Kevin Jones on Social Capital Market

by Tiffany Von Emmel

Kevin Jones is the founder of GoodCap, SoCap, and a Dreamfish member. In this video of a conversation about meaning and value, Kevin gives his take on creating social, environmental and financial value.

 

For Kevin, it is up to the entrepreneur to bring the right kind of investors to the table who are going to value what the organization creates in the world. Likewise, it is up to the investor to be aware of what gives them meaning in their life. As an investor, what do you value and how does money relate to that value?

 

 

The social capital market is investing much in the development of metrics for social and environmental value. Sara Olsen and Brett Galimidi have generously created an open source social metrics model. Acumen Fund and other Micro-finance institutions have even promoted a World Metrics Day to generate awareness. Kevin Jones offers a qualitative position in that value is like a work of art. When you break it into parts, it is no longer art. I agree with Kevin. Metrics are useful, but they are tricky and seductive. Developing qualitative ways to define value, in addition to quantitative, creates a more human generative form of economics.

 

You can join in this conversation at the upcoming Social Capital Markets conference in September 2009, where investors have a chance to examine what is meaning and value in developing a portfolio. Enjoy Kevin’s evocative take on social capital in this video.

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SoCap Mixer

by Johannes Klose

You are invited to join Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), Good Capital, and SoCap for a celebratory cocktail hour to welcome the arrival of spring and new developments in social impact investing.

2601 Mission St.
Suite 400
San Francisco, California 94110

Come hear about Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ thought leadership in the field of Mission Related Investing (MRI) and get a copy of their innovative guide, Philanthropy’s New Passing Gear: Mission-Related Investing, A Policy and Implementation Guide for Foundation Trustees.  Catch up with GoodCap folks on their latest ventures.  Tell SoCap organizers what kind of panels you would like to see at this year’s conference and find out more about what they have planned.  Meanwhile, enjoy good food and drink and connect with others excited about the potential good that capital can do.

SoCap Mixers happen every other month and are open, informal, and full of energy.  As always, feel free to pass this invitation along to friends and colleagues interested in the Social Capital Markets.

Please RSVP by clicking here.
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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors help donors create thoughtful, effective philanthropy throughout the world.  RPA is an independent, nonprofit service that develops and manages giving programs for individuals, families, foundations, corporations and trusts.

Good Capital is an investment firm that accelerates the flow of capital to social ventures that create innovative solutions to the root causes of inequity.

SoCap produced SoCap08, a conference that brought together over six hundred institutional investors, social venture funds, angel investors, foundations, non-profits and social entrepreneurs from all over the world to explore “the intersection of money and meaning.”

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