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Beating Innovation to Death

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There is a tendency in America of late, or maybe for awhile, to over-analyze to the point of distraction. So too is the case with the Social Innovation Fund, the federal government’s $50+ million experiment in providing growth capital to nonprofits. This great experiment to see whether government can do something pretty different to address […]

Will the Social Innovation Fund Really Change the Nonprofit Market?

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Last week a new head of the federal Social Innovation Fund, the $50 million public/private fund to scale innovative nonprofits that came out of the Serve America Act, was named. Paul Carttar brings a wealth of experience and knowledge having worked at New Profit, the first venture philanthropy fund, and Bridgespan and Monitor consulting groups, […]

The Beginnings of a Social Capital Market

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One of the key things necessary to fundamentally change our ability to solve social problems is the creation of a social capital market.  By social capital market I mean that financial tools and vehicles of a significant size, volume, variety and usefulness are made available to social entrepreneurs and ventures.  Nonprofits and social businesses are […]

Reinvent Austin's Social Sector

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There is much talk lately about what the fallout of our deepening recession will be for the nonprofit sector.  Paul Light gives four future scenarios for the sector, others are pinning their hopes on the new Obama administration, a new economic stimulus plan, and/or the Serve America Act to revitalize and strengthen the sector.  Who […]

What the Changing Government Means for Social Innovation

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What does the historic election of Barack Obama yesterday mean for the social sector?  It may be too early to tell, but we can get a sense from his policy platforms and interviews.  Both McCain and Obama spoke about social entrepreneurship during the campaign and supported new ideas like a social innovation fund and national […]