Blog

  • Notes from a Social Innovator Consultant

    An insider’s perspective on a role that is part researcher, part speechwriter, part number cruncher, part cheerleader, and more.
    By
    Wendy Swart Grossman

    Each year SIF pairs each Innovator organization with a consultant to work one-on-one for the first six months of the Accelerator.

  • Immigrants & Refugees

    Don’t Do It for the Grant Money. Do It to Take Your Organization to the Next Level

    Anita Sharma of PAIR shares her perspective on the tremendous workload and tremendous value of being 2018 Social Innovator.
    By
    Anita Sharma, PAIR

    Anita Sharma, Executive Director of PAIR shares her organization’s experience as a 2018 Social Innovator.

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    Health
    Housing & Homelessness
    Immigrants & Refugees
    Workforce & Economic Development
    Education & Youth

    Calling for Positive Change and Action at the Social Innovator Showcase

    2018 Innovators impress a full house at this year’s Showcase
    By
    Catherine Iannucci

    On Monday, May 14, SIF put on its 15th annual Social Innovator Showcase, and the 2018 Social Innovators brought the audience to its feet

  • Capstone Recap: Supporting Refugees, Immigrants, and Asylum Seekers

    Seven local nonprofits present their approaches to promoting the successful advancement of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers
    By
    Christian Rodriguez

    On Thursday, April 12, the Social Innovation Forum (SIF) hosted a Capstone Event for participants of SIF’s second Capacity Camp program.

  • Building Board Culture & Strategies for Dealing with Challenging Board Members

    Lessons from our Board Development Workshop with Vicki Burkhart
    By
    Annazulia Oomen-Lochtefeld

    On April 24, SIF hosted the second workshop in our board development series with Vicki Burkhart of the Burkhart Group
     

  • Leverage Your Impact and Learn

    SIF convenes “Next-Gen / Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy” funder collaborative focused on local impact and supporting youth and their families.
    By
    Carolyn Shaughnessy

    These are the issues our new Next-Gen / Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy Funder Collaborative is convening to help address.

  • Invested in Impact

    A recap of our recent roundtable discussion on the challenges and opportunities of impact investment

    On February 15, 2018, Social Innovation Forum (SIF) hosted a roundtable discussion on the challenges and opportunities of impact investment.

  • Social Issue Talk Recap: Breaking the Cycle of Youth Incarceration by Increasing Equitable and Appropriate Policing

    A conversation about taking a trauma-informed approach to young people and the justice system
    By
    Lisa H. Thurau, Strategies for Youth

    Lisa Thurau, Founder and CEO of Strategies for Youth, a 2018 Innovator, shares thoughts on the first event in SIF's Social Issue Talk Series

  • Leading with Presence: Behind the Scenes of the 2018 Social Innovator Accelerator

    Reflections on storytelling and leadership training
    By
    Regina Snowden, Partners for Youth with Disabilities

    In this post Partners for Youth with Disabilities Executive Director Regina Snowden reflects on the Leading with Presence training

  • Get a Beer (or a Coffee) and Undo Nonprofit Power Dynamics Day (GBUNPD) is June 21

    Join the SIF team and our partners for Coffee & Donuts 2.0
    By
    Anna Trieschmann

    Whether over caffeine or cocktails, we look forward to coming together once again and to also challenging our colleagues across the country