Our Community

The Social Innovation Forum (SIF) brings together leaders of social impact organizations, investors, and supporters to improve lives and build stronger, healthier communities across greater Boston.

Innovators & Entrepreneurs

Our portfolio includes 106 Social Innovators and Impact Entrepreneurs who have been vetted and selected for their innovative, effective work. The portfolio represents a diverse array of social issue areas and includes both nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses focused on social impact.

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Alumni Program

In 2020, SIF launched a formal Alumni Program, designed to provide ongoing support to its portfolio organizations.

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Investors & Supporters

SIF's robust community of investors and supporters includes over 2,600 people who give their time, expertise, and resources to help unlock the potential of our community's most innovative approaches to social change.

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Innovator Spotlight

InnerCity Weightlifting

InnerCity Weightlifing (ICW) uses fitness training as a tool to reduce violence and promote professional, personal and academic achievement among urban youth. ICW empowers young people with the confidence to say no to violence and yes to opportunity.

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Applications for 2021-2022 Social Innovator Accelerator are now open!

SIF has launched its Social Innovator Accelerator program for the 2021-2022 program year. SIF is looking to welcome eight innovative nonprofits into the 2021−2022 Social Innovator Accelerator cohort. Small to mid-sized organizations, with budgets between $100,000 - $2 million, and working in one of this year's eight social issue areas are eligible to apply. Apply or nominate a nonprofit for our Accelerator!

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Innovators & Entrepreneurs

Alumni Program

Investors & Supporters

Innovator Spotlight

InnerCity Weightlifting

Applications for 2021-2022 Social Innovator Accelerator are now open!

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