February 12, 2009

Crafting a Plan for Social Innovation

Obama administration is poised to create a new office promoting successful approaches to societal problems

By Suzanne Perry

President Obama is starting to lay plans to carry out his campaign pledge to provide government help to innovative nonprofit groups that are working on the country's most pressing problems.

One clue: The official White House Web site lists an Office of Social Innovation.

The office has not been publicly announced — and was apparently posted on the Web site prematurely — but people who advised Mr. Obama during the transition period say the president is

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