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Investing in What Works: Federal Agency Awards Inaugural Pay for Success Grants
Posted by on October 3, 2014 at 5:23 PM ESTThe Corporation for National and Community Service’s Social Innovation Fund (SIF) announces the federal government’s most robust action to date in support of Pay for Success (PFS), a promising model for expanding innovative, highly effective social programs that achieve better results and can save tax payer dollars.
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Enabling Business, Expanding Impact
Posted by on October 2, 2014 at 2:50 PM ESTThe U.S. Small Business Administration announces a series of important new measures to expand its landmark Impact Investment Fund. Inspired by the President’s vision of a more inclusive and sustainable economy, the Impact Fund was launched in 2011 as one of several federal initiatives designed to support America’s impact investment industry.
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20 Years of Lifting Up Communities
Posted by on October 1, 2014 at 4:05 PM ESTThe Obama administration celebrates the 20th anniversary of the CDFI Fund by convening government officials, business executives, and community leaders at the Treasury Department to mark the fund's achievements and to look at the prospects for its continued success.
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Demonstrating What Works at the White House
Posted by on September 23, 2014 at 3:22 PM ESTThe White House hosts the first-ever “What Works Showcase” -- a live, interactive event featuring a diverse selection of SIF investments, including social entrepreneurs leading innovative nonprofits and social enterprises transforming lives and strengthening communities across the country.
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AmeriCorps Expands Presence in Tribal Communities
Posted by on July 16, 2014 at 3:37 PM ESTAs part of the Obama administration’s commitment to create lasting change in Indian Country, we are pleased to announce $3 million in AmeriCorps grants to support Native American communities.
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Executive Actions to Accelerate Impact Investing to Create Jobs and Strengthen Communities
Posted by on June 25, 2014 at 7:49 AM ESTToday, at a White House roundtable on impact investing, senior Administration officials met with more than 20 private-sector investors answering the President’s call to action by announcing their new commitments to make more than $1.5 billion in investments that intentionally generate sound financial return as well as measurable social or environmental impact.
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A Call to Action for Off-Grid Energy in Africa
Posted by on May 12, 2014 at 11:14 AM ESTThe President launched Power Africa almost one year ago to double access to power in Sub-Saharan Africa. Exploring opportunities to unlock further investment in and growth of small-scale energy systems at the household and village level, the Administration recently hosted two events to engage nearly 60 impact investors and venture philanthropists interested in small-scale energy investment in Africa.
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Social Innovation Fund: New Competition, More Opportunity
Posted by on February 25, 2014 at 12:42 PM ESTThe Social Innovation Fund announces its fourth open competition, making available $65.8 million in grant funding for intermediary organizations that want to accelerate the growth of effective, evidence-based community solutions.
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Iowa Launches First-in-the-Nation Governor’s Council on National Service
Posted by on February 17, 2014 at 7:01 PM ESTThe Governor’s Council on National Service will engage leaders from state agencies, higher education, and the private sector to make recommendations on how to expand national service and volunteer opportunities in Iowa.
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Announcing the Special Envoy for U.S. Holocaust Survivor Services
Posted by on January 24, 2014 at 2:02 PM ESTThe Administration is undertaking a targeted effort to support the needs of Holocaust survivors living in the United States.
