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Social Innovation: The Next Chapter

Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by Andrew.

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With the establishment of the White House Office of Social Innovation, the announcement of the Social Innovation Fund awardees earlier this summer, and last week’s article on social innovation in the Economist, social innovation is now officially the hot term of the day – so hot that there is a danger that it will end [...]

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The 2009 Social Innovation Forum Showcase Event

The 2009 Social Innovation Forum Showcase Event

Posted on 12. May, 2009 by Andrew.

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Last week, Root Cause held its annual Social Innovation Forum (SIF) Showcase event in Boston. With social innovation just now hitting the streets of our nation’s capital, it’s hard to believe this was our sixth Showcase event.
Since 2003, we have been searching the Boston area for Social Innovators whose models are in the early stages [...]

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An Obama Social Innovation Agenda

An Obama Social Innovation Agenda

Posted on 11. Feb, 2009 by Andrew.

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Over the past year, we have seen tremendous excitement about the possibility that an Obama Administration would spur the advancement of social innovation. On the campaign trail, Obama consistently spoke about opening some sort of office within the White House that would focus on advancing innovation for social impact.
Now that time is close. Possibly [...]

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