Investing To End Poverty
About The Event
Amidst a Super Bowl championship, a broad sense of economic revival, and a burgeoning impact scene, Philadelphia remains the poorest big city in America. A full quarter of the population is living below the official poverty line and half of those families are living in deep poverty, with annual income of less than $12,000 (ref). With such a pervasive problem, it is clear that strategic, layered solutions across multiple sectors are needed to address root causes and build new pathways forward.
Where are the opportunities to spur economic growth and simultaneously improve economic mobility for diverse residents and communities across the region? How can business, finance, and the “impact economy” address historic inequities and help tackle the root problems of systemic inequality? What can we learn from allies working across sectors in sustainable housing, workforce development, and grassroots organizing to collectively build a more equal and prosperous society?
Join us for an evening with leading practitioners, peers, and allies in the field. The one-hour panel will be followed by drinks & networking.
P.S. Who is your Plus 1? At a previous SOCAP 365 + ImpactPHL event, Tom Balderston challenged us to “bring a friend and add a zero” to the impact investing movement. So, please share this invitation with someone you think could also engage on this issue and bring them along. There’s a role for everyone if we’re going to move the needle on poverty!
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Sponsorship opportunities are available across the series. For more information, please contact liz@socialcapitalmarkets.net
Event Flow
6:00pm - Doors open & check-in
6:35pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Panel
7:30pm - Q&A
7:45pm - Networking
9:00pm - Time to say good-bye!
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How can business, finance, & the “impact economy” spur economic growth while tackling the root problems of systemic inequality and solving for #poverty? Join me at @SOCAPMarkets @ImpactPHL @icsvnimpact event 10/10 in #Philadelphia, tickets here: https://events.bizzabo.com/SOCAP365InvestingToEndPoverty #impinv