Social Innovation Forum

Hot off the presses: the 2017 SIF Annual Report!

• By Susan Musinsky
• Published on November 30, 2017

It is with great excitement that we share with you the Social Innovation Forum’s 2017 Annual Report: Building a Marketplace for Social Change.

SIF 2017 Holiday Gift Guide

Gifts with impact from the SIF portfolio

• By Holly Sloane
• Published on November 12, 2017

This holiday season, give and give back with these unique gifts from the Social Innovation Forum's portfolio of social impact organizations. From jewelry to gym memberships and much more in-between, find a way to incorporate social impact into your gift giving this year while finding a special gift for everyone on your list.

Less Jail, More Future

Three SIF Social Innovators make progress on criminal justice reform in MA

• By Michael Haroz
• Published on November 10, 2017

“Less Jail, More Future,” Roca’s mantra and call to action, is in the works for Massachusetts emerging adults facing the criminal charges thanks to the recent work of several Social Innovation Forum (SIF) Innovators: Chelsea-based Roca, Lowell-based UTEC, and Boston-based Citizens for Juvenile Justice.

Announcing the 2018 Social Innovator Finalists

Eight Social Innovators to be selected in early December

• By Tanya Inwald
• Published on October 30, 2017

The Social Innovation Forum is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2018 Social Innovator Accelerator cohort. We believe these organizations represent greater Boston's most promising approaches to addressing some of our community's toughest social issues.

Governance and Family Philanthropy

An effective governance structure can sustain achievement of a family’s philanthropic goals across generations.

• By Michael Haroz
• Published on October 27, 2017

What if “governance” was viewed not only through the lens of operational necessity but also as a means to articulate, promote, and sustain achievement of a family’s philanthropic goals across generations?

Sponsored coworking memberships for organizations supporting immigrants and refugees

Eastern Bank and Social Innovation Forum offer office space and access to workshops, training, and more to help nonprofits build capacity.

• By Melissa Duggan and Anna Trieschmann
• Published on September 27, 2017

With generous sponsorship from the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation, the Social Innovation Forum (SIF) is offering up to one year of free coworking membership to individuals/nonprofit organizations in greater Boston that provide support and promote successful integration and advancement for immigrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers. 

Defending the Dreamers

What we can do to help undocumented immigrants

• By Susan Musinsky
• Published on September 15, 2017

At SIF we are all feeling challenged by the Trump administration’s decision last week to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Unless Congress acts, nearly 800,000 young immigrants who had been brought to the United States by their parents will be at risk for immediate deportation.

Moving On: Reflections on a Decade with SIF

Associate Director Katie Barnett shares her SIF journey

• By Katie Barnett
• Published on September 14, 2017

Little did Katie Barnett know a short-term consulting project with the Social Innovation Forum would be the beginning of a ten-year journey of learning and inspiration.

Coworking Q&A with Matthew Henry, Exceptional Lives

• By Anna Trieschmann
• Published on September 08, 2017

What is it like to work in Boston’s only coworking space by nonprofit professionals for nonprofit professionals? Social Innovation Forum’s Manager of Strategic Partnerships, Anna Trieschmann, sat down with Matthew Henry, Data Resource Specialist for Exceptional Lives, an SIF coworking member to get his take on coworking at SIF.

Thinking about Youth Development as a Process

Reflections of an SIF Summer Intern

• By Hannah Coy
• Published on August 27, 2017

SIF summer intern Hannah Coy explores youth development organizations in greater Boston.