Root Cause in the Media

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Recent News

"Root Cause Launches New Way to Help Donors Give to Nonprofits" Massnonprofit.org, April 1, 2010

"Firm’s ratings give donors new tool in picking worthy charities" Boston Globe, March 31, 2010

"Six Boston Area Nonprofits Are Named 2010 Social Innovators" Massnonprofit.org, January 21, 2010

"Root Cause doles out $450k in awards" Boston Business Journal, January 21, 2010

Press Release: Six Nonprofits Named 2010 Greater Boston “Social Innovators”

"Rethinking Ways to Give Wisely"  Business Week, January 13, 2010

"A Program Helps Sharpen the Business Acumen of Those on the Rise" The New York Times, January 7, 2010, features former Root Cause Social Enterprise InnerCity Entrepreneurs

"Proving That Charity Works" The Chronicle of Philanthropy, December 10 2009

Press Release: "Recipients Of New Texas Social Innovation Initiative Award To Be Unveiled Dec. 9 At 2009 Governor’s Nonprofit Leadership Conference," December 2 2009

"Is it Public or is it Private?" Wall Street Journal, November 9 2009

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PRESS RELEASES

Press Release: "Nonprofits Reap Rewards From For-Profits' Performance Measurement Rigor, Says New "How To" Book," November 4 2009

"MIT Sloan professor backs Obama call for 'results-oriented' nonprofits," July 7 2009

"Social innovation pioneer Andrew Wolk applauds President Obama highlighting innovative programs," June 30 2009 (also see White House release: "President Obama To Highlight Innovative Programs that are Transforming Communities Across the Nation")

"Helping Philanthropic Investors Improve Decision Making: Root Cause Awarded $300,000 Hewlett Grant to Support Social Impact Research," May 4 2009

"Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu Receives 2009 Public Innovator Award," April 16 2009

"Lt. Governor Landrieu Launches Louisiana's First Public Innovators Forum," February 19 2009

"National Alliance For Public Charter Schools Selects Root Cause For Strategic Business Planning Support," February 10 2009

"InnerCity Entrepreneurs Named 2008 New England Innovation Award Winner," May 8 2008

"'Venture-Philanthropy' Forum to Feature Innovative Boston Nonprofits," April 30 2008

"Report Urges New Role for Government in Solving Social Problems," April 29 2008

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OPINION

Opinion: "Performance Measurement: Put a Stake in the Ground," Philanthropy News Digest, September 30 2009

"Time for civic leadership," Boston Business Journal, May 15-21 2009 

"Commentary: Government can foster business model for social change," Federal Times, February 24 2009

Letter to the Editor: "Social Entrepreneurs: Here's What They Can Do," The New York Times, March 25 2008, in response to "Thoroughly Modern Do-Gooders" by David Brooks, March 21 2008

"Shifting philanthropic focus," Boston Business Journal, March 7 2008

"Guest Speaker: Neglecting Success," INC Magazine, November 1 2006

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NEWS ARTICLES

Social Innovation

"Practice Management: New Tools Help Advisers Counsel Clients," Wall Street Journal, October 28 2009

"NPO Spotlight: Root Cause," Philanthropy News Digest, October 6 2009

"To Measure or Not to Measure," PhilanTopic, September 30 2009

"Less to Give," Barron's, September 28 2009

"Hewlett Foundation Announces $154 Million in Grants," Philanthropy News Digest, September 11 2009

"Daughter of Stuart couple thanks Rotary for scholarship," TC Palm, August 13 2009

"Rooting for results: Root Cause’s Wolk brings business mind to social problems," Boston Business Journal, July 24 2009

"Six Nonprofits Named Social Innovators, Receive $100K Each," Massnonprofit.org News, December 11 2008

"Six nonprofits chosen as innovators," Boston Business Journal, December 10 2008

“InnerCity Entrepreneurs Awarded $50,000 Grant by the Boston Foundation,” Boston Business Journal, June 26 2008

"A business approach to social change," Boston Globe, May 11 2008

"Bottom-line philanthropy: Nonprofits find help developing pitches aimed at donors used to seeing results," Boston Globe, April 30 2008

"Youth theater troupe gets help from Social Innovation Forum," EDGE Boston, March 28 2008

"The Copycat Saint," Boston Magazine, March 2008

"Deals on Wheels: A New Hampshire-based entrepreneur links cash-strapped commuters with lenders and car dealers," Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine, March 2008

"Perkins School to acquire for-profit firm," Boston Globe, January 31 2008

"Learning How to Grow: Small businesses hear from the horse’s mouth how to become bigger ones," Worcester Telegram & Gazette, March 29 2007

"’Streetwise MBA’ program helps small-business owners advance," Boston Globe, August 21 2006

"Inner-City Slickers: How Boston University Boosts Urban Businesses," Business Week, Spring 2006

"InnerCity Entrepreneurs battles business isolation," Boston Business Journal, January 6–12, 2006

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Public Innovation

"Louisiana is First State in the Nation to Launch an Institute to Incubate Innovative Social Programs," Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal, October 2009

Podcast: Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Mitch Landrieu and Andrew Wolk discuss "Social Entrepreneurship in Louisiana," Social Innovation Conversations, September 21 2009

Podcast "Update from Washington: The Charitable Deduction and the Social Innovation Fund," Chronicle of Philanthropy's "Philanthropy This Week" podcast, Week of August 3 2009

"Nonprofits Get a Boost From Uncle Sam," SmallBiz, July 10 2009

"Obama's call for social innovation takes root locally," Boston Business Journal, July 3 2009

"Obama Pushes For Social Innovation," NonProfit Times, July 1 2009

"What impact will substantial government intervention in the marketplace create?"REDF Investor QTRly, June 25 2009 

"Seeking Ideas on Social Innovation Funds," Chronicle of Philanthropy, May 1 2009

"Social Entrepreneurs Urged to Work With Governments," Chronicle of Philanthropy, May 15 2008

"Spreading Innovative Solutions to Society's Problems," Chronicle of Philanthropy, May 3 2008

"Our Views: Pioneering Social Change," The Advocate, March 22 2008

Video: Andrew Wolk and Brooke Smith appear on Louisiana TV to promote Office of Social Entrepreneurship, March 14 2008

"Charting New Social Course," The Advocate, March 12 2008

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