Post Election: A New Way Forward
Barack Obama was elected the United States' 44th president last night after the longest - and perhaps most exciting - campaign in American history. The task of tackling the many challenges facing the country and the world now begins - and all signs indicate that greater support for social innovation and entrepreneurship will be part of the strategy. In his campaign platform, Obama had called for the development of both a Social Investment Fund Network and a Social Entrepreneurship Agency for Nonprofits. He also co-sponsored, along with Senator McCain, the recently introduced Serve America Act, which includes several components supportive of social entrepreneurship.
Over at World Changing, some of the "smartest, most interesting people" are providing their own recommendations to the next president for addressing the planet's most pressing problems. Many of these, too, call for harnessing social innovation and entrepreneurship. We thought Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of GOOD Worldwide, put it quite nicely: For starters, he should convene a Conference of Social Enterprise through the Executive Office of the President. Its purpose would be to evaluate dynamic, localized models that mix innovation and incentives to tackle some of our toughest problems - education, health care, etc. Channel the creativity of people like Bill Drayton and Jacqueline Novogratz who have helped to uplift people from poverty around the world to build new models that meet our needs at home. This is an exciting time for America, and an opportunity to truly move the dial on so many urgent issues. We thank both candidates for their dedication to making this nation a better place.
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