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.

Typical Tuesday with Equality Now’s Mehr Qureshi

Typical Tuesday with Equality Now’s Mehr Qureshi





Mehr Qureshi is a Program Officer at Equality Now, an international organization that works for the protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls worldwide. We asked Mehr to describe her Typical Tuesday in her own words. Read more.



The Buzz 3-23-12

The Buzz 3-23-12




Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking. This past week: inspiring infographics, World Water Day, planning for the unknown, and acknowledging your own social impact.Read more.



Health Entrepreneur Nominated to Lead World Bank

Health Entrepreneur Nominated to Lead World Bank




In a bold move, President Obama nominates global health innovator and President of Dartmouth College, Jim Yong Kim, as the next head of the World Bank. Read more.



From Hip-Hop to Human Rights

From Hip-Hop to Human Rights




Jimmie Briggs is one of the most respected human rights advocates in the field of journalism and has produced seminal reporting on the lives of war-affected youth and children soldiers and survivors of sexual violence. Read more.



How to Reach 45,000 Young People

How to Reach 45,000 Young People




2009 Echoing Green Fellow Eric Glustrom is helping high school students in Uganda become the country’s next generation of socially responsible leaders. Read more.



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