1. SIX INTERNATIONAL
SUMMER SCHOOL ON
SOCIAL INNOVATION
About Root Cause, 7.15.09

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Root Cause: Advancing Innovation for Social Impact
Mission: Root Cause is a nonprofit organization that advances
enduring solutions to social and economic problems by
supporting social innovators and educating social impact
investors.
Vision: Root Cause envisions a world in which the public,
private, and nonprofit sectors work together to invest and re-
invest in the most efficient, effective, and sustainable solutions
to social problems regardless of ego, organizational structure,
or political agenda.

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Building an Ecosystem
of Social Innovation
Social
Innovation
Non
Profit
For
Profit
Govt

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Consulting and education service lines to support social
innovators and social impact investors through a
lifecycle towards Enduring Social Impact
Social
Innovators
Enduring
Social Impact
Social Impact
Investors
Practice Framework
Oscillating lines connect Social Innovation and Social
Impact Investing

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Knowledge Framework
A New Community of Learning
Committed to Advancing
Social Impact
Non Profit
Sector
Private Sector
Public Sector
Field
Building
Knowledge
Spreading
Social
Innovation
Role for
Government
Social Capital
Markets
Practical
Knowledge
Planning
Measurement
Sustainability
Advocacy

6. Policy Framework
A New Role for Government:
1. Encourage social innovation;
2. Foster a supportive policy environment;
3. Reward initiatives for exceptional performance;
4. Spread successful approaches;
5. Produce knowledge to understand performance; and
6. Catalyze public-private partnerships across sectors.

7. Policy Framework
A New Role for Government:
1. Encourage social innovation;
2. Foster a supportive policy environment;
3. Reward initiatives for exceptional performance;
4. Spread successful approaches;
5. Produce knowledge to understand performance; and
6. Catalyze public-private partnerships across sectors.