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Kelly Ward on “The role of government, and why I’m going to SOCAP09″
The 2009 Social Capital Markets conference recently posted an interview on their blog with Kelly Ward, Director of America Forward, about the role of government in social capital markets and her upcoming panel at SoCap09. If you are planning to attend the conference, make sure to attend Kelly’s panel on Wednesday at 1:30pm (more details [...]
Continue reading...Social Innovation News Digest: Aug 12-21
August 21, 2009
Nonprofit Quarterly: The Cohen Report August 12, 2009: Senate and House Divergence in FY2010 Appropriations for Nonprofits Rick Cohen compares differences in the Senate and House appropriations for the FY2010 budget for nonprofits.
Continue reading...Social Innovation News Digest: Aug 4-8
August 7, 2009
The dialogue on the Social Innovation Fund and its potential to effect change continued this week online and in the media. At the White House, Melody Barnes, Director of the Domestic Policy Council, began her nationwide tour to sweep the country for innovative community solutions. Check out the links below for news and updates:
Continue reading...Foundation Center Posts Links to Information on the Social Innovation Fund
August 4, 2009
As the Social Innovation Fund receives increased public attention online and in the media, more information is being released about the purpose and structure of the fund. To consolidate some of these resources, the Foundation Center recently posted a comprehensive, up-to-date link roundup of news and opinion pieces on the Social Innovation Fund – a [...]
Continue reading...Register Now for the September 9th National Conference on Citizenship at the Library of Congress
August 3, 2009
The 2009 National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), scheduled for September 9th, will focus on how civic return on investment is evaluated and explore the definition of social innovation. This year’s conference will bring together civic leaders, educators, CEOs, and representatives from each of the three branches of government to address issues related to our nation’s [...]
Continue reading...NewsHour Segment Shows How Sports4Kids Can Benefit Children In and Out of the Classroom
August 3, 2009
Sports4Kids (recently renamed Playworks), an America Forward coalition member dedicated to addressing unruly schoolyard behavior and helping students become more focused on their academics, was the subject of a recent PBS NewsHour story. The piece illustrates the benefits of play for children and explains why administrators are willing to pay for the growing program. One [...]
Continue reading...NYT Editorial Saves Serve America Act Funding is in Senate’s Hands
July 25, 2009
A recent New York Times editorial urges the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund the Serve America Act, which would give the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Social Innovation Fund the opportunity to grow in the coming year. The article highlights the decision of the House subcommittee to allocate substantially less money [...]
Continue reading...Citizen School’s Architecture Apprenticeships Inspire Both Mentors and Students
July 24, 2009
Students of Citizen Schools—an after school apprenticeship program for underserved middle schoolers—were credited for questioning architectural disparities among neighborhoods and bringing to light a lack of diversity within the architecture industry in a recent article by the American Institute of Architects. Citizen Schools strives to give hands-on training in a possible career path, an experience [...]
Continue reading...FSG Report Identifies Shared Approaches to Performance, Outcome, and Impact Measurement
July 23, 2009
FSG Social Impact Advisors recently released Breakthroughs in Shared Measurement and Social Impact, a report which offers shared measurement systems that work to solve our major social problems by increasing the effectiveness of the many interrelated organizations working to solve them. The report highlights case studies of four breakthrough systems. Mark Kramer, Founder and Managing [...]
Continue reading...MLT’s John Rice Says Minority Leaders are Ready to Make an Impact
July 23, 2009
In an editorial on CNN, John Rice, Founder of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), highlights the Social Innovation Fund as “a tremendous step in the right direction” to overcome many of our nation’s challenges. But in order to truly be successful he saud, “we need a broader pool of leaders with a deep understanding of [...]
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August 24, 2009