Blog

  • Learn About CORE - SIF's New National Initiative

    Community Organizations Reimagining Ecosystems (CORE)
    By
    Pavel Payano

    SIF is delighted to announce the Community Organizations Reimagining Ecosystems cohort, a group initiative on place‐based social change work

  • Forward Together: SIF's 2021 Annual Report

    SIF and its partners creating change in Greater Boston's social sector
    By
    Pavel Payano

    Our 2021 "Forward Together" Annual Report is here! Learn about how we are moving together, embracing change, and centering inclusivity. 

  • Welcoming our 2022 Social Innovators!

    Learn more about our 2022 Social Innovator Cohort
    By
    Pavel Payano

    Announcement of SIF's 2022 Social Innovator Cohort

  • SIF Announces the 2022 Finalists for the Social Innovator Accelerator

    Meet 26 local nonprofits working for positive social change
    By
    The SIF Team

    SIF is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 Accelerator cohort, representing some of the nonprofit sector's most promising leaders

  • The Social Innovation Forum Secures Funding to Lead National Initiative

    $175,000 grant from Fidelity Charitable Trustees will support convening of a National Cohort Focused on Place-Based Social Change
    By
    The SIF Team

    SIF received a $175k grant from the Fidelity Charitable Trustees’ Initiative to convene a national group of local intermediary organizations

  • Maggie Cohen's Journey at SIF

    A reflection on planning SIF's first-ever national learning cohort
    By
    Maggie Cohen

    Maggie Cohen joined the team this summer as Special Project Summer Fellow. In this post, Maggie shares her takeaways from her time at SIF! 

  • SIF's Core Values in Action

    Team Reflection on SIF's Core Values
    By
    The SIF Team

    Read more about how the SIF team reflected on how the meaning of core values in our work and how you can apply these values in your work! 

  • Reflections on The Promise of Trust-Based Philanthropy

    Taking action toward more equitable outcomes
    By
    Aditi Dholakia

    Aditi Dholakia, SIF’s Social Philanthropy Fellow, reflects on flipping the paradigm to effectively meet the needs of nonprofit leaders.

  • Inside Scoop of SIF’s Communications Department - A Forest Foundation Intern Perspective

    Reflecting on my three month internship at SIF
    By
    Isobel McCullough

    Our Summer Communications Intern, Isobel McCullough, wrote a blog on her three-month internship experience working at SIF

  • Reflections on Allocating Philanthropic Resources Equitably

    How to Prioritize Trust to Redistribute Power
    By
    Aditi Dholakia

    New blog: Reflections on Allocating Philanthropic Resources Equitably, How to Prioritize Trust to Redistribute Power

    By Aditi Dholakia