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2/10/2012 |
National Service Agency Requests Applications for Social Innovation Fund Competition |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) released a Notice of Federal Funding Availability (NOFA) today for the 2012 grant competition of the Social Innovation Fund. The deadline for applications will be 5:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Successful applicants will receive grants of between $1 and $5 million per year for up to 5 years. |
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8/4/2011 |
National Service Agency Announces Results of 2011 Social Innovation Fund Grant Competition |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service today announced that five new intermediaries will be receiving grants from the Social Innovation Fund. Like the eleven organizations selected last year, these five outstanding organizations represent experienced grantmakers with strong track records of success who have proposed compelling, innovative programs to tackle some of our country's biggest challenges in our most needy areas. |
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2/28/2011 |
National Service Agency Requests Applications for Social Innovation Fund Competition |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) today released a Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2011 grant competition of the Social Innovation Fund. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. |
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12/22/2010 |
Social Innovation Fund Subgrants to Help Put Thousands of Low-Income Families on Path to Economic Stability |
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Washington, DC – The Social Innovation Fund is moving more than $12 million in federal and private investments into some of the cities hardest hit by the economic downturn. Three grantees of the Fund recently awarded the first round of subgrants to support 61 community-based nonprofit organizations working to provide workforce training, job placement, financial literacy services, and other resources to help individuals achieve long-term financial security. |
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12/22/2010 |
National Service Agency Solicits Public Feedback on 2011 Social Innovation Fund |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service released a draft Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for its 2011 Social Innovation Fund grant competition today. The Corporation is soliciting public feedback on the funding notification through January 21, 2011.
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7/22/2010 |
Inaugural Social Innovation Fund Grants Awarded to Experienced Innovators |
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In response to the increasing health needs, economic challenges and gaps in youth achievement facing low-income rural and urban communities, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced its inaugural Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grants today. The grants will target millions in public and private funds to grow effective solutions to persistent social challenges across more than 20 states. |
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6/11/2010 |
May 2010 Serve America Act Implementation Update |
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As we enter the long days of summer, we have a lot of activity to report to you about our recent implementation steps on the Serve America Act. |
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5/27/2010 |
First Lady Announces Foundation Commitments to Invest in Innovative Community Solutions |
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Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Patrick Corvington announced the initial phase of philanthropic commitments totaling $50 million to match Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grants and to invest in other innovative community solutions. This also includes an independent consortium of more than 20 national and regional funders led by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) who have come together to create the “Scaling What Works” initiative, which will provide complementary funding for key initiatives to build the infrastructure needed for the long-term success of the SIF. |
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4/22/2010 |
Social Innovation Fund Applications Show Strong Community Endorsement of New Approach |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service released the number of applications submitted for its Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grant on a conference call today, and emphasized the SIF’s extraordinary opportunity to stimulate innovation, support community-led approaches, and drive results-oriented responses to critical social challenges. The announcement comes as the Corporation marks the successes of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act – which authorized the new innovative Fund – one year after its passage. |
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4/7/2010 |
National Service Agency Names Director of Social Innovation Fund |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service named Paul Carttar as Director of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF) today. Carttar is a recognized leader in the fields of nonprofit management and social innovation.
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2/17/2010 |
White House Blog: Introducing the Social Innovation Fund |
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America is facing some of the greatest challenges in a generation. At the same time, promising nonprofit organizations across the country are making heroic efforts to meet overwhelming need and, implement effective and innovative ways to meet these challenges. But their impact is often hampered by a lack of resources and support to evaluate and improve their programs, and expand them so they can serve more communities of need. |
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2/16/2010 |
National Service Agency Requests Applications for Social Innovation Fund Competition |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service today released a Notice of Federal Funds Availability (NOFA) for the newly-created Social Innovation Fund (SIF). Applications are due by April 8, 2010, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
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2/16/2010 |
Social Innovation Fund Launch Conference Call |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service hosted a national briefing call on February 16, 2010 to launch the Social Innovation Fund and answer questions from the field. |
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1/11/2010 |
Funders Discussion on the Draft NOFA for the Social Innovation Fund |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service hosted a funders discussion call on January 11, 2010 to discuss the draft Notice of Funs Availability (NOFA) for the Social Innovation Fund. |
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12/18/2009 |
National Service Agency Solicits Public Feedback on Social Innovation Fund |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service released a draft Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for its 2010 Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grant competition today. The Corporation is soliciting public feedback on the funding notification through January 15, 2010. |
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10/30/2009 |
White House Blog: Innovation with Crawfish Sauce: What a New Orleans Nonprofit Can Teach the Rest of the Country |
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Earlier this month, Melody Barnes, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, joined the President in New Orleans for his first visit there since the election. A key part of the President’s message was that the Gulf Coast’s recovery didn’t flow just from government programs and policies. |
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10/15/2009 |
Social Innovation Fund Status Update Briefing Call |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service hosted a national briefing call on October 15, 2009 to provide an update on the status of the Social Innovation Fund and answer questions from the field. The call was led by the following representatives of CNCS: Nicky Goren, Acting CEO; Bob Grimm, Director of Research and Policy Development and Senior Advisor to the CEO; and Marta Urquilla, Senior Advisor for Social Innovation. It was attended by over 650 representatives of public, private, and nonprofit organizations. |
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10/8/2009 |
White House Blog: Replicating Success |
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Speaking before a group of nonprofit and philanthropic leaders on June 30th, President Obama stated that: "The bottom line is clear: Solutions to America's challenges are being developed every day at the grass roots – and government shouldn't be supplanting those efforts, it should be supporting those efforts. Instead of wasting taxpayer money on programs that are obsolete or ineffective, government should be seeking out creative, results-oriented programs like the ones here today and helping them replicate their efforts across America." |
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7/24/2009 |
Social Innovation to Address Critical National Challenges (Video) |
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From the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service, this forum presented innovative strategies that solved public problems and considered how citizens can be engaged as partners with government. Building on this presentation, government officials and social innovators explored models of social innovation that have changed lives and the conditions that support social innovations. |
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6/30/2009 |
Remarks of President Obama on Community Solutions Agenda |
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On June 30, 2009, President Barack Obama delivered remarks on the Community Solutions Agenda from the East Room of the White House. |
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5/5/2009 |
The White House: Remarks of First Lady Michelle Obama at Time 100 Most Influential People Awards |
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On May 5, 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama delivered remarks at the Time 100 Most Influential People Awards. |
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