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3RD ANNUAL
Catholic Social Teaching & Investing Summit 2026
Dec 1–3, 2026 · Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC
Three days with investors, allocators, and faith leaders asking what it means to move capital toward dignity and the common good.
This year’s theme: Reviving Courage
3rd
Annual Summit
150+
Foundations, Religious Congregations & Family Offices
5
Program Tracks
30–50
Investors, By Invitation
OUR CURRENT COLLABORATORS
CHOOSE YOUR TRACK
Two ways to take part
Both tracks meet at Duke Divinity School, Dec 1–3, and share the plenaries and morning prayer. Not sure which is yours? See who each track is for.
TRACK A
Investors & Allocators
Family office principals, endowment staff, investment committee members, and the consultants and advisors who guide them.
$2,500
Standard ticket
TRACK B
Field Builders
Faith leaders, nonprofit builders, entrepreneurs, and theologians shaping the field around investors.
$1,150
Early Bird ends Oct 10
Workshop alumni register at $1,000. Email cameron@francescocollaborative.org to claim your ticket.
Sponsorships and the Investor Immersion are on the Summit page.
FROM THE 2025 SUMMIT
What attendees say
“I attended three conferences back-to-back, including SoCap. This conference, although it was the final one, was the most energizing and the most grounded in action.”
Mike Silvestri · VP, Social Finance
“Such a gift for anyone looking to embark on impact investing.”
Sr. Sue Ernster · President, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
“Invaluable… even though I have years of experience in investment management.”
Tom Marthaler · Impact Advisor, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
2025 SUMMIT
Last year, in pictures
SPEAKERS
Who you’ll hear from
Nicholas Banovetz
Better Way Foundation
Kate Walsh
The Global Impact Investing Network
Sr. Sue Ernster
President, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
Carolyn LaRocco
President, LCP Institutional
Heather Beatty
HCB Insights
Lindsay Zizumbo
Executive Director, Sorenson Impact Foundation
DEC 1–3 · DURHAM, NC
The room stays small on purpose.
Last year, we turned people away in the final weeks. When this year’s rooms are full, registration closes.
Not sure yet? Join the free Q&A on Fri Oct 9, 10am ET →
ABOUT FRANCESCO COLLABORATIVE
The Catholic sisters got there first.
Decades before “impact investing” had a name, religious congregations were asking a harder question: What does it mean to invest and authentically follow Jesus? We are the grateful inheritors of that question, and we believe the answer is still unfolding.
Inspired by Pope Francis’ Economy of Francesco, we organize investors, faith leaders, and fund managers around Catholic Social Teaching, building the conviction, community, and market intelligence to move capital toward a different kind of economy.
BEYOND THE SUMMIT
Other ways to take part
FORMATION
Livable Future Investing
Together we pray, write, wrestle, and discern our most important work.
SUPPORT
Give
Francesco Collaborative exists to keep asking the question together. A gift keeps that work going.
CAREERS
Work with us
Open roles on a small team building the field.
COMMUNITY
Community prayer
Spiritual nourishment for the journey.
Community and Movement Building
Movements are born of critical connections rather than critical mass. We collaborate with organizations across the faith-first investing ecosystem — sharing intelligence, co-creating programming, and building the kind of trusted relationships that make capital move in new directions. Our current collaborators include
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