Sidney | February 16, 2009
In late January, I was pleased to learn that President Barrack Obama included an Office of Social Innovation in the list of 20 offices planned to exist under the White House Office. The mere mention of such an entity launched a flurry of chatter throughout the nonprofit sector including various blogs and Twitter. Like others, [...]
Social Innovation ChatterThis blog covers the issues of our world community and the people whose innovative ideas will bring about sustainable solutions for the good of all. The word “Uplift” is used as a metaphor for “sustainable” social change. Uplift was borrowed from the ideology of “racial uplift” espoused by twentieth century civil rights leaders that sought new approaches to social change in their pursuit of racial equality. Similarly, today's innovators seek new approaches to social change that will uplift the human race.
