Social Finance announces UP Fund to catalyze economic mobility
Social Finance announces UP Fund to catalyze economic mobility
Today, national nonprofit Social Finance announced the UP Fund, with anchor investments from Blue Meridian Partners, Schmidt Futures, Blue Haven Initiative, The Shapiro Foundation, and Donor Advised Fund accounts at Fidelity Charitable and Vanguard Charitable to finance worker upskilling and help students get jobs in growing sectors like information technology (IT), health care, and green jobs.
Read MoreHome Visitation Report Released, Pilot Program Announced
To help triple participation in home visiting programs, Governor DeWine also announced the formation of a pilot program, Pay for Success, a public-private partnership aimed at increasing the availability of, and participation in, home visiting programs.
Read MorePodcast: Socially responsive, financially responsible bonds
Tracy Palandjian, CEO of Social Finance, and Herve Duteil, chief sustainability officer at BNP Paribas, join Chip Barnett of The Bond Buyer to talk about the new and growing field of social impact bonds and what it is about them that appeals to both issuers and investors.
Read MoreThe Gap in the GOP’s Economic Plan
Opportunity Zones are a trackable scheme, operating in the data-rich field of finance, where investments and returns are all carefully measured by the financial players involved.
Read MoreFirst ‘Pay for Success’ Project for Veterans Underway
The VA is working with states and cities to use the innovative financing approach to help veterans with PTSD find gainful employment.
Read MoreFirst ‘pay-for-success’ project for veterans launches in US, as impact bond pioneer expands to five countries
The Veterans CARE project is about bringing the public, private and social sectors together to help Veterans with PTSD secure meaningful employment and lead healthier, happier lives.
Read MoreActors and athletes have agents to help them find work. Now vets with PTSD can too.
“We want to make sure our veterans not only have better employment but also better overall health outcomes,” said Melissa Glynn, VA assistant secretary for enterprise integration.
Read MoreSocial Finance welcomes the Netherlands as the fifth member of its global network; meets in Delhi at the GSG conference to discuss global sustainable impact
The Social Finance Global Network welcomes Social Finance Netherlands as its fifth member after its launch in the Hague on 2 October. It also announces the appointment of Govind Sankaranarayanan, formerly of Tata, as the CEO of Social Finance India.
Read MoreV.A. tests a social-impact bond aimed at post-traumatic stress
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and agencies in Massachusetts and New York are launching a three-year pay-for-success project to help veterans suffering post-traumatic stress disorder.
Read MoreVA, partner organizations launch innovative approach using long-term employment to improve lives of Veterans with PTSD
Boston — With research showing that Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) face significant barriers to employment, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and several state, city and nonprofit organizations recently created a first-of-its-kind “Pay for-Success” project to improve employment outcomes for such Veterans....
Read MoreDCF, Discover and Longwood pilot social impact investing with Blood Bank
The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF), Discover Bank and the Longwood Foundation are piloting “Pay for Success,” an innovative type of social impact grantmaking, for the first time in Delaware. Social Finance, a nonprofit organization with deep experience designing and managing PFS projects, served as project advisor.
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