Social innovation is why Echoing Green exists. What is it? We quite like Phills, Deiglmeier & Miller’s definition in Stanford Social Innovation Review:

A novel solution to a social problem that is more effective, efficient, sustainable, or just than existing solutions and for which the value created accrues primarily to society as a whole rather than private individuals.

Since our founding twenty-five years ago, social innovation has been the lens through which we think and work. Which is why this moment in time is so very exciting for us. Today, companies, foundations, design firms, investors, and even the White House are joining Echoing Green in championing social innovation as a primary means to solving the world's biggest problems in striking new ways.

The feed below features our latest thinking and activity on social innovation. We encourage you to add your voice to the conversation.

The Buzz 4-13-12


Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking. This past week: women and social change, adding failure to your resume, underestimating Africa, and the 2012 Echoing Green Fellowship Finalists!Read more.

The 2012 Echoing Green Finalists

Announcing the thirty-eight Echoing Green Finalists. Read more.

Crowdfunding: A Tipping Point?


Echoing Green Finance Director John Walker reflects on how the Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups (JOBS) bill signed by Obama last week promises a fundamental shift in how entrepreneurs access vital early-stage investment capital. Read more.

Innovative Partnerships

2008 Echoing Green Fellow Jane Chen discusses how innovative partnering has elevated and advanced her social impact work. Read more.

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