![A worker in protective gear and a safety helmet inspects a solar panel closely.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1b1d768e-0524-4214-ab3c-c04ace5618dc-1000x673.png")
Massachusetts Climate Careers Fund
34,000
Workers needed to meet Massachusetts' climate goals
Our Work
We design outcomes-based funding projects and investments that deliver measurable impact for people and communities.
![Hudson County Community College students at the launch event of the New Jersey Pay It Forward Program in August 2022.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/52292744098_f95bc0514a_o-scaled-e1679341952702.jpeg")
New Jersey Pay It Forward Program
$24M
Revolving workforce fund to help residents upskill and fill critical job openings
![Workers on computers in office](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/pexels-mizuno-k-12902857-667x1000.jpg")
San Antonio Pay It Forward Program
$17-20
Hourly wage for participants in the pilot program
![Man in a call center answers a customer inquiry.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Cover-Photo-shutterstock_314848505-1000x667.jpg")
Exploring Pay for Success in Philadelphia
Comcast's human resources department will repay Philadelphia's workforce board for results achieved as part of the city's first Pay for Success job training project
![Housing units and apartments in a city](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pexels-mike-b-219532-1000x563.jpg")
Launching a Juvenile Reentry Program in Marion County, Oregon
Defined metrics and used real-time program data to improve a juvenile justice support program in Marion County
![Downtown Santa Barbara, as seen from the roof of city hall.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/jackie-chou-dnxDKUpoyk4-unsplash-scaled-e1670008843892-1000x696.jpg")
Using Data to Improve Mental Health Crisis Response in Santa Barbara, California
1,000+
Hours of patrol unit time saved in 2020 as a result of the analysis
![Medical staff during morning briefing in boardroom](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AdobeStock_168640742-e1668022104932-1000x1000.jpeg")
Introducing California Policymakers to Outcomes Contracting
85
Policymakers participated in workshops on how outcomes-based contracting can help fund and invest in prevention
![A healthcare worker in surgical attire holds a crying newborn in a hospital setting.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/arpa-img.png")
Supporting the Expansion of Outcomes-Based Preventive Care
$99M
For achieving health outcomes
![Acuitus participants work on computers.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/acuitus.jpeg")
Acuitus Career Impact Bond
Focused on veterans and people with low income
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Evaluating the NSF Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York
$15M
initial investment from the NSF to strengthen upstate New York's battery manufacturing, research, and development.
![Pediatrician Visiting Parents And Child In Hospital Bed](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AdobeStock_97371089-scaled-e1668022197230-1000x1000.jpeg")
Building Awareness of Outcomes-Based Funding Among Health Professionals
2
Training sessions on outcomes-based funding for Nemours Children's Health and Project HOPE
![Mother works on laptop with a child writing next to her.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/AdobeStock_415310835-1-scaled-e1668027382636-1000x1000.jpeg")
United Way Miami Workforce Project
Pay It Forward Fund pilot focused on veterans, people of color, and single female heads of household in Miami-Dade County, Florida