Established with support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Social Innovation Fund, the SIB Lab conducts research on how governments can foster social innovation and provides pro bono technical assistance […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
This 2015 article describes some of the early PFS project in the U.S. and discusses some of the pros and cons of the model as currently being implemented. Citation: Rangan, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that helps more than 5 million Americans improve the lives of their fellow citizens through service. Its Social Innovation […]
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, […]
