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America Forward’s Vision for the Future of Pay for Success

October 23, 2019

By America Forward Policy Director Roger Low Today, the Stanford Social Innovation Review published “The Evolving Promise of Pay for Success,” a piece co-written by Sindhu Lakshmanan, a senior investment associate at Living Cities, a Pay for Success (PFS) investor; Caroline Whistler, co-founder and CEO of Third Sector, a PFS advisor; and me detailing the current state of the PFS

Presidential 2016: Democrats & Republicans Identified Common Challenges in their Platforms & America Forward has the Solutions

August 15, 2016

The following post was written by Juanita Tolliver, Manager at America Forward. At first glance, you would assume that there aren’t any points of alignment between the Republican and Democratic platforms, but guess again. In between the ceremonial events and speeches surrounding the Republican and Democratic Conventions last month, both parties adopted their 2016 platforms. The Republican party adopted a

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Take 5: “What Is Community Anyway?” and more…

May 12, 2015

Here's five social innovation links we are clicking on today: Amplify-New Profit Blog: America Forward's Big #EdPolicy Day on Capitol Hill "America Forward, New Profit’s policy arm, has been actively involved in recent debate around the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the future of education and learning in America. Last week, America Forward brought together a great group

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Take 5: “Innovation Leadership in Schools” and more…

April 16, 2015

Here's five social innovation links we are clicking on today: Amplify-New Profit Blog: America Forward's Thursday ESEA Update "This week marks the beginning of new energy and action around the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (‪ESEA‬)." Click here to get updates about new developments in the ESEA so far. Stanford Social Innovation Review: Leveling the Internship Field "In Boston, a

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Take 5: “Investing in Leadership to Accelerate Philanthropic Impact” and more…

September 12, 2014

Here’s five interesting #SocInn links we’re clicking on today: New Profit Blog: The 20th Anniversary of AmeriCorps In the spirit of the 20th Anniversary of AmeriCorps, Shirley Sagawa and Deborah Smolover of America Forward demonstrate how AmeriCorps has played a significant role not only in providing the human capital needed to help families lift themselves out of poverty, but also

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Take 5: #SocInn News Links: 7/15/14

July 15, 2014

Here’s five interesting #SocInn links we’re clicking on today: Inside Philanthropy: The Bezos Family Foundation is All About Education. Here's What They're Doing "As the Bezos Family Foundation has ramped up, its investments have fallen into three main categories: Early Learning, Excellence in K-12 Education, and Youth Leadership and Engagement... On K-12, the foundation has invested in a number of

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Take 5: #SocInn News Links: 6/27/14

June 27, 2014

Here’s five interesting #SocInn links we’re clicking on today: Opportunity Nation Blog: Bipartisan WIOA Passes Senate The bipartisan, bicameral Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which includes a Pay for Success option and other key provisions, passed in the Senate in a 95-3 vote: “This represents tremendous progress for all of us and our work. WIA has been in sore

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