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Sandra Salstrom joined Social Finance in October 2021 to lead government engagement efforts. We spoke with Sandra about her new role and the importance of building connections with government partners.
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An FJC donor is putting philanthropic dollars to work by investing in economic mobility for low-income workers. The initiative is called the UP Fund, a $50 million pool of catalytic capital raised by Social Finance.
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The Career Impact Bond (CIB) is a student-friendly model for upskilling and training programs, supported by Social Finance's $50 million UP Fund. Students in a CIB enroll in training programs with no upfront costs, only paying…
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This report, written by Jeanne Batalova, a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, provides an expert analysis of the Massachusetts Pathways to Economic Advancement project, which was recognized in the 2020 Innovations in…
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In this episode of the WorkforceRx podcast, Futuro Health CEO and host Van Ton-Quinlivan is joined by Tracy Palandjian, CEO and Co-Founder of Social Finance to discuss the Career Impact Bond.
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During this panel at the Milken Institute's 2022 Public Finance Forum, speakers discussed forward-thinking strategies to accelerate federal, state, local, and regional innovation, as well as replicable case studies of communities already shifting to outcome-driven…
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Tracy Palandjian joined Roger Ferguson and Natasha Lamb for a panel discussion on the topic of whether stakeholder capitalism can take us beyond shareholder primacy to inclusive and informed social and material well-being.
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Launched in 2020, Social Finance’s Career Impact Bond with Alchemy Code Lab aims to serve 300 students over three years.
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How can cross-sector leaders confront economic and social challenges through knowledge and skill sharing?
