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Evidence in Action: Strengthening Workforce Development through Pay for Performance

May 3, 2017

Thanks to the persistence of social entrepreneurs across the country, every day we see strategies that are working and delivering results in a rapidly changing world. This Evidence in Action blog series highlights the voices of the more than 70 social innovation organizations that make up the America Forward Coalition, the results-driven solutions our community has for our country’s most

Presidential 2016: Five Ways the Next President Can Advance the Evidence-Based Policy Movement

August 4, 2016

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 more than 70 social innovators and their solutions to our country’s most pressing social problems, as well as examples of how this

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The Role of the Social Innovation Fund in the Evidence-Based Policy Movement

July 22, 2016

The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, Government Affairs Director, America Forward At America Forward, we believe that innovation and evidence are needed in order to more effectively address our country’s most pressing social problems. From both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, there has been similar rhetoric that data and evidence should be used to develop policy, allocate budgets, and

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State of Play: Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy June/July 2016

July 14, 2016

The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, America Forward’s Director of Government Affairs. America Forward held its bi-monthly Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy Network call at the end of June to discuss the current “State of Play” in Pay for Success and evidence-based policy and practice. This post reflects the major updates provided on the call and additional

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Presidential 2016: Performance-Based Leadership – The Future of Pay for Success

June 21, 2016

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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STATE OF PLAY: PAY FOR SUCCESS AND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY

May 2, 2016

The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, America Forward's Director of Government Affairs. America Forward held its latest Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy Network call last week to discuss the current “State of Play” in Pay for Success and evidence-based policy and practice. This post reflects the major updates provided and additional resources needed to access more detail

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Presidential 2016: Social Innovators Play a Vital Role in Addressing our Nation’s Most Pressing Challenges

April 19, 2016

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 innovative solutions to our country’s most pressing social problems as well as examples of how this powerful

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Third Sector Announces Second Cohort of Awardees as Part of National Pay for Success Competition

April 13, 2016

At New Profit, our efforts to explore and expand Pay for Success are ongoing. That's why we're excited to announce that Third Sector Capital Partners, our partners and leading Pay for Success advisory firm, has announced five winners of their national Pay for Success competition. This is the second cohort of awardees, following the winners of last year. The awardees

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Pay for Success in the Spotlight and Up for Debate

September 1, 2015

The Pay for Success (PFS) approach to driving resources to, and better outcomes from, social programs has been covered a lot on this blog. New Profit is a strong supporter of the PFS movement through our investment in the Massachusetts Juvenile Justice Pay for Success Initiative (MAPFS) and America Forward's advocacy efforts to build bipartisan support for the approach among policymakers. Recently, a number of pieces in the

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America Forward Recap: Pay For Success Hill Briefing

June 23, 2015

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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