Guest post by Mark Turner, Director of Public Policy, Colorado Nonprofit Association

Jonathan Greenblatt, director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation at the White House, started off the session by expressing his appreciation for presenting at the IS Public Policy Action Institute immediately following the election. He said that his office wants to be a partner with the social sector.  

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Guest post by Lauren Kay, Communications Manager, Community Partners

Should new legal structures (B corporations were the primary focus) be created to make way for new business hybrids that allow for a bottom line concerned not just with profit, but social good as well?

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Autumn is, without question, the best time to visit San Francisco. By November the summer fog has disappeared, clearing the skies for dry sunny weather. And what better reason to visit SF then for IS’s annual Public Policy Action Institute?

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You may qualify for additional discounts to the Independent Sector Annual Conference November 11-12 at the Hilton Union Square Hotel in San Francisco.

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“Bet on good people doing good things,” was the advice Jeff Skoll received from Independent Sector Founder John W. Gardner as he moved from his life as a tech giant at eBay into the world of philanthropy. Now almost 12 years later, Jeff Skoll will join us at the Independent Sector Annual Conference in San Francisco to accept the 2012 John W. Gardner Leadership Award.

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