SIX INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON SOCIAL INNOVATION

About Root Cause, 7.15.09

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Root Cause: Advancing Innovation for Social Impact

Mission: Root Cause is a nonprofit organization that advances

enduring solutions to social and economic problems by

supporting social innovators and educating social impact

investors.

Vision: Root Cause envisions a world in which the public,

private, and nonprofit sectors work together to invest and re-

invest in the most efficient, effective, and sustainable solutions

to social problems regardless of ego, organizational structure,

or political agenda.

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Building an Ecosystem of Social Innovation

Social Innovation

Non Profit

For Profit

Govt

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Consulting and education service lines to support social innovators and social impact investors through a lifecycle towards Enduring Social Impact

Social Innovators

Enduring Social Impact

Social Impact Investors

Practice Framework

Oscillating lines connect Social Innovation and Social Impact Investing

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Knowledge Framework

A New Community of Learning Committed to Advancing

Social Impact

Non Profit Sector

Private Sector

Public Sector

Field Building

Knowledge

Spreading Social

Innovation

Role for Government

Social Capital Markets

Practical Knowledge

Planning

Measurement

Sustainability

Advocacy

Policy Framework

A New Role for Government:

1.       Encourage social innovation;

2.       Foster a supportive policy environment;

3.       Reward initiatives for exceptional performance;

4.       Spread successful approaches;

5.       Produce knowledge to understand performance; and

6. Catalyze public-private partnerships across sectors.