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Find out how DCF used Pay for Success to improve outcomes for Connecticut families and how you can tap into a new federal program that provides $100 million to support new state and local Pay…
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We are excited to announce the launch of our Results Act Incubator, which will provide free technical assistance to up to four government partners interested in accessing the $100 million in federal funding made available…
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This chapter of Investing in America's Workforce: Improving Outcomes for Workers and Employers was written by Social Finance's Nirav Shah. The book identifies specific workforce development programs and policies that provide positive returns to society, to…
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Social Finance recently launched the Veterans Coordinated Approach to Recovery and Employment (Veterans CARE) Pay for Success project in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, local governments, and impact investors.
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With the recent movement around outcomes, nonprofits are being asked to use data—and where possible, evidence on the impact of their programming—to create a new kind of narrative around their organizations’ results.
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This guest blog on SOCAP’s website illuminates the discussion around social impact bonds and impact measurement during the SOCAP18 conference.
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Tracy Palandjian, CEO of Social Finance, gave a welcome speech at The Global Steering Group for Impact Investing Summit in 2018. In her speech, she discusses impact investing in various country contexts and how the…
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Marion County wants to serve the at-risk youth in their community and set them on the path to a better life. And it wants to do more than expand services — it wants to know…
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An accidental entrepreneur, Tracy Palandijan left the private sector to co-found Social Finance. The nonprofit is building a new model to finance social change, enlisting private capital and rallying uncommon partners around a common cause:…
