Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. We help organizations achieve their impact vision. In 2017, Former Utah Congressman and Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams ...

Social-impact bonds, one of the most talked-about ideas in the nonprofit world, are quickly building momentum—and sparking controversy over the unproven financing mechanism. The goal behind the new ...

In 2017, Former Utah Congressman and Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams launched Pay For Success (PFS), a social impact model that incentivizes collaboration between government, service providers, and ...

A year and a half ago, before Rhode Island leaders were scrambling for shelter beds and defending their policy toward the homeless, lawmakers set aside $6 million for a novel program to help the most ...

The inaugural round of grants from the federally funded pay-for-success program is already spurring growth of performance-based contracting nationwide, according to a recently published report. “It is ...

Activists and state legislators are considering supportive housing — which combines affordable housing with wraparound social services — as a means of addressing Rhode Island’s homelessness crisis and ...

PROVIDENCE − Four service providers for homeless residents have started vetting candidates for a new permanent supportive housing program that rewards private investors if the clients do well. The ...

Deona Scott was 24 and in her final semester at Charleston Southern University in South Carolina when she found out she was pregnant. She turned to Medicaid for maternity health coverage, and learned ...

Kristina Costa and Sonal Shab explore the benefits of Pay for Success financial mechanisms and detail the critical role that the government can play. Pay for Success (PFS) financing mechanisms, ...

With a $2 billion accumulated surplus filling the state’s coffers this year, the calls for more spending on public schools in New York City and elsewhere across the state are reaching a fever pitch.