What is a Social Innovation Stock Exchange?

When you read the words “stock exchange” what images come to mind? I see white men in suits; tall buildings with lots of glass; the screaming and shouting of swarming bodies thrashing their hands in the air; computer screens; brightly lit numbers increasing and decreasing. People are making and losing thousands, even millions of dollars in a fortunate, or unfortunate, moment.

If we put the words “social innovation” in front of exchange what images come to mind…? There are not any iconic images that one can reference. We must construct these images. The process of building and defining a social innovation exchange is going on now based on recent successes and growing interest. The examples are not uniform; there are differences in scale and intent. It seems that a continuum is emerging and needs to be addressed, from support of start up social ventures to global social enterprise.

We now have documented success and increasing interest in funding change through online social markets for giving and loans ranging from philanthropic investing and social profit to market rates. Learn from the pioneers who have been exploring this opportunity with success, and understand how it will impact philanthropy at all levels.

Tamzin Ractliffe, creator of the South African Social Investment Exchange
(SASIX), will be in Portland, Oregon for the ReVV 2010 Conference to speak about NeXii and the new platform for social innovation exchanges. Due to global demand, she is driving the Global Social Innovation Exchange (GSIX), a process for standardizing and documenting social exchanges.

Also check out—

Springboard’s own social innovation exchange at www.thechangexchange.org
And SASIX on youtube

Learn about these new ideas and projects at the upcoming ReVV 2010 Conference. Join in this very important global project as contributors and participants shape opportunities for a better future.