Obama

We are very excited to announce that President Obama will be meeting with social innovators today in the East Room of the White House. Through the Social Innovation Fund and the White House Office of Social Innovation, the President will be announcing plans for how government can partner with social sector innovators to solve problems.    

Echoing Green is set to take over Capitol Hill tomorrow, as President Cheryl Dorsey and 1994 Fellow Van Jones are slated to testify before the House Education and Labor Committee.

Last week, our newsletter asked the question, "What is President Obama’s Social Innovation Agenda and what does it mean for nonprofits and the social sector?"

Curious about what's happening with the new Presidential Administration and Social Innovation?  Check your inbox. Echoing Green's quarterly newsletter was just released this morning featuring an interview with Michele Jolin of Obama's Technology, Innovation and Government Reform Policy Working Group.

Last week, President-elect Obama launched a new website, USAService.org, to inspire and organize people to plan service projects for Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 19th).  The site features an interactive event search to find service ideas in your neighborhood.