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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

A New Approach for Government
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A New Approach for Government

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.

Kayleigh Burgess and Thomas Bassett

The Importance of Impact Measurement
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The Importance of Impact Measurement

This guest blog on SOCAP’s website illuminates the discussion around social impact bonds and impact measurement during the SOCAP18 conference.

Annie Chor and Elly Bringaze

TEDx Chicago: An Uncommon Bond for the Common Good
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TEDx Chicago: An Uncommon Bond for the Common Good

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:…

Tracy Palandjian

Issuing Bonds to Invest in People
ISSUING BONDS TO INVEST IN PEOPLE

Issuing Bonds to Invest in People

The New York Times Fixes section highlights the Family Stability Pay for Success project in Connecticut aimed at reducing parental substance use for DCF-involved families.

Tina Rosenberg