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With employers across the country facing critical talent shortages, companies are exploring new ways to upskill and reskill workers. This report illustrates how, with intentional design and an “investor” mentality, employers can deploy Talent Finance…
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Employers across the country are grappling with the challenge of filling critical job openings in industries like health care and transportation services. Explore our series of data visualizations to learn more about these in-demand occupations…
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Talent Finance bridges the gap between employers, training partners, supportive service providers, and capital providers, enabling them to collaborate on self-sustaining talent programs that prepare workers for the specific jobs employers need filled.
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We believe employers can and should engage more deeply in innovative solutions to today’s talent challenges. That’s why Social Finance is working to identify effective and underutilized opportunities for employers to finance, train, hire, and…
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How can cross-sector leaders confront economic and social challenges through knowledge and skill sharing?
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Workforce development, education, and government leaders gathered virtually to discuss workforce challenges and solutions at the 2021 ACT Workforce Virtual Summit.
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This article is part of our Workforce Realigned blog series.
Co-founder and CEO Tracy Palandjian explains career impact bonds and social impact bonds.
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This essay by Tracy Palandjian discusses a new approach to financing postsecondary education and training isn’t working: the Career Impact Bond.
