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Jean Case moderates a panel at the Billion + Change event at the White House
by Kate Ahern
On June 27, the Case Foundation was pleased to join our fellow leadership committee members at the White House along with other corporate, government, and nonprofit leaders who are creating social change through skills-based volunteerism. We were...
by Mashable
If Barack Obama and Mitt Romney could collect donations directly from Twitter, would that significantly change the 2012 race for the White House? Chirpify, a Twitter-based commerce platform, is hoping to have a profound impact on this year’s...
by The Case Foundation
Today, the Case Foundation was proud to co-present "Collaborative Innovation: Public Sector Prizes" with the Joyce Foundation and the White House Office for Science and Technology Policy, bringing together hundreds of leaders from the Administration...
by Michael Smith
This Tuesday, June 12, the Case Foundation will co-host our second White House conference on the use of prizes and open competitions to spur innovation in the federal government—and we want you to have a front row seat! The conference, “...
by The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Obama administration announced today it had created a new program to train AmeriCorps members to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency respond to natural disasters. The new “FEMA Corps” will add 1,600 people a year to the AmeriCorps rolls...
by Michael Smith
UPDATE (2/22/11 – 3:00 p.m. EST) – During his closing remarks at the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business, President Obama announced that he has appointed Steve Case to serve on the newly formed President’s Council on Jobs and Competiveness....
by Steve Case
America's story has been forged in large part by entrepreneurs who have, against great odds, created innovative products and services that have changed the world - and created millions of jobs.  Today, as the Internet and new social...
by Jean Case
We're proud today to release a new report as part of our “Case Studies” from the spring gathering, Promoting Innovation: Prizes, Challenges and Open Grantmaking, a daylong strategy session we co-hosted along with the White House Office of Science...
by Michael Smith
What do DARPA, American Express, NASA, the Knight Foundation, the State Department, and PepsiCo have in common? These were just some of the organizations that came together for a recent public-private strategy session hosted by the Case Foundation...
by Kristin Ivie
As Michael mentioned in his blog post earlier this week, we're excited to team up with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Domestic Policy Council for a day-long strategy session on promoting innovation through the use of...
by Michael Smith
On September 11, 2001 Americans (and the world) lived through an unthinkable tragedy. Eight years later, thanks to the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, 9/11 is a National Day of Service and Remembrance. This presidential designation will ensure...
by Jean Case
Fresh from Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, I wanted to tell you about a truly remarkable event that I had the honor of attending last week. Last Wednesday, First Lady Michelle Obama and the Corporation for National and...
by Michael Smith
Last week I attended the Global Philanthropy Forum, which was held this year a couple blocks away from our office. Bucking some of the concerns about sluggish conference registration numbers in light of the economic downturn, more than 400 donors...

Video

by Youtube
The White House unveiled several initiatives that will help match our returning Veterans with jobs here at home including the Veterans Job Bank, an online tool of private/public partnerships that allows Veterans to search for available jobs by their...
by Blip
Various agencies get creative with new ideas for how innovative prizes and competitions can be implemented in this administration or in future ones.