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How Can We Encourage Greater Investment in Prevention?
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How Can We Encourage Greater Investment in Prevention?

Public and private health leaders’ embrace of value-based payment is slowly transforming which health services are delivered and when. States and counties are experimenting with outcomes-based contracting, focusing on everything from healthy birth outcomes to…

Jake Segal

A $10 Million (AUD) Award and Why We Are Using it to Address Economic Mobility
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A $10 Million (AUD) Award and Why We Are Using it to Address Economic Mobility

Employers across the country are working to fill more than 7 million vacant positions yet 40% can’t find workers who have the requisite skills, even for entry-level roles. While there are some great career training programs…

Social Finance

Three Key Lessons about Pay for Success in Career and Tech Ed
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Three Key Lessons about Pay for Success in Career and Tech Ed

During the first round of the Catalyzing Career and Technical Education competition in 2017, Social Finance and JFF selected four sites based on the strength of their program offerings, partnerships, and capacity to scale. We…

Sarah Pajouh

Aggregating Capital to Accelerate Impact
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Aggregating Capital to Accelerate Impact

This white paper was produced in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The result of a collaborative effort between Social Finance, members of the Gates Postsecondary Team, and others at the foundation, "Aggregating…

Jake Segal, Sharvani Srivastava, and Andrew Babbitt

The Role of Social Responsibility in Graphic Design
Sarah Pajouh

The Role of Social Responsibility in Graphic Design

Sarah reflects on her time at Social Finance, where she worked to make complex information more accessible and to create designed materials that would more effectively deliver our message to a range of audiences. Underscoring…

Sarah Pajouh

Welcoming Anshul Krishan as Managing Director
Anshul Krishan

Welcoming Anshul Krishan as Managing Director

We are excited to welcome Anshul Krishan to the Social Finance team! Anshul brings a strong background in corporate and development finance to Social Finance, as well as 20 years of cross-functional leadership in the…

Expanding Access to Justice with Social Impact Financing
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Expanding Access to Justice with Social Impact Financing

Civil legal aid is a crucial resource for millions of low-income Americans, providing legal assistance on life-essential issues. However, the need for legal aid greatly exceeds available resources.

Navjeet Bal, Anna Fogel, Storey Dyer Kloman, Shivan Sarin

Making Entry-Level Talent Stick
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Making Entry-Level Talent Stick

Turnover is costly, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses, and employers often struggle to articulate the cost of turnover rates. In partnership with Seedco and The Rockefeller Foundation, Social Finance explored the real cost of…

Jake Segal and Andrew Babbitt