The Chronicle of Philanthropy published an interview today with Sonal Shah, director of the new White House Office of Social Innovation, and Melody Barnes, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. Although the office was officially established a few months ago, little in the way of official news has come through until now. The [...]
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Posted in Philanthropy, Politics, tagged Aspen Institute, Google.org, government, Jane Wales, Philanthropy, Social Innovation, Sonal Shah, White House Office of Social Innovation on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In an article yesterday, The Chronicle of Philanthropy confirmed the rumor that Sonal Shah has been named the head of the new White House Office of Social Innovation. The office was created to “promote government efforts to help innovative nonprofit groups and social entrepreneurs expand successful approaches to tackling pressing social problems.” Our CEO & [...]
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Posted in Philanthropy, tagged Financial Crisis, Global Philanthropy Forum, GPF, international philanthropy, Jane Wales, New Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Poverty Alleviation, Social Innovation, White House Office of Social Innovation, World Affairs Council on April 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Philanthropy News Digest spoke with Jane Wales, the co-founder of the Global Philanthropy Forum and president and CEO of the World Affairs Council about the world’s poor, the global economic crisis, its effect on philanthropy, and the Obama administration’s interest in social innovation.
Read the full interview: Jane Wales, President and Co-Founder, Global Philanthropy Forum: Philanthropy [...]
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The America Forward Blog highlights an interesting piece by Mitch Landrieu and Andrew Wolk on the need for social entrepreneurship in this country, especially in the face of these difficult economic times. They argue that the Obama Administration’s ability “to foster social innovation and entrepreneurship will be crucial to maximizing the use of our resources [...]
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy today published a short piece on plans for a new White House Office of Social Innovation. Jane Wales, our CEO & President, has been asked to design a series of meetings during the next two years to develop advice on how the office should operate. She will host these through [...]
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