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Drawing on years of experience with its Boston-based Social Innovation Forum, Root Cause has provided technical assistance and advice to two organizations that sought to replicate the Social Innovation Forum model to other high-need communities in the United States. The OneStar Foundation approached Root Cause to help develop the Texas Social Innovation Initiative, and the Louisiana Office of Social Entrepreneurship approached us to advise the creation of their Social Innovators Institute.

Texas Social Innovation Initiative - OneStar Foundation

The Texas Social Innovation Initiative (TSI Initiative), based on Root Cause's Social Innovation Forum, is an initiative of the OneStar Foundation, with support from Root Cause and Dallas Social Venture Partners. It is a unique opportunity for nonprofit organizations with proven, results-based programs to: (1) Receive statewide recognition for being an innovative model, (2) expand their network of resources, (3) build their capacities through technical assistance, and (4) prepare to scale and grow their impact. The TSI Initiative gives innovative and results-oriented organizations the power to accelerate their development of enduring solutions to social and economic problems. By utilizing the TSI Initiative's support and guidance, organizations take greater strides toward efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability while simultaneously preparing for and soliciting support to scale their impact.

Social Innovators Institute - Louisiana Office of Social Entrepreneurship

The Social Innovators Institute is a program of the Louisiana Office of Social Entrepreneurship modeled on Root Cause's Social Innovation Forum and launched in partnership with Community Wealth Ventures. It is an exciting, six-month business plan development process designed to help high-performing Louisiana nonprofit and government organizations create business plans for new or existing entrepreneurial and innovative programs. These programs will use original, measurable, and sustainable methods to reduce or eliminate one or more causes of an existing social problem in the communities served, therefore reducing the prevalence of the social problem. Institute participants will follow a structured approach to develop or grow pioneering programs while honing their business skills, thus becoming empowered to have a lasting impact on their organizations and communities.