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Can Student-Centered Income Share Agreements Improve Economic Opportunity and Equity?
The Aspen Institute published an issue brief that explores how income share agreements (ISAs) could be designed and operated to improve economic opportunity for American workers.
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The Future of Upskilling is Here: Webinar Recap
Blue Meridian Partners, General Assembly, and Social Finance hosted a webinar on the Career Impact Bond, an impact-first, student-friendly financing tool that helps people who are underemployed or unemployed access career training and get good…
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Is this the Moment for Pay for Success Projects?
This podcast episode from the Business of Giving features CEO of Social Finance, Tracy Palandjian, who discusses the challenges of funding prevention and the Career Impact Bond.
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Career Impact Bonds Transfer Risks to Investors as the Future of Work Arrives
Tracy Palandjian discussed Social Finance’s latest innovation: Career Impact Bonds in an interview on ImpactAlpha’s Returns on Investment podcast.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.