Join us for an interactive seminar at Microsoft NERD where we will discuss how to we make data actionable and answer the questions that really matter: Is my program working, and how could it work better? Read More

Andrew Wolk featured in Stanford Social Innovation Review Read More

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Social Innovator 2011: Future Chefs prepares motivated, low income Boston-area youth for quality early employment and post-secondary education in the culinary field, where the demand for skilled professionals is consistently high. Read More

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signs the Social Innovation Compact. Read More


Ideas in Action: April 2012

  • Proving Your Worth: How Do Nonprofits Benefit the Community?
  • Root Cause's Social Impact Research Releases Youth Career Development Report
  • What the Social Innovator Needs

We are currently looking for a Consulting Research Associate

 

Connections Made: An In-Kind Perspective

At Root Cause’s Social Innovator Showcase I was inspired by the things I learned. The hope at each event I attend is that I’ll make new connections or learn to think about things in a new way. The Showcase at the Microsoft New England Research & Development Center accomplished all of these things and more.

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In the Eyes of the Donor: Building Financial Sustainability Models That Stick

"What's your financial sustainability plan?" is one of those questions you know you're going to be asked by a donor at least once in the next month if you're responsible for raising money. For a long time, the question was a sort of code for "convince me that I'm not the only skin in this game."

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Knowledge
Root Cause CEO Andrew Wolk presented at Social Solutions webinar "Social Innovation: From Demonstrating Effectiveness to Scaling Impact." Listen to a recording of the webinar.
Consulting

Root Cause and The Open Society Foundations’ Campaign for Black Male Achievement have launched a new website for the Leadership and Sustainability Institute, a national initiative to bolster the efforts of advocates and organizations working to improve the life outcomes of black males in the U.S.

Social Impact Research

Root Cause's Social Impact Research releases a suite of reports on youth career development.


Social Innovation Forum

Check out photos and videos from the 2012 Social Innovator Showcase!

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21-Jun-2012

Root Cause Seminar: Performance Measurement: Making Data Actionable

Microsoft New England Research & Development Center One Memorial Drive - Cambridge, MA 

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20-Jul-2012

Andrew Wolk to Speak at Corporate Community Involvement Conference

Fairmont Copley Plaza 

Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter?

J McCray examines trends in grantmaking practices, including levels of general operating and capacity-building support, turnaround time on grant decisions, and the link between a funder's engagement with grantees and peers and its provision of multiyear support.
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