Based Approaches to Caring for Society’s Unsheltered, Vulnerable Populations
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Money and Meaning is a recording of a fireside chat at the 2023 Sorenson Impact Summit with Randy Shumway, Founder of Cicero Group, an...
HBCUs and Equity in Education: A Student-Centric and Data-Driven Approach
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Money and Meaning is a recording of an onstage conversation at SOCAP22 between Dr. Allison Boxer, Managing Director of Sorenson Impact...
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Empowering women impact entrepreneurs to reach their fullest potential and drive social and environmental change is the goal of the Cartier Women’s ...
Finding and Funding Innovative Entrepreneurs Who Otherwise Get Missed
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For 30 years, Advantage Capital has imagined new possibilities for impact by investing private institutional capital in businesses from traditionally ...
What Is Systems Data? And Why Investors Need It in Emerging Markets
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Biases that limit investors and support organizations are often reinforced by a lack of market visibility. One unexploited solution involves using sys...
State of the Field and Practice of Impact Investing
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the third year, SOCAP Global is pleased to present the State of the Field and Practice of Impact Investing. Join Fran Seegull, President of the U....
Accelerating Capital to Save Children's Lives with Cristina Shapiro of UNICEF USA’s Impact Fund for Children
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For 75 years UNICEF has been supporting the well-being of children around the globe, helping to save more children’s lives than any other humanitari...
Bridging the Gap Between Investor and Borrower with Jasper van Brakel of RSF Social Finance
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, host Alex Kravitz is joined by Jasper van Brakel, the President and CEO of RSF Social Finance. Since the 1980s, RSF has been driving ...
The Participatory Funding Movement with Meg Massey and Ben Wrobel
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“It’s not just about what you invest in, it’s about how you invest.” In their new book ‘Letting Go’, Ben Wrobel and Meg Massey make the ca...
Creating an Investment Roadmap with Shalini Rao of Generation Investment Management
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Money and Meaning, host Alex Kravitz is joined by Shalini Rao, Director of Growth Equity at Generation Investment Management. Origi...
The Need for Concessionary, Impact-First Capital with Greg Neichin of Ceniarth
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“You’ll get no argument from me that there are sectors where moving institutional scale, finance-first money is what’s needed. Our argument is t...
Scaling Responsible Innovation in Lending with Jacob Haar of Community Investment Management
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Lending has the capacity to transform what people can do based on their capabilities and not necessarily based just on the opportunities that they’...
Launching a Corporate Impact Fund with Blair Miller of TELUS
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In late 2020, TELUS, one of Canada’s largest telecommunication companies, launched a $100mm corporate impact fund. Named the Pollinator Fund for Goo...
The Economic Imperative to Support Marginalized Entrepreneurs with Melissa Bradley of 1863 Ventures
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since being denied a Small Business Association loan for being a Black woman, Melissa Bradley has dedicated her career to building support ecosys...
Designing a Fund to Work for Both Investor and Entrepreneur with Jewel Burks Solomon of Collab Capital
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jewel Burks Solomon is the Managing Partner of Collab Capital and the Head of Google for Startups in the US. Having founded and sold her first company...
Building an Equitable Future of Work with Dr. Angela Jackson of New Profit
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Alex is joined by Dr. Angela Jackson, the Managing Partner of New Profit’s Future of Work initiatives. New Profit is a ven...
Independent Impact Verification with Christina Leijonhufvud of BlueMark
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As demand for impact investments grow, more and more organizations are creating investment products labeled as ‘impact’. However, without any regu...
Unlocking Corporate Treasuries for Racial Equity with George Ashton of LISC
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Alex is joined by George Ashton III, Managing Director of Strategic Investments at Local Initiatives Support Corporation or ...
Catalyzing Impact Investing with Margret Trilli of ImpactAssets
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, host Alex Kravitz is joined by Margret Trilli, the CEO & Chief Investment Officer of ImpactAssets, a nonprofit impact investing firm ...
MIT Solve’s Innovative Donor-Advised Venture Fund with Casey van der Stricht
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, MIT Solve launched Solve Innovation Future, a first-of-its-kind donor-advised venture fund. The philanthropic venture fund is structured as...
Driving Impact by Listening to Customers with Sasha Dichter
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“It needed to be easier, faster, more dynamic, and more value-add to everybody involved to understand impact. It just doesn't make any sense; people...
Gender Lens Investing with Joy Anderson
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Finance at some fundamental level is about making bets on the future. Nobody makes money in the present - we only make money because we were right ...
How to Start Impact Investing with Beth Bafford
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“It is a privilege to have any investable assets for savings or retirement but if you do, in any amount, you have power. You have the power to inves...
Impact Investing 101 with Rehana Nathoo
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For our 50th episode, we take it back to the basics. What is impact investing? What does it look like across asset classes and impact areas? Is impact...
The History of Impact Investing with Antony Bugg-Levine
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is Antony Bugg-Levine, impact investing pioneer and CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF). Founded in 1980, NFF is a community d...
Design, Engineering, and Impact at the Autodesk Foundation
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Our board and our team believe that you can define any societal problem as either a climate change problem or an inequality problem…so our thesis...
Creating Diverse Communities with Entrepreneurship
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
MORTAR is a Cincinnati-based accelerator working to help historically marginalized entrepreneurs get the resources they need to start and run successf...
Removing Barriers to Capital for Entrepreneurs at the Kauffman Foundation
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneurship is a leading driver of economic growth, job creation, and wealth building yet 83% of entrepreneurs do not have access to either bank ...
Cathy Clark on Emergency Funding Sources for Entrepreneurs
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“About a month ago, we asked ourselves at CASE, ‘what can we do really quickly to help entrepreneurs through this crisis?’ We had already seen s...
