Comments on: A Historic Day – Are you ‘all in’? http://andrewwolk.com/2009/07/01/a-historic-day-are-you-all-in/ Advancing Social Innovation - Investing in What Works Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:22:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Melinda Weekes http://andrewwolk.com/2009/07/01/a-historic-day-are-you-all-in/comment-page-1/#comment-2214 Melinda Weekes Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:09:51 +0000 http://andrewwolk.com/?p=298#comment-2214 Great post, Andrew. Thanks for sharing so vividly and descriptively. Am continuing to watch these WH initiatives, and am hoping that there is some intentional collaboration among these various offices - who are trying , via various means (maybe?) to get at similiar ends -- WH Office for Innovation, Office for Urban Affairs, CNCS, Intergovernmental Affairs, Faith-Based Initiatives. Seems that indeed the President knows its about innovation and what is working on grassroots and creative levels -- I think its also about some concerted, focusing of efforts and resources as well. We shall see...and (as we're "all in") we will also make it "be" the reality by doing our part. Great post, Andrew. Thanks for sharing so vividly and descriptively. Am continuing to watch these WH initiatives, and am hoping that there is some intentional collaboration among these various offices – who are trying , via various means (maybe?) to get at similiar ends — WH Office for Innovation, Office for Urban Affairs, CNCS, Intergovernmental Affairs, Faith-Based Initiatives. Seems that indeed the President knows its about innovation and what is working on grassroots and creative levels — I think its also about some concerted, focusing of efforts and resources as well. We shall see…and (as we're "all in") we will also make it "be" the reality by doing our part.

]]> By: Chris http://andrewwolk.com/2009/07/01/a-historic-day-are-you-all-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1884 Chris Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:02:47 +0000 http://andrewwolk.com/?p=298#comment-1884 What I find a little surprising is how little discussion there is of whether the government should be in this business. I don't know the answer, but I think it's an important discussion: Should government be allocating these resources or should those same resources be in the hands of taxpayers for them to allocate as they see fit? I'm a huge believer in many of the entrepreneurial organizations that were likely represented at the White House and will get funded through the Social Innovation Fund. It's more a question of what is the best thing for the health and growth of the non-profit capital market? What are the tradeoffs of the government playing grantmaker? What I find a little surprising is how little discussion there is of whether the government should be in this business. I don't know the answer, but I think it's an important discussion: Should government be allocating these resources or should those same resources be in the hands of taxpayers for them to allocate as they see fit? I'm a huge believer in many of the entrepreneurial organizations that were likely represented at the White House and will get funded through the Social Innovation Fund. It's more a question of what is the best thing for the health and growth of the non-profit capital market? What are the tradeoffs of the government playing grantmaker?

]]> By: William Tiga Tita http://andrewwolk.com/2009/07/01/a-historic-day-are-you-all-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1873 William Tiga Tita Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:21:57 +0000 http://andrewwolk.com/?p=298#comment-1873 Its just great the number of significant others that are acceding to the acceptance that the true meaning of the so-called Social Entrepreneurship movement can only be found in lasting solutions to otherwise intractable social ills- man-made or nature-caused! Thanks for sharing this with us. Tita Its just great the number of significant others that are acceding to the acceptance that the true meaning of the so-called Social Entrepreneurship movement can only be found in lasting solutions to otherwise intractable social ills- man-made or nature-caused! Thanks for sharing this with us.
Tita

]]> By: Philanthropy Daily Digest | Tactical Philanthropy http://andrewwolk.com/2009/07/01/a-historic-day-are-you-all-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1830 Philanthropy Daily Digest | Tactical Philanthropy Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:03:55 +0000 http://andrewwolk.com/?p=298#comment-1830 [...] A Historic Day – Are you ‘all in’? at Andrew Wolk Andrew Wolk of Root Cause attended President Obama's event on the Innovation Fund and offers a first person play-by-play of his experience. (tags: philanthropy) Tweet This Post  [...] [...] A Historic Day – Are you ‘all in’? at Andrew Wolk Andrew Wolk of Root Cause attended President Obama's event on the Innovation Fund and offers a first person play-by-play of his experience. (tags: philanthropy) Tweet This Post  [...]

]]> By: Sam Given-Dennis http://andrewwolk.com/2009/07/01/a-historic-day-are-you-all-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1828 Sam Given-Dennis Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:47:41 +0000 http://andrewwolk.com/?p=298#comment-1828 This is incredible; a political and social entrepreneurial junkies ultimate fix! Obama's statements highlight almost all of my biggest hopes and wishes for the coming years---that the "hidden gems" within the social good sector be given attention, that our leaders finally present to the American public that: "the best solutions don’t come from the top-down, not from Washington; they come from the bottom-up in each and every one of our communities." !!!! Thank you for your account, Andrew. Samantha This is incredible; a political and social entrepreneurial junkies ultimate fix! Obama's statements highlight almost all of my biggest hopes and wishes for the coming years—that the "hidden gems" within the social good sector be given attention, that our leaders finally present to the American public that: "the best solutions don’t come from the top-down, not from Washington; they come from the bottom-up in each and every one of our communities."

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Thank you for your account, Andrew.

Samantha

]]> By: The OneStar Blog » Announcing the Community Solutions Agenda http://andrewwolk.com/2009/07/01/a-historic-day-are-you-all-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1813 The OneStar Blog » Announcing the Community Solutions Agenda Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:38:42 +0000 http://andrewwolk.com/?p=298#comment-1813 [...] colleague Andrew Wolk of Root Cause has a great blog post up here where he describes his experience being present for the Community Solutions Agenda announcement. [...] [...] colleague Andrew Wolk of Root Cause has a great blog post up here where he describes his experience being present for the Community Solutions Agenda announcement. [...]

]]> By: President Highlights HCZ, Social Innovation Fund – Building Neighborhoods http://andrewwolk.com/2009/07/01/a-historic-day-are-you-all-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1812 President Highlights HCZ, Social Innovation Fund – Building Neighborhoods Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:17:06 +0000 http://andrewwolk.com/?p=298#comment-1812 [...] Andrew Wolk has written a first person account of the event on his blog. [...] [...] Andrew Wolk has written a first person account of the event on his blog. [...]

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