Blog

  • SIF launches pilot "Boot Camp" for nonprofits

    New program offers condensed version of Social Innovator Accelerator to eight groups
    By
    Melissa Duggan

    SIF is partnering with the Schrafft Charitable Trust to pilot a Boot Camp for innovative nonprofits working in environmental sustainability.

  • A Joyous 2016 Social Innovator Showcase

    Eight nonprofit leaders pitched their solutions to greater Boston’s toughest social issues
    By
    Melissa Duggan

    On May 18 more than 300 philanthropists, business leaders, and others gathered at the MIT Media Lab for the 13th annual Innovator Showcase

  • Advocacy & Civic Engagement

    Asians in America, Cambodians in Lowell

    Reflections from the March 2016 Social Issue Talk Series
    By
    Phil Hall

    Phil Hall shares what he learned about Asian immigration to America and the specific challenges facing Cambodian immigrants in Lowell

  • Q & A with Mitch Rosenberg of KinderLab Robotics

    By
    Marissa Silapaswan

    Impact Entrepreneur Mitch Rosenberg of KinderLab Robotics offers the inside scoop on what he's learned about impact investing through SIF.

  • Investors and Entrepreneurs Connect at 4th Annual Impact Investing Showcase

    By
    Melissa Duggan

    Six entrepreneurs pitched to an audience of 130 potential investors at SIF’s 4th annual Impact Investing Showcase on April 7.

  • Health

    Why Kids (and Grownups) Need to Unplug and Get into Nature

    Reflections from the March 2016 Social Issue Talk Series
    By
    Paula McLaughlin

    Guest blogger Paula McLaughlin shares what she learned at our “Utilizing Open Spaces to Enhance Education for All” Social Issue Talk.

  • Looking into the Future

    Insights into Impact Investing
    By
    Jackie Rothmeier

    On March 29th, the SIF team hosted Deval Patrick, former Governor of Massachusetts, to discuss the evolving sector of Impact Investing

  • Women & Girls
    Workforce & Economic Development

    Promoting Economic Self-Sufficiency for Women

    Reflections from the March 2016 Social Issue Talk Series
    By
    Hannah Blaisdell

    Guest blogger Hannah Blaisdell discusses the March 17 "Promoting Economic Self-Sufficiency for Women" Social Issue Talk.

  • Health

    Finding Community-Based Solutions to Food Insecurity

    Reflections from the March 2016 Social Issue Talk Series
    By
    Julia Satti Cosentino

    Guest blogger Julia Satti Cosentino discusses the "Finding Community-Based Solutions to Food Insecurity" Social Issue Talk held on March 15.

  • Seasoned Investors & Their Two Cents

    Insights into Impact Investing
    By
    Rachel Shaheen

    Guest speakers Howard Wolk of the Cross Country Group and Asheesh Advani of Junior Achievement Worldwide, spoke with the SIF Entrepreneurs