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Center for Civic Innovation hosts programs for community-based social entrepreneurs at all stages but they focus their investments on early stage, untested projects.
The Center for Civic Innovation helps the public sector find and invest in more innovative or effective ways to tackle local social challenges. The Center’s main program, Civic Labs,
facilitates pay-for-outcome contracts between local public agencies (a local government, nonprofit, or foundation) and entrepreneurs with solutions that save money, generate revenue, and engage local communities. The Center’s innovation lab offers public sector organizations and local civic innovators a safe space for experimenting and prototyping untested, promising civic ideas. They also offer trainings, workshops, and opportunities for constructive dialogue. The Center is grateful for the support of a number of local and national advisors, including Bill Bolling of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Sonal Shah, of the Georgetown Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation, and Brian McGowan of the Metro Atlanta Chamber.