Events

Root Cause’s Social Innovation Forum Speak Series: Food, Nutrition, and Fitness: Promoting Healthy Living for Children, Youth and Families
Thursday, March 1, 2012
DLA Piper
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Deborah Frank, Founder and Principal Investigator of Children’s HealthWatch, Director of the Grow Clinic for Children at the Boston Medical Center, Professor of Child Health and Well-Being at Boston University School of Medicine
Featured Innovator: Cooking Matters MA
Location:
Seattle, WA
Root Cause CEO Andrew Wolk will be speaking on a panel at GEO’s national biennial conference that attracts more than 500 grantmakers who are dedicated to smarter grantmaking and better results. The 2012 GEO National Conference will be held on March 12-14, 2012 in Seattle, WA.
Conference Overview
The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. Recognizing that current standard practices in philanthropy are not doing enough to make progress on the issues they care about, GEO members strive to find more efficient and effective ways to grow their impact. GEO’s 2012 National Conference will offer a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and present opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. Session topics include:
Supporting Effectiveness sessions explore how grantmakers can improve practices to build grantee capacity and better support nonprofit sustainability.
Evaluation and Learning sessions help grantmakers and their partners better use evaluation to foster learning and make real-time improvements in their work.
Collaborative Problem-Solving sessions focus on how grantmaker can best partner with other funders, grantees, corporations and government agencies to solve problems and grow impact.
Scaling Impact sessions offer strategies and knowledge about how we can help nonprofits achieve better and more results.
Networking sessions allow for peer interaction and connections to help you turn learning into action

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Root Cause and Social Solutions Webinar

Social Innovation: From Demonstrating Effectiveness to Scaling Impact

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

3:00-4:00 p.m. EST

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Social Innovator Showcase

Thursday, May 3, 2012

5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Microsoft New England Research & Development Center

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