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The New Internet Public
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Is Crowdsourcing the Secret to Creating Innovation in Government?
by Mashable
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Jean Case on White House Blog: Public Sector Prizes in Innovation Democracy
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...
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Matching nonprofits with developers, new platform aims to leverage tech for social good
by Knight Foundation
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by Harvard Business Review
Remember just a decade ago when the term "inner city" basically meant "dead city," conjuring up images of destruction, dereliction and despair? Today, inner cities are "in" — innovative, hip hotbeds of convenient culture, commerce and connection....
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White House Conference on Prizes – Watch Live!
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, “...
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Join us in a journey to Be Fearless
by Allie Burns
If you’ve been following the Case Foundation in any of our communication outlets over the past few months—Facebook, Twitter, blog, meetings, etc.—you will know that we’ve been pretty excited about two words: Be Fearless. Well, today we go from...
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Resources for social advocates
by SocialBrite
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A Celebration of Service: Give an Hour Honors Veterans, Jean Case
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