Blog

  • An Insider's Perspective on SIF

    Reflections from an SIF Co-op Student
    By
    Hannah Muthoot

    Hannah Muthoot, our Spring 2017 Co-op from Northeastern University shares her experience working at SIF.

  • Putting the "Social" in Social Innovation, July 1- 7

    Your Weekly Guide to Exciting Events in Greater Boston
    By
    Hannah Coy

    The fourth part of this summer's "Putting the 'Social' in Social Innovation" blog series to showcase our past Innovators and Entrepreneurs

  • Putting the "Social" in Social Innovation, June 24 - 30

    Your Weekly Guide to Exciting Events in Greater Boston
    By
    Sylvia Dao

    The third part of this summer's "Putting the 'Social' in Social Innovation" blog series to showcase our past Innovators and Entrepreneurs

  • Putting the "Social" in Social Innovation, June 17 - 23

    Your Weekly Guide to Exciting Events in Greater Boston
    By
    Hannah Coy

    The second part of this summer's "Putting the 'Social' in Social Innovation" blog series to showcase our past Innovators and Entrepreneurs

  • Eight Funders Support Collaborative Track Focused on Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers

    Funding Collaborative commits to supporting both a social issue track as well as SIF’s “Capacity Camp” program to serve additional organizations
    By
    Carolyn Shaughnessy

    In response to policy that threatens immigrants across the US, SIF announced that it would highlight this issue in our 2017-18 portfolio

  • Undoing Power Dynamics in the Nonprofit Sector - Two Perspectives

    By
    Anna Trieschmann

    Gail Pinkham from AGM and Reggie Williams from Transformative Culture Project share perspectives on power dynamics in the nonprofit sector

  • Putting the "Social" in Social Innovation, June 12 – June 16

    Your Weekly Guide to Exciting Events in Greater Boston
    By
    Sylvia Dao

    Back by popular demand -- the SIF Community Summer Series! Each week we will share events being hosted by past Innovators and Entrepreneurs

  • Social Innovation Forum Awarded Grant by The Boston Foundation

    Funding will be used to promote effective and sustainable nonprofits in the greater Boston
    By
    Melissa Duggan

    SIF was recently awarded a grant of $50,000 by the Boston Foundation which will support SIF’s work to promote nonprofits in the Boston area

  • SIF Convenes Conversation around Impact Investing, Releases Learning Report

    Panel highlights the challenges and opportunities for this emerging field in greater Boston
    By
    Katie Barnett

    In late April, SIF hosted more than 40 people at our One Congress Street offices for lunch and a panel conversation about impact investing

  • Standing Room Only at 2017 Showcase

    Innovators pitch to full house of funders, philanthropists, and other supporters
    By
    Melissa Duggan

    On Tuesday, May 2, SIF welcomed more than 350 philanthropists, business leaders, and others to the 14th Annual Social Innovator Showcase