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The Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund

Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by Andrew.

One of the most exciting examples of government applying the principles of social innovation for accelerated social impact is the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Investing in Innovation, or i3, Fund (formerly known as the “What Works” fund). As the name suggests, the fund exists to identify and “support local efforts to start or expand [...]

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Volunteer Fire Departments: a Model of Social Innovation

Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by Andrew.

This past weekend I was in Jackson, New Hampshire, where I attended the town’s Covered Bridge Dance. You might be wondering what a Covered Bridge Dance has to do with social innovation. The community gathering was to support the Jackson Firefighters’ Association, the volunteer organization that supports Jackson’s volunteer firefighters. Volunteer fire departments [...]

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Somewhere, right now, in different parts of the world, we know what works to solve many of society's critical issues. But what we lack is the infrastructure, systems, policies, institutions, and measures to advance those solutions in ways that can benefit many. It will take all three sectors of society - public, nonprofit, and private - working together to better invest taxes and philanthropic dollars, as well as to better utilize markets in more creative and strategic ways. This blog will explore this journey. For more on Andrew's work, please visit Root Cause's website at www.rootcause.org.

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RT @PlayworksUSA: Want to be a playground rock star? 2010 Social Innovator Playworks is hiring http://bit.ly/9BfEvp about 4 hours ago from TweetDeck
Playworks Boston on their participation in the 2010 Social Innovation Forum Showcase http://bit.ly/99NCzk #sif2010 about 10 hours ago from web
Vote 4 2008 Social Innovator Girls' LEAP in the Pepsi Refresh Project Teach inner city girls physical self-defense http://pep.si/af9pUf #fb about 1 day ago from TweetDeck
RT @YearUpInc: Year Up is in 2nd place and needs your vote to win $200k. It’s the last week to vote. Pls vote and RT! www.yearup.org/vote about 1 day ago from TweetDeck
New fellowship opportunity posted: Social Impact Research Graduate Fellowships http://bit.ly/4Gy18y #fb about 2 days ago from TweetDeck

About Andrew

Andrew Wolk is Founder and CEO of Root Cause, a nonprofit organization that advances enduring solutions to social and economic problems by supporting social innovators and educating social impact investors.

He is also a senior lecturer in social entrepreneurship at MIT and was recently appointed a Gleitsman Visiting Practitioner in Social Innovation at David Gergen’s Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University. He holds an M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship and Nonprofit Management from Boston University and a B.A. from Lehigh University.

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