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What are YOUR ideas? Let Andrew Wolk take them to D.C.

What are YOUR ideas? Let Andrew Wolk take them to D.C.

Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 by Andrew.

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Next Monday I will be back in D.C. to facilitate a discussion with the Corporation for National and Community Service at the Accelerating Social Entrepreneurship Conference. The session will focus on how the social innovation fund that was called for in the Serve America Act should be structured. While the funds have not yet been [...]

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The Importance of the Serve America Act: Part I

The Importance of the Serve America Act: Part I

Posted on 26. Mar, 2009 by Andrew.

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As I get ready to head back to Washington for another trip to Capitol Hill, this time I can’t help but feel a sense of promise ahead. This week the Serve America Act makes its way to the Senate floor for debate.  Judging by the email alerts I get (sometimes on an hourly basis), there [...]

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Data – Collecting, Reporting, and Using it!

Data – Collecting, Reporting, and Using it!

Posted on 03. Mar, 2009 by Andrew.

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Good news: The Aspen Institute will host a series of gatherings to help the soon-to-be-established White House Office of Social Innovation engage in discussion about how best to proceed. This is a testament to Jane Wales, the Director of the Aspen Institute’s Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation. Aspen has always been a great convener, [...]

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