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Governor’s Nonprofit Leadership Conference

Governor’s Nonprofit Leadership Conference

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Andrew.

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I’m excited to be giving a keynote tomorrow at the OneStar Foundation: Texas Center for Social Impact’s Governor’s Nonprofit Leadership Conference in Dallas. OneStar is doing some great work through their Texas Social Innovation Initiative to identify effective nonprofits and support their work (they will announce the seven winners of their competition tomorrow), drawing on [...]

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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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The Lumina Foundation and Higher Education

The Lumina Foundation and Higher Education

Posted on 06. Apr, 2009 by Andrew.

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I recently had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know Jamie Merisotis, president of the Lumina Foundation for Education.
Jamie is a shining example of keeping the ‘why’ front and center.  The Lumina Foundation, while large in assets (they give away approximately $54 million a year) is narrow in focus, working  exclusively on helping students [...]

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