BC Social Innovation

The Boston College Center for Social Innovation: building the capacity of current (& future) nonprofit leaders to spark transformative change through innovation

[BC Social Innovation @BC_Innovation]

"Technology’s impact on society can extend beyond the functions of the app itself" UJ student and trainee, Tasneem Abdelhadi, believes that coding skills can help address the low participation of women in the tech field. #socialimpact

https://t.co/r4O9M65FSp

[Stanford Social Innovation Review @SSIReview]

Workplaces were employees are expected to question and be questioned are always strengthened by the inclusion of diverse voices and multiple viewpoints, writes Dunkin' Donuts executive chairman and former CEO @nigeltravis: https://t.co/XbonJf47P4

[Dr. Antoine Lovell, MSW, MPA @Antoine_Lovell]

Why the Announcement of a Looming White Minority Makes Demographers Nervous https://t.co/eTGh0ePUDN

[Skoll Foundation @SkollFoundation]

There are more girls out of school in India than in any other country in the world. @Educate_Girls tackles #genderinequality in the country's educational system. https://t.co/9D4uuz8ame #WorldChildrensDay

[Ginny Santos @GinnySantos]

80% of nonprofit leaders consider innovation an imperative. Only 40% consider their organization ready for innovation.

Here are 6 ways to empower innovation in nonprofits.

https://t.co/2XjmtURICx

#innovation #socialinnovation

[BC Social Innovation @BC_Innovation]

#socialimpact

[Skoll Foundation @SkollFoundation]

“Women are always being pushed behind in my country," says Gladys, a midwife in Sierra Leone. "People think that if a woman has power she will feel too proud of herself. Well I say, why? Why will she have more pride than a man?”✊ @PIH https://t.co/7B0wUrFPp5

[BC Social Innovation @BC_Innovation]

Happy to see so many victories from both women and minorities in this election!

[Pepsee de Bilde @Pepseecool]

This is beautiful. NowThis Politics
EDIT: Added a few more. Historic election for sure!
Over 100 women were elected to the United States House of Representatives.

[BC Social Innovation @BC_Innovation]

Please don't forget to go out and VOTE on Tuesday!!

[BC Social Innovation @BC_Innovation]

This is a really informative read on the lack of language accessible services and barriers to treatment to minority population in the U.S. Organizations are in the process of exploring telemedicine as a way to enable broader access to clinical trials #socialinnovation

[Ama Marston @AmaMarston]

"We are a part of our community & our community is in #Crisis." Society & #business are inherently interconnected. Thanks for these insights @Benioff on business' #Socialimpact & contribution to #TransformativeResilience. @thebteamhq @PaulPolman https://t.co/iYNu21BrOH

[SWHELPER @swhelperorg]

Alaska Natives to Congress: Expand Violence Against Women Act: AN women suffer domestic violence at a rate 10 times greater than #women in any other state and suffer physical assault at a rate up to 12 times greater. #StopDomesticViolence https://t.co/OwuAVtfeO6

[BC School of Social Work @BCSSW]

The world is currently facing the largest humanitarian crisis since WWII. How will we respond? Join us for "Refugees & Migration: Responding to a Global Humanitarian Crisis"
Fri, Oct 19, 8:30am. Heights Room, Corcoran Commons. Free and open to the public https://t.co/UAaU2nuWNm

[BC School of Social Work @BCSSW]

A research project examining quality of life for Palestinian social workers--co-led by #BCSSW Prof. Scott Easton and BCSSW alumna Najwa Safadi--is yielding results with potentially wide applications. Read the full story: https://t.co/x68QPUDlSC

[BC Social Innovation @BC_Innovation]

The Massachusetts state election is right around the corner and it is not to late to register to vote! There are some important questions on the ballot and you can help promote change by voting on November 6th! Register to vote at: https://t.co/QV23TYSzjJ

[UNC Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Lab @UNC_SIELab]

“One of the things we can do a little better is letting other people know the unique skills that #SocialWorkers can bring to teams” -Sophia Smith, panel on #socialinnovation

[Social Progress @socprogress]

GDP is not destiny. The 2018 #Social Progress Index shows some countries are better at turning their economic growth into social progress than others https://t.co/t4qC9OYnXI #beyondGDP

[BC Social Innovation @BC_Innovation]

Very interesting and informative read on leveraging autonomy to strengthen teacher collaboration and community engagement. Two Massachusetts innovation schools underwent rapid school improvement by supporting students’ social, emotional, and intellectual needs!

[Boston Foundation @bostonfdn]

How do schools turn autonomies into innovative practices? A new report from @bostonfdn and @therenniecenter explores two interesting cases. https://t.co/doTJwcPf9D

[BC Social Innovation @BC_Innovation]

Tomorrow, September 21st at 5pm, The Center for Social Innovation's director @tiziana_dearing will be a speaker at the Boston College Social Work Summit! Come join us at the Walker center to share your passion and reflect on the unique BC Jesuit Catholic experience! @BCSSW

[BC Social Innovation @BC_Innovation]

This month is #SuicideAwarenessMonth and we need to come up with new and innovative ways to engage all suicidal patients in treatment!

[Jonathan Singer 🎙️ @socworkpodcast]

Fact: Treatment reduces suicide risk. Fact: Professionals are bad at engaging suicidal patients in treatment. Listen to Dana Alonzo to learn how to do a better job. https://t.co/lSNAUSKUi6 #SuicidePrevention #NSPW

[BC Social Innovation @BC_Innovation]

Delighted to be joining @SimmonsCollege at this transformational moment. Looking forward to getting started. Thanks for the support and encouragement @BCSSW https://t.co/zJnDaxsYwE

[Simmons University @SimmonsUniv]

We're proud to announce four inaugural deans to lead four newly organized colleges: https://t.co/U67rwNmhVv