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Unlocking Public Dollars for Guaranteed Income: A Primer for Philanthropy
In California, philanthropy has a golden opportunity to leverage public sector dollars to implement a guaranteed income (GI).
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Identifying Barriers to Workforce Participation in Connecticut
Social Finance advised the CT Office of Workforce Strategy on the implementation of Social Impact Bonds and outcomes rate cards to address workforce challenges in the wake of Covid-19.
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Meet Social Finance’s Vice President, Public Sector Partnerships, Donnie Charleston
Social Finance Vice President Donnie Charleston discusses his background in local and state government and his vision for supporting public sector institutions seeking to spark change.
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Modern Analytics, New Possibilities: Paying (Less) for Outcomes to Counter the Opioid Epidemic
Jake Segal and Claire Duvallet offer insight into the kinds of social sector solutions that might meaningfully address the ongoing opioid epidemic.
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4 Lessons from the 2022 National Association of Workforce Boards Forum
By realigning incentives around student success, alternative financing models hold training providers accountable and help workforce boards achieve their goals of preparing their constituents for careers in high-demand fields.
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Improving Federal Policy for America’s Children
As SIPPRA advances effective programs, it could inform a broader approach to public budgeting that drives limited public resources to highly effective interventions and approaches. Federal programs could then invest in a more coordinated fashion…
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Job Training in New York to Address the Climate Crisis
The Pay for Success Clean Energy Training project, which is supported by an $8.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, will train more than 660 New…
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How Integrating Government and Community-Based Services Can Help County Residents Thrive
The Ventura Project to Support Reentry provided high-quality, individualized services—many delivered within the context of a global pandemic—to 346 participants on formal probation in Ventura.
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Exploring Pay For Success in K-12 Career and Technical Education: Observations From Six Sites Across the Nation
OCTAE awarded a $2 million grant to Social Finance and Jobs for the Future (JFF) to expand high-quality CTE opportunities for youth through Pay for Success (PFS) financing.