"Many people have strong charitable impulses, and we suspect that because of inertia they give far less than they actually want to give..... A simple nudge would be a Give More Tomorrow program."
"To coordinate the reorganization of the federal government and its resources, the next U.S. president should create a White House Office of Social Innovation and Impact."
"Gordon Brown pledged state support to help social enterprise companies expand on Wednesday as he launched a £10m ($20m) risk capital fund for the sector."
"The most effective way of providing significant capital to the third sector is by facilitating access to private finance as well as to the broader capital markets. Since financial returns are likely to be below mainstream rates of return..... tax incentives should be used."
"Our work on developing the Administration's Social Innovation Agenda sat at the nexus of innovation and service and focused on strategies to make real the President's commitment to broad and long-term civic engagement."
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THE SOCIAL INVESTMENT BANK Its organisation and role in driving development of the third sector March 2007 Contents Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . .
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