Obama's social enterprise report card
With President Obama's recent 100 day milestone came a hailstorm of evaluations from media outlets around the world.
On the Social Edge blog, Americans for Informed Democracy founder Seth Green weighed in by taking a look at Obama's advances in the realm of social entrepreneurship.
Obama has committed to organizing an Office of Social Innovation, and he has just signed a Serve America Act that includes a Social Innovation Fund to seed new social enterprises and expand existing ones. He has also put aside tens of billions of dollars for green initiatives that will undoubtedly cultivate more promising social ventures. Perhaps most of all, he has used his bully pulpit to highlight the stories of social entrepreneurs, inspiring young people to follow a new model for making a difference.
But is there more that needs to be done? Read Seth's thoughts on the next 100 days and beyond.
This article was written on 04 May 2009, and is filled under For Discussion.
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