The following post was written by Jessica Crawford, America Forward’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Juanita Tolliver, America Forward Manager, and Sarah Groh, America Forward Manager. The 2016 Presidential election is in full swing and as the nation pivots its attention to the Republican and Democratic conventions this summer, and the general election in the fall, America Forward has a message for
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June 2016
America Forward Applauds House Passage of the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act
The following is a statement by Members of the America Forward Coalition on the U.S. House of Representatives passage of the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act: “Members of the America Forward Coalition applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for approving the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act. Introduced by Representatives Todd Young (R-IN) and John
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Presidential 2016: Performance-Based Leadership – The Future of Pay for Success
Thanks to the persistence of social innovators across the country, every day we see strategies that are working and delivering results in a rapidly changing world. This ongoing blog series will highlight the voices of our Coalition of 70+ social innovators and their solutions to our country’s most pressing social problems, as well as examples of how this powerful work
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Presidential 2016: Creating Supportive Housing & Breaking Patterns with Pay for Success
Thanks to the persistence of social innovators across the country, every day we see strategies that are working and delivering results in a rapidly changing world. This ongoing blog series will highlight the voices of our Coalition of 70+ social innovators and their solutions to our country’s most pressing social problems, as well as examples of how this powerful work
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Presidential 2016: Leveraging Policy to Address the Needs of Today’s Students
The following post was written by Jessica Crawford, America Forward Director of Strategic Partnerships and Sarah Groh, America Forward Manager Too many students are failing to graduate college. Why? Because our assumptions about today’s students are wrong. Most of us envision college students as 18 to 21-year-olds fresh out of high school, but this is no longer the reality. Today’s
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