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CleanTech IQ: The Role of Impact Investing in Fixed Income to Create Measurable Outcomes

CleanTech IQ: The Role of Impact Investing in Fixed Income to Create Measurable Outcomes

Rashmi Khare joined Michaela Seimen Howat for a discussion of impact investing's role in fixed income portfolios.

June 23, 2022 Rashmi Khare and CleanTech IQ: ESG in Fixed Income & Finance Forum

Identifying Barriers to Workforce Participation in Connecticut

Identifying Barriers to Workforce Participation in Connecticut

Social Finance advised the CT Office of Workforce Strategy on the implementation of Social Impact Bonds and outcomes rate cards to address workforce challenges in the wake of Covid-19.

June 23, 2022 Gianna Cacciatore

Learning to Do Better: Building the Evidence Base on Career Impact Bonds and Economic Mobility

Learning to Do Better: Building the Evidence Base on Career Impact Bonds and Economic Mobility

With funding from the Strada Education Network, Social Finance has launched a partnership with MDRC to implement a robust learning agenda to assess the implementation and outcomes of the Career Impact Bonds funded through the…

June 15, 2022 Thomas Coen

Money Matters Podcast: Changing the Paradigm for Employment with Michael Grossman

Money Matters Podcast: Changing the Paradigm for Employment with Michael Grossman

Michael Grossman joined hosts Ruben Koekoek and Björn Vennema to discuss Career Impact Bonds and the $100 million Google Career Certificates Fund.

May 26, 2022 Björn Vennema and Ruben Koekoek

New Strategies for Employer-Led Workforce Development

New Strategies for Employer-Led Workforce Development

We believe employers can and should engage more deeply in innovative solutions to today’s talent challenges. That’s why Social Finance is working to identify effective and underutilized opportunities for employers to finance, train, hire, and…

May 23, 2022 Justin Bakule and Kyle Doran

4 Lessons from the 2022 National Association of Workforce Boards Forum

4 Lessons from the 2022 National Association of Workforce Boards Forum

By realigning incentives around student success, alternative financing models hold training providers accountable and help workforce boards achieve their goals of preparing their constituents for careers in high-demand fields.

May 12, 2022 Sandra Salstrom and Gianna Cacciatore

Video: Rising Together™ Action Summit hosted by Google and Goodwill®

Video: Rising Together™ Action Summit hosted by Google and Goodwill®

Tracy Palanjian and others answer the question of how we can we catapult more workers into upwardly mobile, “new collar” roles in a panel discussion.

May 9, 2022 Tracy Palandjian and Rising Together™ Action Summit

Job Training in New York to Address the Climate Crisis

Job Training in New York to Address the Climate Crisis

The Pay for Success Clean Energy Training project, which is supported by an $8.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, will train more than 660 New…

May 4, 2022 Hydie Kim Hudson, Matt Latimer, and Danielle Charpentier

Let’s Turn $1 Trillion Into Jobs and Inclusive Growth

Let’s Turn $1 Trillion Into Jobs and Inclusive Growth

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides an unprecedented level of funding for critical infrastructure investments across the country—but how can we ensure that there is a diverse and talented labor pool prepared to support…

May 4, 2022 Jake Edwards