Social Innovation + Change Initiative at Harvard
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Advancing the study and practice of #innovation with a social purpose @Harvard and beyond. Founded by @HarvardHBS + @Kennedy_School Prof. @Julie_Battilana.
Cambridge, MA
Joined September 2018
#Cheng fellow David Riveros García shares the inspiration behind reAcción Paraguay, the nonprofit he founded to promote civic education and government accountability, in this @Kennedy_School feature: https://t.co/8tgvPUN0RY
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✅ Your vote matters. Make sure your voice is heard this election day!
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Where in the world are SICI #Cheng Fellows? Check out our interactive Community Map and hear directly from fellows about their global impact! https://t.co/s8tp0RmUBW Huge thanks to Kholi Dhliwayo for developing this creative platform to showcase our Fellows’ work.
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#Cheng alum and @breaktime_ma co-founder @connor_schoen shares how Breaktime is filling the gap between temporary shelter and long-term housing stability for youth in Boston:
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"After aging out of foster care, I was on my own for years,” recalls Jordan, one of Breaktime’s young adult Associates. “I worked hard at every job, but I was still figuring out where to sleep each...
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It was a privilege to work with @MsLaToshaBrown to support leaders who are empowering Southern Black women and girls. Special thanks to Deborah Barfield Berry for capturing the stories of our inaugural Power, Innovation, and Leadership exec ed cohort!
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Harvard leadership program helped Southern Black women push for voting rights, equity and poverty reduction
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#Cheng alumni took #ClimateWeekNYC by storm! Grace Lam, Kritika Kharbanda, and Rodrigo Garcia Ayala brought their expertise as social innovators to conversations about the carbon market, decarbonization, and the future of sustainable finance. #NYCW
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As a former mayor and cabinet secretary, and now co-director of CPL, HKS's @anthonyfoxx has spent a lot of time thinking about the importance of leadership in a time of political divisions
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As a former mayor and cabinet secretary, and now co-director of CPL, Foxx has spent a lot of time thinking about the importance of leadership in a time of political divisions.
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.@TrishPrabhu (#Cheng 2020-2021) shared encouraging words for young social innovators while accepting @OneYoungWorld’s Entrepreneur of the Year award. Congrats, Trisha!
@CharlotMagayi @MukuruStoves “I encourage you to use your passion, your business, to go after the ideas that you care about, whether it's making a better digital world or tackling other unsolvable challenges like climate change. You have so much power and potential to build a better world.” 🇺🇲 @trishprabhu,
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The @echoinggreen Fellowship is an incredible opportunity for early-stage social innovators to advance their social change work! Applications due October 8:
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Social innovators are more than just their business plan. We’re looking for visionary leaders who are committed to upending structural oppression and creating change in their communities so that all...
Are you an innovator with a bold idea to change the world? 🌍 If so, we're searching for people like you for our 2025 Fellowship! Learn more and apply by October 8: https://t.co/6KlB1jEdZv
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Congratulations to Mohit Rauniyar (#Cheng 2023) and the team at Canopy Nepal for their partnership with the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office! Innovative government partnerships (like this!) help organizations like Canopy to scale their impact. https://t.co/CO3vRZ2Cvm
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I’m thrilled to announce a major step in our journey of scaling through government collaboration! We start our partnership with काठमाडौँ महानगरपालिका-Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office (KMC) across...
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Shout-out to #Cheng alum @MicaelaConnery, whose organization @TheKelseyMore was featured on PBS News Hour! Learn about how The Kelsey is working to meet the accessible housing needs of the disability community in San Jose:
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Millions of Americans are priced out of homes and apartments. For people with disabilities, finding an accessible place they can afford can be even more challenging. Judy Woodruff reports on the...
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Tuesday night may have been the #Cheng Fellow Spotlight, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t spotlight the SICI team, too. Thank you to everyone who made the Spotlight possible!
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Last night, our 2024–25 #Cheng Fellows shared their social innovation efforts with our friends and collaborators from across Harvard at our annual Spotlight event. Thanks to all who came out to support this incredible group!
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In May, SICI faculty affiliate Julie Yen defended her PhD dissertation at @HarvardHBS . This fall, she joins BU @BUQuestrom School of Business as Assistant Professor in Management and Organizations. Congratulations, Julie!
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📘 “Le pouvoir, pour tous!”, the French edition of “Power, for All” by Julie Battilana & Tiziana Casciaro, comes out this month! The book includes new and updated content that equips readers to understand and harness power for positive social change. https://t.co/vH7nFXxS3Y
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Great to see a familiar face in the @Kennedy_School Magazine Fall 2024 issue! Read the origin story of @RxAll_Inc, the social enterprise that @AdebayoAlonge (#Cheng ’24) founded to improve access to safe, affordable medication across Africa: https://t.co/Zb7F8DEUXG
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We're thrilled to announce the 2024-25 #Cheng Fellows! Featuring students from seven Harvard schools, this year's cohort is innovating for social change across sectors and around the world. Get to know our Fellows: https://t.co/KFiLtGk1SK
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We're looking forward to meeting new and returning students that the @HarvardCPL Open House! Join us TOMORROW in the CPL Darman Room (T-135) from 1:30-3:00 pm and learn how you can get involved in SICI and the CPL community.
Join us on Thursday, 9/5 from 1:30-3 p.m. in Darman for the @harvardcpl Open House! Discover how you can get involved with our community, meet our staff, and grab a quick refreshment. We can't wait to connect with you! https://t.co/uhz4upm3jx
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📚It’s the first day of classes at @Kennedy_School! It's great to see familiar faces and welcome new students to campus. We can't wait to embark on another year of building the #socialinnovation ecosystem at Harvard.
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To support our team well-being, SICI will be on a social media hiatus in July. Our team will be using this time to plan for our year ahead, invest in staff development, and to rest. We look forward to reconnecting with our incredible social change community in August!
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