TEDMED 2013
April 16, 2013 | Feature
RWJF is a proud supporter of TEDMED's 20 Great Challenges of Health and Medicine and several of the innovative thinkers who have shared their ideas on the TEDMED stage.
Social Innovation
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Social Impact 100 Index
November 27, 2012 | Grant/Feature
Ten grantees from the Vulnerable Populations Portfolio at RWJF have been named to the Social Impact Exchange's S&I 100, an index of the top nonprofits having a positive impact on America's most pressing social issues.
Three RWJF Grantees Featured in New Book, Everyday Heroes
December 7, 2012 | Story
Rebecca Onie of Health Leads, Gary Slutkin of Cure Violence and Jill Vialet of Playworks are among the nonprofit leaders featured in a new book called Everyday Heroes: 50 Americans Changing the World One Nonprofit at a Time by Katrina Fried.
Social Impact Exchange Convenes Funders, Investors for 2011 Conference on Scaling Impact
August 10, 2011 | Story
The SIE is a first-of-its kind collaboration of philanthropic funders, practitioners, researchers and others designed to make it easier for top-performing social programs to expand widely to communities that need them.
Fast Company Names Health Leads (Massachusetts) one of its "United States of Innovation"
May 10, 2011 | Story
For the past 15 years, the not-for-profit Health Leads has been redefining medical care.
Symposium on Scaling Social Impact
January 1, 2011 | Advertisement
The Growth Philanthropy Network and its signature initiative, the Social Impact Exchange, are hosting a half-day symposium In New York City June 14, 2011that will help nonprofits and others develop the knowledge and skills needed to scale impact.
New National Community of Philanthropic Funders, Practitioners to Promote Expansion of Effective Social Programs
October 22, 2009 | News Release
RWJF backs new, collaborative effort by Growth Philanthropy Network and Duke University to affect major social change.
Evaluation of Local Funding Partnerships: Analyzing the Factors That Influence Sustainability and Replication of Projects After Funding Ends
February 4, 2009 | Evaluation
A 2002-2003 Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. study finds that evaluation may be critical to subsequent funding of projects.
PopTech Conference
October 22, 2012 | Commentary
To advance idea-sourcing efforts of Pioneer and Vulnerable Populations Portfolios, RWJF supported Pop! Tech 2012 Social Innovation Fellows.
Innovative Program that is Changing a Community's Health
October 2, 2012 | Video
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Ore., is changing the economics of community health. Through various programs, they are raising capital and providing stable employment for the community.