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Third Sector and the Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) collaborated to lead an Outcomes-Based Contracting (OBC) Summit, a four-workshop virtual series exploring outcomes contracting in K-12 math instruction. The OBC Summit was funded by Schmidt Futures.   Summit participants learned about the nuances of outcomes-based contracting and defined an approach for their organization. [...]

Governments are struggling to do more with less–that’s the key message we took away from our conversations with leaders in social service agencies across the country.

America’s need for government agility has become increasingly urgent in 2020. As most of us are reminded by our daily realities, this year has brought fresh examples of the horrors and costs of systemic racism, devastating natural disasters, and a global pandemic accompanied by employment and financial crises. However, amidst the outrage and fear about [...]

In a series of workshops held in partnership with MassHire Workforce Boards and Career Centers, Third Sector worked with MassHire partners to share initial steps participants could take to make their services more outcomes-oriented, thus improving outcomes for jobseekers and employers in their communities.  MassHire partners were interested in learning these initial steps they could [...]

Third Sector partnered with Austin Workforce Solutions (WFS), the Ray Marshall Center at the University of Texas (RMC) and the Travis County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to facilitate a series of three workshops for 40 Austin area workforce leaders, including community-based organizations and community colleges. The workshops, funded by the Prudential Foundation, [...]

At the recent ASU+GSV Summit, Third Sector joined Jobs for the Future for a special panel discussing the trends in addressing student debt through innovative finance models. Third Sector Director H. Kay Howard joined David Soo, Chief of Staff, Jobs for the Future, Lexi Barrett, Associate Vice President, Jobs for the Future, and Brooke Valle, [...]