
Building a National Network of Building Trades Partners
“We’re building a network of organizations that are singularly committed to creating positive outcomes for veterans and their families.” – Colonel (Ret.) Sam Whitehurst, Vice
Last week, Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services attended the 2025 Social Innovation Summit in San Francisco.
This annual convening brings together the world’s most dynamic leaders, investors, policy advocates and educators from non-profits, think tanks, large firms, corporations and government to share what’s possible in social impact.
It also provided Dixon Center with several opportunities:
The successful social impact programs highlighted during the conference all included partnerships, collaboration, evaluation and diversified funding. This is the same approach that has enabled Dixon Center’s to impact more than 3.6 million individuals and organizations since 2012.

Col. Duncan Milne and Eileen Greenlay at the Social Innovation Summit June 3-4, 2025 in San Francisco.

“We’re building a network of organizations that are singularly committed to creating positive outcomes for veterans and their families.” – Colonel (Ret.) Sam Whitehurst, Vice

“When looking to make a real difference in the lives of veterans and military families, veteran-supporting individuals and organizations – large and small, from around

“Achieving our vision to be the resource of choice for organizations and partners that work to improve the lives of veterans and their families requires a robust and aspirational pipeline.” – Eileen Greenlay,

“The Center brings a capacity-building lens—helping organizations strengthen how they deliver, connect, and scale impact—and we see real opportunity to support the Boeing Center in