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Talent Finance: A New Consensus and Return-to-Investment
Tracy P Smiling

Talent Finance: A New Consensus and Return-to-Investment

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation published a white paper on talent finance, the development and use of public and private partnerships to align investments in talent development.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

How Pay for Success Can Help Reduce Covid-19 Transmission in Prisons
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How Pay for Success Can Help Reduce Covid-19 Transmission in Prisons

The top 15 hotspots for COVID-19 transmission in America are in correctional facilities, with more than 186,000 cases and 1,120 deaths linked to prisons and jails, according to data from The New York Times.

Ryan Gillette

Helping Career and Technical Education Programs Meet this Moment
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Helping Career and Technical Education Programs Meet this Moment

High-quality career and technical education (CTE) can help boost in-demand employment opportunities for young people. However, education providers face unprecedented budget pressures as a result of the pandemic. Against this backdrop, we spoke with CTE…

Narni Summerall and Kamilah Harruna at Social Finance, and Charlotte Cahill and Sheila Jackson at JFF

The Future of Upskilling is Here: Webinar Recap
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The Future of Upskilling is Here: Webinar Recap

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…

Social Finance

Social Finance’s Tracy Palandjian Explains the Career Impact Bond
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Social Finance’s Tracy Palandjian Explains the Career Impact Bond

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…

Tracy Palandjian

Committing to an Equitable America this July Fourth
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Committing to an Equitable America this July Fourth

The global pandemic starkly punctuates the flawed systems in our country that perpetuate racial injustice. The virus threatens everyone, yet it doesn’t threaten us all equally; COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Black communities across all measures.

Tracy Palandjian

Supporting Staff in Times of Crisis
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Supporting Staff in Times of Crisis

With an added layer of stress due to Covid-19, organizational leadership can support the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of their staff, allowing them to perform their work in a safe way.

Annie Jensen, Sean Burpoe, and Harrison Siegel