The Economists reports that the American and British governments hope that a partnership with social entrepreneurs, like those found in New Profit's portfolio can solve some of society’s most intractable problems.

Read New Profit's official press release about receiving a Social Innovation Fund intermediary grant.

Jeffrey Bradach writes how scaling nonprofits is anything but an exercise in cutting cookies, as it requires not only fidelity to core processes and programs, but also constant adjustments to local needs and resources.

Martin J. Fisher, co-founder and CEO of KickStart International, was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree at Clarkson University’s 117th Commencement for his remarkable vision and innovative approach to alleviating poverty in Africa.

In this Newsweek piece Jonathan Alter suggests that companies with waning public images could regain credibility by giving large donations to high-impact nonprofits like Teach For America or Year Up.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a Social Innovation Compact with representatives of the social innovation community, committing to expand the existing reach of innovative organizations into the state's communities.

Molly Peterson reports on why KIPP has become a model for the kind of education reform the Department of Education hopes to foster with $100 billion in stimulus money.

In this Wealth Manager article, New Profit is featured for its belief that social entrepreneurship and invention are the solutions to our country’s most entrenched social problems.

Vanessa Kirsch, President and Founder of New Profit, explains how the twin engines of citizen service and organizations with proven solutions form a powerful formula for results, and calls for this formula to be scaled to the level we need.

In this article Professor Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School and Heiner Baumann, formerly of New Profit, make the case for using the principles of disruptive innovation to identify and support organizations that have the best chance of creating new solutions to social challenges.