Last month, Third Sector joined over 300 social impact leaders in Denver for The Third Annual Conference of the Early Childhood Social Impact Performance Advisors. Hosted by the Institute for Child Success, ReadyNation, and the Sorenson Impact Center, the three-day conference explored how Pay for Success (PFS) can improve outcomes for children and families. David [...]

Third Sector coordinated a panel session on Pay for Success at the recent Do Good Data Conference hosted by the Impact Lab in Chicago. A standing-room-only crowd came to learn how we can use measured outcomes to bring effective programs to those most in need. Alongside Sarah Jalbert from Abt Associates, Sotun Krouch from Roca, [...]

Last month, Senior Analyst Marcia Chong testified before the Travis County Commissioners Court. Alongside Managing Director Rick Edwards, Marcia presented Third Sector's work with the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department in assessing the feasibility of a Pay for Success project in teen pregnancy prevention. Third Sector's work in Austin/Travis County was supported by [...]

This week, Third Sector Capital Partners, Inc. was congratulated by White House staff alongside other Social Innovation Fund grantees for its work in Pay for Success. Third Sector's Second SIF Cohort adds five feasibilities to the growing number of Pay for Success engagements across the country. "The Obama Administration’s efforts to explore and test PFS [...]

By Sithara Kodali Last month, the President signed the Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2016 into law. Though the law itself is new, the ideas within it are not. The Act is the latest iteration in national trend towards performance-driven policy and practice, the same movement that is driving the pursuit of Pay for Success [...]