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Blue Meridian Partners, General Assembly, and Social Finance hosted a webinar on the Career Impact Bond, an impact-first, student-friendly financing tool that helps people who are underemployed or unemployed access career training and get good…
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On Aug. 20, Blue Meridian Partners, General Assembly, and Social Finance hosted a webinar on the Career Impact Bond (CIB), an impact-first income-share agreement (ISA) that helps people who are underemployed or unemployed access career…
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This podcast episode from the Business of Giving features CEO of Social Finance, Tracy Palandjian, who discusses the challenges of funding prevention and the Career Impact Bond.
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Making nursing education more affordable can help address the industry shortage and provide economic opportunity for students who may not otherwise be able to pursue nursing careers.
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Tracy Palandjian discussed Social Finance’s latest innovation: Career Impact Bonds in an interview on ImpactAlpha’s Returns on Investment podcast.
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The effects of the COVID-19 crisis are expected to linger for many years to come. With these problems comes the opportunity to utilize Pay for Success programs in order to create long-term, meaningful impact, especially…
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During the first round of the Catalyzing Career and Technical Education competition in 2017, Social Finance and JFF selected four sites based on the strength of their program offerings, partnerships, and capacity to scale. We…
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This white paper was produced in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The result of a collaborative effort between Social Finance, members of the Gates Postsecondary Team, and others at the foundation, "Aggregating…
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Turnover is costly, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses, and employers often struggle to articulate the cost of turnover rates. In partnership with Seedco and The Rockefeller Foundation, Social Finance explored the real cost of…
