This nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing investment capital to drive social progress designs and manages public-private partnerships across complex policy areas (e.g. education achievement gaps, health disparities). Its sister organization in England, Social Finance UK, launched the first Social Impact Bond. Social Finance Website
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 […]
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 2015 guide (updated in March of 2016) describes the steps needed to accomplish the work of the three components of Phase II. The SSIP Phase II Process Guide is organized according to the following sequential phases of work to be done: Kicking off Phase II, Developing the improvement plan, Developing the evaluation plan, and […]
This 2015 resource can help states examine their data systems, improve programs, and better serve children and families. The questions are grouped into Child & Family, Practitioner, and Local Program/Local Educational Agency themes. They’re available in PDF and interactive web formats. Critical Questions About Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Webpage
This 2015 resource compiles a set of Critical Questions that a quality state data system for early intervention (EI) or early childhood special education (ECSE) should provide data to answer. The answers to these questions serve various functions, including supporting the state agency in effectively administering the program, meeting accountability requirements for EI and ECSE, […]
This collection provides a list of recommended existing resources for state Part C and Part B 619 staff and technical assistance (TA) providers to utilize to support evaluation planning for program improvement efforts including the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP). The resources are also available in a dedicated page on the Early Childhood Technical Assistance […]
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 […]
This 2015 webpage and related resources are designed to help leaders implement complex data partnerships, with seven key lessons about how to begin and grow a data-driven initiatives. Published by: Data Quality Campaign (DQC) Data Drives School-Community Collaboration