Building Equitable Economies with Rodney Foxworth from Common Future
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“I encourage all of us who are the dreamers to continuously put forth new visions for what is possible - particularly in this moment - because, if w...
Jed Emerson Talks About Anger, Purpose, Impact, and Capital
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In his plenary address at SOCAP17 Jed Emerson said, “We need to understand the purpose of capital is not simply the absence of evil from our pursuit...
Scaling Solutions to Global Water Challenges
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The global water challenge is really about balancing the micro and the macro. People, industry, agriculture–everybody needs water in the right plac...
Kiva on the Need for Systems Change for Financial Inclusion
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can technology help extend access to financial services to the 1.7 billion unbanked people in the world? In the latest episode of Money and Meanin...
Blended Finance and International Development
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Blended finance deals have the potential to drive trillions of dollars of institutional capital into high impact projects in emerging markets and coul...
TechSoup's Direct Public Offering
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
TechSoup was the first nonprofit in the US to launch a national direct public offering (DPO). In the year since the launch of this growth capital camp...
Investing in the Creative Economy
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Callanan and her organization Upstart Co-Lab are working to convince investors that they have a tremendous opportunity to drive impact through i...
Highlights from the SOCAP19 Main Stage
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For the final episode of 2019, we bring you highlights from the SOCAP19 mainstage. The theme that ties each of this episode’s featured highlights to...
Lessons Impact Investing Can Learn from Microfinance - Live
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The evolution of microfinance from radical idea to global industry was surprisingly fast, sometimes messy, and filled with successes and failures. Des...
Investing in Workforce Tech - Live
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Though no one can predict exactly how automation, robotics, and other emerging technologies will shape the future of work, we can be sure that workers...
Racial Equity, Social Justice, and Political Power
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Javier Torres of the Surdna Foundation leads a conversation on what it will take to achieve racial equity with Black Lives Matter co-...
Fran Seegull on the Growth of Impact Investing
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fran Seegull is the Executive Director of the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance, an organization spun out of the G7 Social Impact Investment Taskforce to...
The Invisibility of Native Peoples and the Transformative Power of Indigenous-Led Narrative Change
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Invisibility and harmful stereotypes are two of the biggest challenges facing Indigenous people today. According to research conducted by The Reclaimi...
Financing Democracy
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At the intersection of democracy, impact investing, and progressive media, you will find New Media Ventures (NMV). This organization is a nonprofit se...
Inclusive Community Development and Opportunity Zones - Live
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For any community development initiative to achieve the desired positive outcomes, impact investors must design with communities instead of for them. ...
Access, Inclusion, and Impact: Highlights from SPECTRUM
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Despite bring the fastest-growing population of American entrepreneurs, founders of color are systematically under-recognized and under-resourced in A...
Using the Full Spectrum of Capital in Sustainable Fisheries
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Foundations traditionally have grant-making staff and endowment investing staff that operate entirely independent of each other. How can we move past ...
Driving Impact in Opportunity Zones at the Kresge Foundation
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The new Opportunity Zone legislation is expected to drive billions of dollars of investment into low-income communities around the country. Yet, with ...
Building Community Wealth with Cooperatives - Live
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cooperatives hold incredible promise to build wealth in marginalized communities and reduce the racial wealth gap but myths and misconceptions about a...
Accelerating Financial Services That Work for Everyone
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How can innovative financial technologies help marginalized and underserved communities manage their personal finances and build wealth over time? In ...
All Voices Need to Be Heard: MIT and Gates Foundation Discuss Democracy and Civic Engagement
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On prior episodes of Money + Meaning, we have explored ways innovative ideas generated by unlikely allies can create change across institutions and co...
Mitch Kapor on the Kapor Capital Experiment
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mitch Kapor is fond of saying, “genius is evenly distributed by ZIP Code, but opportunity is not.” So, in 2011 Mitch and his wife, Freada Kapor Kl...
Providing Clean, Safe, Affordable Lighting for All
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
MPOWERD is an innovative solar light manufacturer recently named one as one of the Real Leaders 100 most impactful companies in the world. Their missi...
20 Years of Impact Investing with SJF Ventures
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is a conversation with impact investing pioneer Dave Kirkpatrick of SJF Ventures and Impact Capital Managers. Dave was at the fore...
Diversifying Workforce Development and Hiring
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Two-thirds of the workforce in the United States lacks a college degree. With many companies and job platforms screening cadidates based on education,...
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap - Live
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Money + Meaning, recorded live at the SOCAP 365 PNW event in Seattle, you’ll hear Sayer Jones, Director of Mission Relat...
Democratizing Community Development: An Interview with the Ujima Project
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the people who live and work in a community are able to pool capital then collectively decide how to use those funds for the betterm...
How Can We Build More Inclusive Food Systems?
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Host Alex Kravitz talks to Olivia Rebanal from Capital Impact Partners, Jean Chorazyczewski of The Fair Food Network, and Amit Makhecha of FEAST Detro...
User Data, Trust, and Transparency - Live
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As user data collection has evolved from web data to mobile to ubiquitous environmental sensing, important questions are being raised about data usage...
The New American Dream: Intergenerational Wealth for All - Live
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For generations, people from all backgrounds have come to the US in pursuit of the American Dream: opportunity, access, resources and ultimately owner...
Circular Fashion: Innovations and Investments - Live
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The textile and apparel industry is among the world's most extractive and environmentally damaging industries, accounting for 10% of global CO2 emissi...
Highlights from the SOCAP18 Main Stage
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 of Money + Meaning kicks off with a special episode featuring luminaries from the SOCAP18 main stage including Anand Giridharadas, Joy Anders...
Investing in Returning Citizens
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Unlikely Allies: Capital Impact Partners & Mission: Launch are working to address the link between mass incarceration and deep poverty by creating pat...