Noteworthy that they made this announcement through their blog: "Yesterday, the President announced that he would ask Congress in the FY2010 budget to provide $50 million in seed capital for his Social Innovation Fund, fulfilling a campaign pledge.  The Fund will identify ...Read More

From the White House - Social Innovation Fund

First Lady Michelle Obama outlined education, health care and economic opportunity as three focus areas for the administration’s efforts to promote social innovation and entrepreneurship as a means to solve some of the nation’s problems. Those themes will key the $50 ...Read More

Obama - $50 million Social Innovation Fund approved