Stanford Hosts Silicon Valley Roundtable for White House Office of Social Innovation

The White House goal is to help catalyze action by citizens, nonprofits, foundations, and the private sector to lead change in communities across America and make progress in several key priority areas, including health care, education, poverty, and energy conservation.

During their first few months in office Shah and her team have been exploring ways to maximize the impact of the Office’s resources. Their approach includes creating a new fund for social innovation, expanding national service, leveraging new media tools to increase civic participation, developing partnerships with Federal agencies, and nurturing public-private partnerships to catalyze action.