News Round-Up: Coverage of the White House Press Conference on the Innovation Fund

Check out the links below for coverage of the White House press conference on the Innovation Fund:

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Michelle Obama Focuses on Social Innovation

Last night as First Lady Michelle Obama was honored at TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People Awards, she shared the spotlight with three social entrepreneurs— John Alford, Charles Best, and Rebecca Onie. Mrs. Obama thanked each individual in her speech, describing them as innovators who are “leading the way with their entrepreneurial spirit, energy and [...]

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President Obama Calls on Congress to Provide $50 Million for Social Innovation Fund

Momentum is building behind the social innovation agenda!  Today the White House announced that President Obama will include the Social Innovation Fund in his FY2010 budget and will call for Congress to provide the full $50 million to the Fund as authorized in the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. See the press release below for [...]

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