Strategies and Structures for Social Impact

In a world defined by overlapping crises—climate change, pandemics, poverty, rising authoritarianism—how do we move beyond reacting to chaos and instead reframe our approach to impact?

In this session, social impact leader and author Jacob Harold (co-founder of Candid and author of The Toolbox: Strategies for Crafting Social Impact) explores the difference between the polycrisis—the intersecting challenges themselves—and the metacrisis—the stories, frameworks, and structures we use to make sense of those challenges.

You'll learn about:

• The abundance we already have—trillions of dollars, millions of people, and centuries of work dedicated to making the world better.
• Nine strategies for social impact—from behavioral economics to community organizing, markets, and institutions.
• New structures for change—beyond the traditional nonprofit model, including mergers, roll-ups, sunsets, fiscal sponsorships, and cross-sector hybrids.

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