Mobilizing capital to drive social progress

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The Results Act Incubator

Technical assistance for governments interested in Pay for Success

The Veterans CARE Project

Helping Veterans with PTSD find and keep good jobs
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Social Finance Accelerates Workforce Efforts with $2.3 Million from Schmidt Futures, Prudential Financial, Bank of America Charitable Foundation, and Google.org
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Blog: The Role of Social Responsibility in Graphic Design
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Welcoming Anshul Krishan as Managing Director
What is Pay for Success

What is Pay for Success

Pay for Success is a set of innovative financing strategies that directly and measurably improve the lives of those in need by driving resources toward results. Pay for Success strategies share core principles: clearly defined outcomes, data-driven decisions, cross-sector partnerships, strong governance and accountability, and catalytic capital for impact.

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What is Pay for Success

Our Focus Areas

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Sustainability and Resiliency
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Children & Families

402,000 children are being served within the United States foster care system.

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Criminal Justice

The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world

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Education

Only 8 percent of low-income students earn a college degree by the time they’re 24 years old.

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Health

Effective health interventions can generate significant short- and long-term benefits

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Workforce

Two-thirds of all jobs by 2020 will require postsecondary education.

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Engage With Us

Government

Expand effective programs through innovative public-private partnerships.

Philanthropy

Accelerate Pay for Success through investments, programmatic expertise, and market development.

Nonprofit

Access flexible, multi-year, growth capital to serve more people and improve lives.

Impact Investors

Amplify social impact through innovative impact investments to scale effective social programs.