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Root Cause's Social Innovator Showcase

Thursday, May 3
5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Microsoft New England Research and Development Center

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The ninth annual Social Innovator Showcase, modeled after venture capital forums, will highlight our six 2012 Social Innovators for potential investors, as well as spark conversations on the best approaches to developing and spreading innovation. More than 300 business, government, and philanthropic leaders from greater Boston attend the event, in addition to the six nonprofit leaders presenting their work. Register here now!

Friends of Root Cause's Social Innovation Forum at the level of $5,000 and up are invited to a pre-event, cocktail, and hors d’œuvre reception. Click here to read more about the pre-event reception.

2012 Social Innovators

• TEMPO Young Adult Resource Center, a program of Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
• Cooking Matters MA, a program of Share Our Strength
• The LGBT Aging Project
• WorkExpress, a program of Father Bill’s & Mainspring
• Science Club for Girls
• InnerCity Weightlifting

Click here to read more about these innovators

2012 Business Innovator Award

Root Cause's Business Innovator Award is given to a member of the business community who has led a company to significant success and has demonstrated a commitment to support innovation across sectors. We are thrilled to present Gary Hirshberg, co-founder and chairman of Stonyfield Farms with the second annual Business Innovator Award.

Click here to read more about the award and Gary Hirshberg

Co-chairs: 
Michael T. Carmen, senior vice president, partner, and equity portfolio manager at Wellington Management Company, LLP
Andrew S. Offit, special advisor to Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone;
Steven G. Segal, executive-in-residence/lecturer at Boston University and former founding partner of J.W. Childs Associates

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