Social Innovation Forum
This March (and early April), the Social Innovation Forum (SIF) will hold eight free, educational events across the city as a part of our annual March Social Issue Talk Series where funders and community leaders can hear from leading experts and our 2018 Social Innovators about the latest trends, best practices, and exciting innovations across a variety of fields.
Social Issue Talk Series
Breaking the Cycle of Youth Incarceration by Increasing Equitable and Appropriate Policing
Track Partner: Stifler Family Foundation
Thursday, March 1
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
at District Hall
- Panel: Leonard DiPietro, Deputy Superintendent, Cambridge Police Department, and Dr. Richard Dudley, MD, Private practice psychiatrist
- Facilitated by: Representative James Cantwell, MA State Legislature
- Featured Innovator: Strategies for Youth
Learn more here.
Investing in the Grassroots to Achieve Environmental and Social Justice
Track Partner: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Tuesday, March 6
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
at Foley & Lardner LLP
- Guest Speaker: Mariella Puerto, Co-Director of Climate, Barr Foundation
- Featured Innovator: GreenRoots
Learn more here.
Building an Inclusive Society for Young People with Disabilities
Track Partner: Liberty Mutual Insurance
Thursday, March 15
8:30 am - 10:00 am
at Liberty Mutual Insurance
- Guest Speaker: Toni Wolf, Commissioner of Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
- Featured Innovator: Partners for Youth with Disabilities
Learn more here.
Advancing Education in New Bedford
Track Partner: Schrafft Charitable Trust
Tuesday, March 20
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management LLC
- Guest Speaker: Jon Mitchell, Mayor of New Bedford
- Featured Innovator: Community Boating Center
Learn more here.
Healthy Father, Healthy Families, Healthy Communities: Addressing Father Absenteeism as a Public Health Matter
Track Partner: Boston Open Impact
Tuesday, March 27
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
at Brown Rudnick LLP
- Guest Speaker: Monica Valdes Lupi, Executive Director, Boston Public Health Commission
- Featured Innovator: Fathers' Uplift
Learn more here.
Financial Education as a Building Block for Success
Track Partner: MassMutual Foundation
Thursday, March 29
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
at the Social Innovation Forum Offices *NEW EVENT LOCATION*
One Congress Street, Boston MA, 02114
- Guest Speaker: Alayna Van Tassel, Deputy Treasurer, Executive Director of the Office of Economic Empowerment, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Featured Innovator: ACT Lawrence
Learn more here.
Assuring Access to Justice for Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers
Track Partner: Immigrant and Refugee Funding Collaborative
Friday, April 6
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
at Ropes & Gray LLP
- Guest Speakers: Mary Holper, Associate Clinical Professor, Boston College Law School, and Alejandra St. Guillen, Director, Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement.
- Featured Innovator: PAIR (Political Asylum/Immigration Representation) Project
Learn more here.
Eviction Prevention: A Model for Homelessness in Massachusetts
Track Partner: Highland Street Foundation
Tuesday, April 10 *RESCHEDULED DATE*
12:00 - 1:30 pm
at Cooley LLP
- Guest Speaker: Lydia Edwards, Boston City Councilor
- Featured Innovator: The Renew Collaborative
Learn more here.