The Social Innovation Fund (SIF) is a new public-private investment partnership established through the passage of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act in 2009. The fund is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service. It will leverage philanthropic support to invest in intermediary grantmaking organizations. These organizations will fund effective portfolios of nonprofit organizations to help them grow to serve more low-income communities.

The concept of a social innovation fund has been a core component of the America Forward platform since the coalition launched in 2007. Now an active program, America Forward will continue to support the fund through its five year implementation, helping to ensure that the SIF remains faithful to its founding principles of supporting innovation, cultivating cross-sector partnerships, and driving social impact. Further, we will lift up successes generated by the fund to shine a spotlight on a new partnerships to solve problems.

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