The Social Innovation Forum (www.socialinnovationforum.org) is now accepting applications through September 7, 2005.  The SIF provides a unique opportunity for up-and-coming nonprofit organizations to gain visibility and expand their network.  The selected Social Innovators are invited to present at the SIF's showcase event on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at the MIT Sloan School of Management.  In addition, they receive five months of consulting and coaching services provided by Root Cause and volunteers with expertise in strategy consulting, venture capital, marketing strategy or nonprofit management.

This year, the SIF has partnered with leading local organizations to feature Social Issue Tracks.  The aim of these focused tracks is to identify outstanding Social Innovators in each area and initiate discussion on how to generate enduring solutions to social problems that impact communities in and around Boston.  Organizations can apply to one or more of the following tracks:

• Closing the Achievement Gap: Fostering Literacy in Youth

Sponsoring Partner: The Boston Globe Foundation

• Health, Human Rights and Access

Sponsoring Partner: Haymarket People's Fund

• Social Enterprise: Nonprofit Business Ventures

Sponsoring Partner: The Fund for Philanthropy & Education

• The Arts as a Catalyst for Change: Transforming People and Communities

Sponsoring Partner: Hunt Alternatives Fund

Applicants should be working primarily in the Greater Boston area and have budgets of less than $1.5 million.   For more information or to receive an application package, please contact the SIF at info@socialinnovationforum.org or call us at 617-350-8810.