Social Innovation Forum

Upcoming Collaborative Funding Opportunity

Join us for an info-session in February

• By Carolyn Shaughnessy
• Published on January 24, 2019

Does a collaborative funding experience excite you? Are you interested in having an impact in your community? Are you looking for an opportunity to get involved with the Social Innovation Forum and other donors? Then, please join us for an information session to learn more about our collaborative Social Issue Track process.

Co-op's Converse: An Inside Look into the Social Innovation Forum Experience

• By Nia Carter, Michelle Faulkner
• Published on December 14, 2018

We asked our Northeastern University Co-ops, Michelle Faulkner and Nia Carter, to reflect on their time at SIF as they near the end of their Co-op experiences.

Connect for Impact: The 2018 Annual Report

Let’s make it our mission to connect more often and more deeply in the year ahead

• By Susan Musinsky & Ryan Dings
• Published on December 12, 2018

Our 2018 Annual Report is here! Read about SIF's work connecting nonprofits, funders, volunteers, and others to accelerate social impage in greater Boston. 

Coworking Member Interview: Boston Impact Initiative

Susan Musinsky and Mark Watson talk coworking, connections, and social capital

• By Susan Musinsky
• Published on December 11, 2018

Our Executive Director, Susan Musinsky, interviewed Mark Watson, the Executive Director of Boston Impact Initiative (BII) about BII's experience as an SIF coworking member organization.

SIF Announces 2019 Social Innovator Cohort

Eight nonprofits welcomed into 24-month capacity-building program

• By SIF Team
• Published on December 06, 2018

The Social Innovation Forum (SIF) is excited to announce the selection of eight nonprofits for our 2019 Social Innovator cohort. Over the next two years, the Social Innovators will receive financial and capacity-building support valued at more than $150,000 to help them gain visibility, expand their networks, and strengthen their impact.

SIF announces the 2019 finalists for the Social Innovator Accelerator

Meet 33 exciting local nonprofits working for positive social change

• By SIF Team
• Published on November 19, 2018

The Social Innovation Forum (SIF) is pleased to announce the 2019 Finalists for the Social Innovator Accelerator. At SIF, we believe it is important to continue to look in our own neighborhoods for organizations effecting change and working towards justice and equity for all. In sharing our finalist list below, we invite you to act locally and get to know the work these organizations are doing.

Demystifying Executive Coaching

Executive coaching is one of the least understood and most valuable components of the Social Innovator Accelerator

• By Christian Rodriguez
• Published on October 04, 2018

What’s it like to be an Executive Coach in the Social Innovation Forum’s (SIF) Social Innovator Accelerator? We recently sat down with Lina Foster, who has volunteered with SIF as an Executive Coach for over five years. We asked Lina about her experiences working with our Social Innovators.

Third Iteration of SIF Capacity Camp Program is Underway

State Street Foundation provides opportunity for grantees to refresh, reflect, and build community

• By Margaret Leipsitz
• Published on October 02, 2018

SIF consultant Margaret Leipsitz reflects on her experiences during the SIF Capacity Camp, sponsored by the State Street Foundation.

Our Next Move…

The story behind SIF’s two office moves in just under two years

• By Susan Musinsky
• Published on October 02, 2018

In just a few weeks, the Social Innovation Forum (SIF) will be moving about a half mile south, into a new headquarters at 2 Oliver Street. We look forward to sharing our story with you, and to the incredible opportunity that lies ahead of us.

Building the Right Board for Your Nonprofit: Fundraising

Lessons from our Board Development Workshop with Vicki Burkhart

• By Nia Carter
• Published on August 30, 2018

On August 14, the Social Innovation Forum hosted the fourth session in our board development series with Vicki Burkhart of the Burkhart Group at More Than Giving Co. The fourth session in the series was Building the Right Board for your Nonprofit: Fundraising, where we discussed how we can engage everyone on the board in the fundraising process and the strategies needed to build a fundraising board.