In a recent interview with The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, Melody Barnes, and Sonal Shah, the newly appointed head of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, discuss the important role social innovation will play in addressing critical challenges in education, healthcare, workforce development, and civic engagement. Barnes outlined the most effective way for government to serve as a catalyst for transformative social change, saying:

Government should be effective and efficient and should handle its responsibilities well, but it also should be a partner with the philanthropic and business communities and the social-entrepreneurial community to address our largest challenges and meet those goals, whether it’s health care or education, energy, housing, the list goes on and on.

Read The Chronicle of Philanthropy article here.