The White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation has an ambitious goal: to transform how we approach, and ultimately solve, our nation’s most pressing domestic problems in education, health care, poverty, joblessness, the environment, and more.  Their secret weapon – the nonprofit sector.
According to a White House Press Release, President Obama, in his FY2010 budget, will ask Congress for $50 million for the Social Innovation Fund to identify the most promising, results-oriented non-profit programs and expand their reach throughout the country.
“The idea is simple: to find the most effective programs …