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Recap: Community Colleges Webinar on Innovative Financing Strategies
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Harvard Business School Case Study Highlights Social Finance’s Evolution and the NJ Pay it Forward Program
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WorkingNation Video: Michael Grossman on the New Jersey Pay It Forward Program
In this WorkingNation interview, filmed at JFF Horizons, Social Finance's Managing Director of Impact Investments Michael Grossman discusses public-private partnerships, including our Pay It Forward Fund in New Jersey.
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Social Finance in The Boston Globe: An Overhaul of How Workers are Trained and Educated
Job training may sound dull, but getting it right is a key part of creating opportunity for people and places that have been left behind—and ultimately strengthening our economy and democracy.
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Workforce Realigned Podcast, Episode 6: New Jersey Pay It Forward Prepares Students for Good-Paying Jobs
In this Workforce Realigned podcast episode, David Socolow, Executive Director of the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Sarah Keh, Vice President of Inclusion Solutions at Prudential Financial, and Social Finance’s Jake Segal, discuss…
From the Social Finance Institute
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New Job Training Model Helps Workers and Businesses Reach New Economic Heights
The New Jersey Pay It Forward Program uses a sustainable funding strategy that amplifies the impact of every public dollar and brings employers to the table to achieve real, measurable results for workers—that is, good…
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Mission Investors Exchange 2022 National Conference: Community Resilience—Investing in People and Infrastructure
This thought-provoking and inspirational plenary session sought to answer how impact investing can strengthen communities and how communities have been resourceful and resilient in the face of unprecedented challenges. The session featured TED Talk-style presentations…
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