The Power of Social Innovation: How Civic Entrepreneurs Ignite Community Networks for Good

摘要: Acknowledgments. The Author. Foreword. Preface. Part I: Catalyzing Social Change. Chapter 1 Igniting Civic Progress. Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and So Many Ideas, Little Entrepreneurship as the Solution. Mandate Caution of Engaging Government. Conclusions. 2 Innovation Catalytic Ingredient. Discovering Missing Choosing Right Catalyst. Bringing It All Together: Nehemiah Foundation. II: Market Maker Entrepreneur. 3 Open Sourcing Innovation. Breaking Down Protectionist Barriers. Opening Space for Leveling Playing Field. Inviting Exceptional. Forcing Cultural Enlightened Monopolist. 4 Trading Good Deeds Measurable Results. Current Funding Limitations. What Public Value Are We Purchasing? Funded Activities Still Most Relevant? Change Does Community Want Assets Can Mobilize? a Project or Sustainable System Change? Will Measure? Linda Gibbs. III: Service Provider 5 Animating Trusting Citizen. Balancing Professional with Public. Building Leveraging Media "Client" Choice. Curing Expectation Gap. Family Independence Initiative. 6 Turning Risk into Reward. Seeing Opportunity Where Others See Liability. Taking First Risk. Fully Calculating Cascading Return on Investment. Political Wraparound Milwaukee. 7 Fertile Community. City (and Entrepreneurial Mayor). Entrepreneurs School Reform. Solutions. Staying Entrepreneurial: Saving Yourself from Success. Future. Notes. References. Index.