Subject: PGCSIF Giving Tuesday 2018, Social Innovation Focus Groups, and Reminder Forty Under 40 2019 Nominations are Open !

Giving Tuesday is November 27, 2018

The Prince George's County Social Innovation Fund works as a catalyst for social impact. Its mission is to build social capital by investing in new approaches to solving social challenges in Prince George’s County. Our aim has been to connect the amazing talent living in the County with existing systems in order to create change. Support our work by making a donation for #Giving Tuesday! Help us increase investment in local people who are doing amazing work in Prince George's County.

Social Innovation Focus Groups

Social innovation is the process of developing and deploying effective solutions to challenging and often systemic social and environmental issues in support of social progress.

Social impact is the effect an organization's actions have on the well-being of the community

Monique Riley, a fellow and graduate student from the School of Public Policy at University of Maryland, has joined the PGCSIF for a year to research both (note she was born and raised in Prince George’s County!). This research will be focused on how to better support social innovation and impact in the County and how the PGCSIF can build a more robust organization that scales to deliver both.

Working with Steve Brigham, (Principal at Public Engagement Associates and PGCSIF Advisory Board Member), Monique is leading a number of focus groups to get the best perspectives and thinking on how PGCSIF can best support our network, grow social innovation, and create a better ecosystem. We acknowledge that the holiday season is among us but we would love it if you would join us for one of these four focus groups They will be from 6:30-8:15pm (locations TBD):

• Tuesday, December 4
• Wednesday, December 5
• Tuesday, December 11
• Wednesday, December 12

Please provide your availability for each date by filling out this Doodle poll. 


Please reply to innovateprincegeorges@gmail.com with any questions. Thanks in advance for your consideration.
REMINDER
Application for PGCSIF’s Forty Under 40 2019 Nominations Now Open!

PGCSIF is pleased to announce that nominations for 2019 Forty Under 40 Prince George's County are now open. Forty UNDER 40, recognizes leaders under the age of 40 who demonstrate personally and/or professionally their exceptional leadership in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Forty Under 40 is an opportunity to acknowledge and invest in this next generation of the County’s trailblazers. If you know of a Prince George’s County resident who is making an impact in the county, you can now nominate them for this award. Nominees must demonstrate achievement, commitment, and persistence in their respective professions and/or local community. Honorees will be selected in the following areas of achievement: Art and Humanities, Business, Education, Health and Fitness, Public Service, Science and Engineering.

Eligible nominees must live in Prince George's County and they must be under the age of 40 as of December 31, 2018.

Nomination Deadline is Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM EST!



The Prince George’s County Social Innovation Fund (PGCSIF) has a vision for vibrant community and a good quality of life for all Prince George’s County residents. Our mission is to:
1.     Build social capital
2.     Invest in new ways of solving old challenges
3.     Advocate for increased opportunity in Prince George’s County.
PGCSIF’s mission is to build social capital and invest in new ways of solving old challenges in Prince George’s County. 
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