This U.K. government website compiles information about the country’s more than 32 PFS projects in areas like youth unemployment, mental health, and homelessness. Resources include case studies, information on best practices, current thinking, guidance on project development, cost-benefit analysis guidance, and a unit cost database (specific to U.K. costs). Tools from the Centre for Social […]
This is a general information resource about PFS that outlines some of the advantages and challenges of using PFS. Kohli, J., Besharov, D., J., & Costa, K. (2012). What are social impact bonds? An innovative new financing tool for social programs. Washington, DC: Center for American Progress.
The Center for American Progress is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. Its Social Impact Bonds Series offers issue briefs, reports and news items related to social impact bonds and PFS. Center for American […]
America Forward is the Washington, DC-based nonpartisan policy initiative of national venture philanthropy fund New Profit. The America Forward Pay for Success Task Force is dedicated to driving more efficient use of government resources toward programs achieving evaluated outcomes that measurably improve people’s lives. Its webpage offers information about policy priorities around PFS. America Forward […]
This 2016 poster describes a qualitative interview study to explore the use of data to make decisions by state Part C Coordinators. The state goal was to better understand how state administrators use data to inform decisions. Qualitative interviews with four Part C Coordinators were conducted. Presented by Missy Coffey Cochenour at the Converence on […]
This 2015 compliation provides fifteen high quality tools that you can use to track family progress toward their goals and efforts of early care and education staff to help families advance toward those goals. Published by: The National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement, Head Start Tracking Progress in Early Care and Education (PDF)
This 2015 brief explores how integrated data systems (IDS) data may be an important and cost-efficient resource for better understanding public service use among low-income Hispanics in the United States. Published by: National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families Integrated Data Systems: An Emerging Tool to Support Services for Low-Income Hispanic Families with Young […]
This 2015 messaging guide helps stakeholders talk about the importance of the earliest years of a child’s life and to make a stronger case for investment in infants and toddlers. Published by: Zero to Three Infant and Toddler Messaging Guide
This 2015 two-page document from Data Quality Campaign provides information on steps states have taken to provide parents with vital information and highlights Metro Nashville Public Schools, a district with a strong parents engagement strategy, exemplifying the kinds of district practices states can support. Empowering Parents with Data (PDF)
This 2015 journal article describes social impact borrowing as a new method for financing public sector, outlines contribution of benefit cost analysis (BCA), and discusses innovative use of social impact financing to promote scaling evidence based Child-Parent Centers and other early childhood programs. Citation: Temple, Judy A. & Reynolds, Arthur J. (2015). Using benefit-cost analysis […]
