This 2015 resource contains a summary from the Institute for Child Success about eight current PFS-funded projects across a range of policy areas/service sectors. These are about PFS projects that […]
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Social impact bonds: A promising new financing model to accelerate social innovation and improve government performance.
This 2011 resource provides an introduction to social impact bonds (SIBs), a type of PFS funding model. It provides a general introduction to the model, and discusses the advantages, challenges, […]
Social Innovation Fund evaluation plan guidance: A step-by-step guide to designing a rigorous evaluation
This 2014 document provides guidance for PFS grantees, subgrantees, and evaluators for preparing a PFS evaluation plan and includes a detailed suggested evaluation plan outline (including implementation and impact evaluation […]
Frequently Asked Questions: Social Impact Bonds
This 2012 guide contains a set of common questions about Social Impact Bonds (a type of PFS model). Costa, K., Shah, S., Ungar, S., & Social Impact Bonds Working Group. […]
Foundational concepts and terms of Pay for Success
This 2015 brief addresses questions that governments and social service providers often pose when constructing, negotiating and executing a pay for success project. Roman, J. K., Eldridge, M., & Hawkins, […]
Pay for success: A primer for social innovators
This 2014 resource is directed at organizations considering using PFS to finance services and is organized as a series of curated resources, including reports and articles from the Urban Institute, […]
What are social impact bonds? An innovative financing tool for social programs
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 […]
Data Linkages Between Part C and Part B – Transition Notification
Using Fiscal Data to Inform a State’s Part C Allocation Methodology
This 2016 document is designed to provide state Part C staff with guidance on using fiscal data to analyze and revise their allocation methodology. Allocation methodology is the process – […]
Considerations for Making Changes to SiMR Baseline and Targets
This 2016 white paper outlines factors for Part C and Part B state agencies to consider when revising SiMR baselines or targets. This paper addresses questions Part C and Part […]