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Future of PFS: 3 takeaways for service providers interested in pay for success
Service providers are at the heart of every pay for success (PFS) project. It is the service provider who is expected to implement the intervention faithfully—even if it’s not an intervention they currently implement—as well as collect and provide data on their target population to other partners and, often, increase their staff or data collection capacity to meet the needs of the project.
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Future of PFS: Center for Employment Opportunities and performance management in PFS
At the 2017 National Symposium on the Future of Pay for Success, the “Managing for Performance” panel brought together researchers and practitioners to discuss the role of performance management in the Pay for Success context. One of the panelists was Christine Kidd, Director of Program Innovation for the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO). CEO is dedicated to providing immediate, effective, and comprehensive employment services to men and women with recent criminal convictions.
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Urban announces two additional recipients of PFSI training and technical assistance
We are pleased to announce two new sites have been selected to receive training and technical assistance services (TTA) through the Urban Institute’s Pay for Success Initiative (PFSI). This is our next round of PFSI TTA sites, building on awards announced in early 2016 and those selected in 2017 through partnerships with other PFS organizations.
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Changing service delivery procedures during implementation
PFS projects provide lessons for government that extend beyond the project itself. The knowledge gained can have substantial value even if the intervention is falls short of its outcome targets. This blog is the first of a three-part series that explores such opportunities to learn:
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Learning how the PFS intervention affects demographic subgroups
PFS projects provide lessons for government that extend beyond the project itself. The knowledge gained can have substantial value even if the intervention is falls short of its outcome targets. This blog is the second of a three-part series that explores such opportunities to learn: