Here are five social innovation links we are clicking on today: New York Times: Los Angeles Puts $100 Million Into Helping Homeless "Flooded with homeless encampments from its freeway underpasses to the chic sidewalks of Venice Beach, municipal officials here declared a public emergency on Tuesday, making Los Angeles the first city in the nation to take such a drastic
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America Forward and New Profit Join SEA Summit
This piece was written by Nicole Truhe, Director of Government Affairs for America Forward Last week, I had the opportunity to attend and participate in the 2015 Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA) Summit in Denver, Colorado. The Summit brought together over 400 individuals working in and with social enterprises for three days to network, learn from each other, and create a
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AMERICA FORWARD: STATE OF PLAY ON PAY FOR SUCCESS AND EVIDENCE POLICY
America Forward recently hosted its second Pay for Success and Evidence network call that brought together over 50 organizations and thought leaders interested in Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy. The purpose of the call was to provide an update on current federal legislative activity and to discuss prospects during this Congressional session for additional federal support. Over the last
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The Time is Now to Fix Our Criminal Justice System
The following post is by Nicole Truhe, America Forward's Director of Government Affairs. “Our Criminal Justice System Isn't as Smart as It Should Be.”
-President Barack Obama, July 14, 2015 Last week much attention was given to our nation’s criminal justice system and the faults associated with it. President Obama commuted the sentences of 46 nonviolent drug offenders as part
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America Forward: New Report Hails Social Innovation Fund Progress
The following post is by Nicole Truhe, America Forward's Director of Government Affairs. As we've noted many times on this blog and across our website, policy change is a critical part of New Profit's recipe for scaling innovative social solutions, alongside investing and community building. At America Forward, New Profit's nonpartisan policy arm, we are working every day to change public
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America Forward Recap: Pay For Success Hill Briefing
On Thursday, June 18th, America Forward hosted a Congressional Briefing on Pay for Success entitled Pay for Success: Federal Policy Opportunities to Advance Outcomes-Based Practice. Co-sponsored by Representatives Todd Young (R-IN) and John Delaney (D-MD), the event included over 60 Pay for Success experts, advocates, and those interested in learning more, including a number of Hill staffers. We were honored
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CEO Reflections: Vanessa Kirsch on Baltimore, the Movement for Change and Criminal Justice System Reform
I’m writing in reflection of what has happened in Baltimore, New York, Ferguson, Cleveland, Florida and so many other communities across America. Our thoughts continue to be with the families – from Freddie Gray’s in Baltimore to Brian Moore’s in New York and far too many others – that have been touched by recent tragedy. Their pain is a constant
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America Forward: Expanding Focus of Pay for Success in Early Learning
[caption id="attachment_9230" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Left to Right: Nicole Truhe of America Forward, Chris Ellis of United Way of Salt Lake, Gary Glickman of Accenture, Jeremy Keele of University of Utah Policy Innovation Lab and Bryan Boroughs of Institute for Child Success presenting a panel entitled: Policy and Legislative Issues for Early Childhood PFS.[/caption] Earlier this week America Forward had the
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America Forward Adds Lexi Barrett and Nicole Truhe to America Forward Policy Team
America Forward is pleased to announce that Lexi Barrett and Nicole Truhe have joined our team in Washington, D.C. Lexi Barrett joins America Forward as its new Policy Director. Lexi previously served at the White House on the Domestic Policy Council as a Senior Policy Advisor on Education and helped shape and advance President Obama's early education and K-12 education
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