Tag: Social Innovation
SSIR Managing Editor Featured on Huffington Post
Excerpt of a discussion with Eric Nee, manager of Stanford Social Innovation Review.
Mobile Money in Haiti: A New Support for Disaster Relief and Development Programs
New mobile-based payment systems may offer a more affordable, and faster alternative to distributing cash to countries such as Haiti.
Social Innovation Fund Moves Swiftly Forward Despite Funding Threat
Takeaways from an interview with SIF Director Paul Carttar after his keynote panel discussion at the 2011 Social Enterprise Conference this past weekend.
I Gain and You Gain: The Emergence of “Smart Power” Strategies in the Nonprofit Sector
How can we work together in the nonprofit sector to produce results that we can all benefit from?
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Transforming Cities
America’s cities have been places of opportunity for many since the days of our founding fathers. Migrants from Europe, Asia, Africa, and even the post-Civil War south, have long been attracted to places like New York, Miami, Detroit, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles because there they could find a decent place to live, make a living, and know that their children could get a life-changing education. Key systems, such as public schools, highways and job training programs, were built to harness these population shifts and promote economic growth. These responses were innovative and best-in-class when created, but many of the assumptions upon which they were based are now outdated, such as the imperative of a nine-month school year to accommodate summer harvests and an endless supply of oil... (continue reading this blog post)
Matching Human Capital with Financial Capital Will Make SIF’s Millions Go Farther
Literally years in the making, July 22, 2010 was a day of enthusiastic celebration for many across the social sector as the Obama Administration announced the eleven grantees of the new Social Innovation Fund (SIF).
Established by the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, SIF will support some of the nation’s most innovative and groundbreaking foundations and nonprofits. As Commongood Careers and Talent Initiative are dedicated to supporting the growth and development of such organizations, we have watched with eager anticipation over the past year as this historic legislation was brought to life by the team administering the funds... (continue reading this blog post)
Party’s Over
"There's no question: with public trust in CEOs and corporations at rock-bottom and the change mantra out of Washington (and Davos) and this week’s TED2009 still freshly potent, cause-wired social entrepreneurs have never had a better opportunity to boost traction globally for their Web-powered ideas."
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