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Allison Fine is a successful social entrepreneur and writer dedicated to helping grassroots organizations and activists successfully implement social change efforts. Her book, Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age, the winner of the Terry McAdams National Book Award, was published in 2006 by Wiley & Sons. She is also an editor, along with Micah Sifry, Andrew Rasiej and Josh Levy, of the upcoming book, Rebooting America, in collaboration with the Personal Democracy Forum.

As a senior fellow on the Democracy Team at Demos: A Network for Change and Action in New York City, Allison researches and writes about the future of social change and civic engagement in this new digital age.

Allison’s articles have been published in the Boston Globe, San Jose Mercury Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. She is also a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post, Personal Democracy Forum, Alternet and the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Allison served as the C.E.O. of The E-Volve Foundation in 2004-2005, and was the Founder and Executive Director of Innovation Network, Inc. from 1992-2004. Allison currently serves on the board of directors of Just Vision, a nonprofit organization that increases awareness about Palestinian and Israeli non-violent, civilian-led efforts to build a base for peace in the Middle East.

She has a Masters in public administration from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history from Vanderbilt University. From 1987-1989, Allison served as an elected trustee of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, NY and was appointed the Fire and Police Commissioner.