Acknowledgements

Stewards of Change gratefully acknowledges the many individuals and organizations that have supported it efforts to bring a new, interdisciplinary approach to improving the child welfare and other human services systems. SOC would like to thank:

The Yale School of Management with special recognition to Sharon Oster, Dean and Frederic D. Wolfe Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship and the Director of SOM's Program on Social Enterprise. In addition, we would like to acknowledge and thank Professor Doug Rae, Richard S. Ely Professor of Management & Professor of Political Science for offering to be the Yale faculty Champion supporting the development and implementation of the 2010 conference and also the Executive Management, Entrepreneurship and Leadership Institute targeted for launch in 2010 or 2011.

The University of Pennsylvania Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice & Research, with special recognition to Dean Gelles and Executive Director Debra Shilling Wolfe. With their support and encouragement, SOC has been able to implement the first Human Services 2.0 InterOptimability Roadmap in Montgomery County, PA. This initial project should provide the basis for the county to build an interoperable solution which is extensible to the remainder of the Commonwealth’s 67 counties.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation for its generous funding and strategic support, particularly Kathleen Feely, Managing Director of Casey Strategic Consulting, for her invaluable role in supporting and helping to shape SOC's mission.

The Dave Thomas Foundation for its generous funding and support with special thanks to Rita Soronen, Executive Director of the Foundation. We appreciate your strategic consultation and collaboration about the role of advertising and marketing to improve adoption and foster care effectiveness in the United States.

The efforts of SOC would not be possible without the support of these and the many other individuals, organizations and funders who have provided counsel, strategic direction and financial support.

	SUPPORTERS The work of Stewards of Change™ would not be possible without the support of the following organizations and foundation partners:
	Since 1948, the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) has worked to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States. The primary mission of the foundation is to foster public policies, human service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families.
	Microsoft is the world leader in software development and is deeply committed to improving health and human services through the development and implementation of the Connected Health and Human Services Framework.
	Motorola is a recognized worldwide leader in enterprise mobility, delivering products and solutions that capture, move and manage information in real time to and from the point of activity. Motorola brings 80 years of communications experience to help broaden the reach of data in human services.
	The mission of CWLA is to ensure the safety and well-being of children and families. CWLA advocates for the advancement of public policy, sets and promotes the standards for best practice, and delivers superior membership services. CWLA's vision is that every child will grow up in a safe, loving, and stable family.
	Magenic is a Microsoft focused custom software development company with regional offices in Minneapolis, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, and San Francisco. We are a recognized authorities in .NET technology, business intelligence, enterprise architecture, application development and distributed system integration.
	AltruIT, created in 2003 by a team of IT consultants, developers and child & family services professionals provides best-in-breed technology solutions to non-profit organizations and public sector agencies.

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