The Social Innovation Forum accelerates the development of enduring solutions to social problems by directing an alternative flow of local resources to innovative, results-oriented organizations striving for efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability. Through an annual rigorous selection process, we choose Social Innovators demonstrating promising approaches to addressing specific social problems.
Announcing the 2010 Social Innovators!
Please join us in congratulating these six outstanding organizations:
Employer Partnerships, a program of Project Hope
Employment and Education: Creating Opportunity in Today's Economy
Sponsoring Partner: State Street Foundation
Playworks (formerly Sports4Kids)
Fitness and Healthy Eating: Preventing Obesity from an Early Age
Sponsoring Partners: Stifler Family Foundation and Health Management Resources
Experience Corps, a program of Generations, Inc.
Healthy Aging: Fostering Vibrant Lifestyles Among Older Adults 60+
Sponsoring Partner: Tufts Health Plan Foundation
Home & Healthy for Good, a program of Mass Housing and Shelter Alliance
Housing and Homelessness: Finding Solutions to Greater Boston's Housing Challenges
Sponsoring Partner: Highland Street Foundation
My Life My Choice Project, a program of Justice Resource Institute
Women and Girls: Meeting Their Needs By Design
Sponsoring Partner: Anna B. Stearns Charitable Foundation
Medicine Wheel Productions
Youth Arts and Advocacy: Ensuring the Sustainability and Impact of Youth Arts
Sponsoring Partner: Hunt Alternatives Fund and the Elizabeth B. Kreske Foundation
A sincere thanks to the sponsoring track partners and to all of our evaluators.
Congratulations to David Howse, Winner of the 3rd Annual Social Innovation Forum Achievement Award!
At our Winter Reception on January 20th, we were honored to present the 3rd Annul Social Innovation Foum Achievement Award to David Howse of the Boston's Children's Chorus. Click here to learn more about David and his inspiring work.
We would like to extend a special thanks to the Margaret Stewart Lindsay Foundation for sponsoring this award and for their lead sponsorship of the Forum this year.
Social Innovation Forum Partners, Sponsors, and Investors
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Lead Funding Partner
Margaret Stewart Lindsay Foundation
Angel Investors ($5000+)
Bilezikian Family Foundation
Michael Cronin
Frieze Family Foundation
Jordan and Julie Hitch
Weston and Susanah Howland
Mike and Julie Kaneb
Joanna Cook Kjellman
George and Gillian Overholser
John and Maureen Poole
Mark and Marie Schwartz
Stifler Family Foundation
Howard Wolk |
Social Issue Track Sponsors
Anna B. Stearns Charitable Foundation
Highland Street Foundation
Hunt Alternatives Fund and The Elizabeth B. Kreske Charitable Foundation
State Street Foundation
The Stifler Family Foundation and Health Management Resources Foundation (HMR)
Tufts Health Plan Foundation
In-Kind Partners
Ariel Group
Cambridge Innovation Center
Common Impact
Design Studio at Monitor
IBM Corporation
Goodwin Procter
Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group
Solomon McCown & Company
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