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Demystifying Program-Related Investing: Lessons from Recent Adopters
Demystifying Program-Related Investing: Lessons from Recent Adopters is produced through a partnership between the Social Finance Institute, Wharton Impact at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy…

Lessons Learned: Financing Workforce Education and Training through Outcomes-Based Repayments
This paper, to be released on April 20, 2026, is a partnership between Harry Holzer, John LaFarge Jr. SJ Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy, and the Social Finance…

The IFI Tool: Illustrating the Value of Impact-First Investing
A partnership with the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation at Chicago Booth launching in Spring 2026.

Using Big Data to Understand What Works: Measuring the Impact of Workforce Training with Matching Methods
A novel approach to comparing groups and evaluating training programs using modern data tools.

Shaping the Future of Work: Generative AI, Inequality, and Opportunity
Research Brief by Fiona Chen, The Social Finance Institute.

Introducing Workforce Realigned, Vol. II
Featuring 21 chapters authored by leading policymakers and practitioners, Workforce Realigned, Vol. II showcases a collection of outcomes-driven initiatives from across the United States that enhance opportunities for workers while addressing the talent demands of…

Social Finance Institute Launch: The Power of Evidence and Outcomes in Creating Equality of Opportunity
Harvard Professor of Economics and Director of Opportunity Insights Raj Chetty and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Director, Economic Mobility and Opportunity, Ryan Rippel unpack economic mobility in the U.S. during the April 10, 2024…

Social Finance Institute Launch: The Case For Investing In Dreamers
Graham Holdings Chairman Emeritus Don Graham talks about the Dreamers Graduate Loan Fund during the April 10, 2024 launch of the Social Finance Institute at the Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, MA.