Press Release: MA Selects Third Sector for First-in-the-Nation Pay for Success Contracts
Massachusetts Selects Third Sector Capital Partners
for First-in-the-Nation “Pay for Success” Contracts
Boston, MA (August 1, 2012) – The Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced today that it has selected Third Sector Capital Partners to develop its two groundbreaking Social Innovation Financing pilots, more commonly known as “Pay for Success” contracts. Massachusetts is the first state in the nation to issue a competitive process to obtain services using social innovation financing.
Third Sector will serve as lead intermediary, in partnership with New Profit Inc., for a youth recidivism initiative and as partner to the Massachusetts