The inaugural Gathering of Leaders launched with a central question—is it possible to build a community that can generate and support a collective agenda for accelerating social change?

Traveling from across the country to the historic Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York, 30 social entrepreneurs and 80 other leaders from across sectors explored the forces and factors that constrain social entrepreneurs' ability to drive broad-scale change. Participants confirmed across three days that the greatest challenges to scaling social innovation arise in the areas of talent, capital markets, and policy.

View these photos to get a glimpse of the people and conversations that took place at the 2005 Gathering of Leaders.