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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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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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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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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.
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Following sustained, strong veteran employment outcomes throughout this period, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts funded a 15-month extension of Veterans CARE beginning in October 2021 and continuing through at least December 2022.
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The Career Impact Bond (CIB) is a student-friendly model for upskilling and training programs, supported by Social Finance's $50 million UP Fund. Students in a CIB enroll in training programs with no upfront costs, only paying…
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This report, written by Jeanne Batalova, a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, provides an expert analysis of the Massachusetts Pathways to Economic Advancement project, which was recognized in the 2020 Innovations in…
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During this panel at the Milken Institute's 2022 Public Finance Forum, speakers discussed forward-thinking strategies to accelerate federal, state, local, and regional innovation, as well as replicable case studies of communities already shifting to outcome-driven…
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Social Finance and OEC conducted an extensive review of their rate card implementation and determined that the model would be more impactful and easier to implement if it were more clearly aligned with OEC’s goals…
