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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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We need to scale training for nurses to address our country’s long-term healthcare needs. Piloting innovative strategies to make nursing education more affordable and accessible will enable us to reach that goal. Increasing access to…
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Government officials across the country are thinking about how to maintain housing for residents in the face of widespread unemployment caused by the pandemic. Social Finance and MHSOAC analyzed publicly available data and spoke with…
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As school counselors in a California county transitioned to telehealth services during Covid-19, they noticed that engagement with clients had decreased, resulting in shorter sessions. Counselors requested help from county leadership who reached out to…
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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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Social Finance administered a survey that aimed to assess the potential for outcomes-based funding (OBF) to help align funding priorities towards the social determinants of health.
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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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PFS project stakeholders crave to measure their impact as quickly as possible. The temptation to peek under the hood mid-project can be overwhelming. However, looking at the preliminary evaluation results of an intervention and using…
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Social Finance is hosting a series of training sessions on outcomes-based funding. These offerings, collectively called The Social Finance Leadership Development Academy: The Theory, Practice, and Future of Outcomes-Based Financing, are designed for public-sector leaders…
