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Outcomes-Based Approaches for an Equitable Recovery: A Memo to the Biden-Harris Administration
What is Pay for Success?

What is Pay for Success?

Social Finance pioneered the field of Pay for Success (PFS), a set of innovative, outcomes-based financing strategies that directly and measurably improve the lives of people in need by driving resources toward results. These strategies share five core principles: clearly defined outcomes, data-driven decision making, cross-sector partnership, strong governance and accountability, and catalytic capital for impact. Social Finance brought the Social Impact Bond to the U.S. in 2013 and launched the first-ever Career Impact Bond in 2019. In 2019, Social Finance also became a fund manager, launching the UP Fund, a $40 million pool of impact investor capital to improve economic mobility.

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Economic Mobility
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Career Impact Bond

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We’re advancing economic mobility at scale through the Career Impact Bond, an innovative new model for financing high-quality, industry-recognized career training. The UP Fund, Social Finance’s first investment fund, is structured to support 8-12 Career Impact Bonds to serve thousands of students and ultimately transform financing for education and job training.
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