Social Finance
@socialfinanceus.bsky.social
We're a national impact finance and advisory nonprofit that builds partnerships and investments to measurably improve lives.
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In just one month, we’ll gather in Washington, D.C. to launch #Workforce Realigned, Vol II. This event, hosted by the Social Finance Institute, will explore innovative approaches to investing in skills training. You’ll hear from contributing authors and more.
Register now: bit.ly/3TAzI8B
Register now: bit.ly/3TAzI8B
June 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
In just one month, we’ll gather in Washington, D.C. to launch #Workforce Realigned, Vol II. This event, hosted by the Social Finance Institute, will explore innovative approaches to investing in skills training. You’ll hear from contributing authors and more.
Register now: bit.ly/3TAzI8B
Register now: bit.ly/3TAzI8B
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Looking for bold, outcomes-based solutions in workforce training? Join us July 17 in DC for the launch of Workforce Realigned, Vol. II—featuring 21 practitioner-driven case studies from across the country.: workforcerealigned.org/launch
@socialfinanceus.bsky.social
@socialfinanceus.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Looking for bold, outcomes-based solutions in workforce training? Join us July 17 in DC for the launch of Workforce Realigned, Vol. II—featuring 21 practitioner-driven case studies from across the country.: workforcerealigned.org/launch
@socialfinanceus.bsky.social
@socialfinanceus.bsky.social
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A new student loan program emerges: no interest, no fees, 'pay-it-forward'
A new student loan program emerges: no interest, no fees, 'pay-it-forward'
Under 'pay-it-forward' programs, graduates’ repayments lift up those behind them.
www.latimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A new student loan program emerges: no interest, no fees, 'pay-it-forward'
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A new way to help some college students: Zero percent, no-fee loans
Under ‘pay-it-forward’ programs, graduates’ repayments lift up those behind them
hechingerreport.org/a-new-way-to...
Under ‘pay-it-forward’ programs, graduates’ repayments lift up those behind them
hechingerreport.org/a-new-way-to...
Philanthropies are piloting zero percent pay-it-forward loans to help some college students
The pay-it-forward approach to covering the cost of college stretches the return on financial aid and can help fill shortages of workers in critical industries.
hechingerreport.org
June 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A new way to help some college students: Zero percent, no-fee loans
Under ‘pay-it-forward’ programs, graduates’ repayments lift up those behind them
hechingerreport.org/a-new-way-to...
Under ‘pay-it-forward’ programs, graduates’ repayments lift up those behind them
hechingerreport.org/a-new-way-to...
Pay It Forward #Funds like the Hawaiʻi Renewable Learning Fund profiled today in the @hechingerreport.org and the @latimes.com help students access zero-interest loans and support future learners via their repayments.
Read the article: bit.ly/4kBFtz5
Read the article: bit.ly/4kBFtz5
Philanthropies are piloting zero percent pay-it-forward loans to help some college students
The pay-it-forward approach to covering the cost of college stretches the return on financial aid and can help fill shortages of workers in critical industries.
bit.ly
June 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Pay It Forward #Funds like the Hawaiʻi Renewable Learning Fund profiled today in the @hechingerreport.org and the @latimes.com help students access zero-interest loans and support future learners via their repayments.
Read the article: bit.ly/4kBFtz5
Read the article: bit.ly/4kBFtz5
The Social Finance Institute is hosting a panel at #JFFHorizons, happening next week in New Orleans! The session will feature insights from the upcoming book #Workforce Realigned, Volume 2. Join us there: bit.ly/43x6qh6.
Can't make it? Learn more about the book at workforcerealigned.org.
Can't make it? Learn more about the book at workforcerealigned.org.
June 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Social Finance Institute is hosting a panel at #JFFHorizons, happening next week in New Orleans! The session will feature insights from the upcoming book #Workforce Realigned, Volume 2. Join us there: bit.ly/43x6qh6.
Can't make it? Learn more about the book at workforcerealigned.org.
Can't make it? Learn more about the book at workforcerealigned.org.
We’re working to debunk the myths keeping over $1 trillion in philanthropic capital on the sidelines.
💡 From workforce development to affordable housing, impact investments are already transforming communities.
Read about it in our piece published by @missioninvestors.bsky.social: bit.ly/3Fk2UO1
💡 From workforce development to affordable housing, impact investments are already transforming communities.
Read about it in our piece published by @missioninvestors.bsky.social: bit.ly/3Fk2UO1
June 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We’re working to debunk the myths keeping over $1 trillion in philanthropic capital on the sidelines.
💡 From workforce development to affordable housing, impact investments are already transforming communities.
Read about it in our piece published by @missioninvestors.bsky.social: bit.ly/3Fk2UO1
💡 From workforce development to affordable housing, impact investments are already transforming communities.
Read about it in our piece published by @missioninvestors.bsky.social: bit.ly/3Fk2UO1
In @impactalpha.com today: Pamela Yang has joined @socialfinanceus.bsky.social as #CFO. Read more: bit.ly/43Hk4xb
May 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
In @impactalpha.com today: Pamela Yang has joined @socialfinanceus.bsky.social as #CFO. Read more: bit.ly/43Hk4xb
💡 What impact can zero-percent loans have on learners?
Laura, a participant in the Google Career Certificates Fund, received a no-interest loan to upskill with Merit America. Training helped Laura master in-demand skills and land a new job in #data #analytics.
bit.ly/45sR3ri
Laura, a participant in the Google Career Certificates Fund, received a no-interest loan to upskill with Merit America. Training helped Laura master in-demand skills and land a new job in #data #analytics.
bit.ly/45sR3ri
With a Google Data Analytics Certificate, Laura Has Career Options and Room to Grow
bit.ly
May 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
💡 What impact can zero-percent loans have on learners?
Laura, a participant in the Google Career Certificates Fund, received a no-interest loan to upskill with Merit America. Training helped Laura master in-demand skills and land a new job in #data #analytics.
bit.ly/45sR3ri
Laura, a participant in the Google Career Certificates Fund, received a no-interest loan to upskill with Merit America. Training helped Laura master in-demand skills and land a new job in #data #analytics.
bit.ly/45sR3ri
In "Want to Close the #SkillsGap? Cover Living Expenses, Not Just Tuition," published on @workshift.bsky.social, Social Finance's Tracy Palandjian and Per Scholas' Plinio Ayala make the case for covering student living expenses during #job #training: bit.ly/45njOWg
Want to Close the Skills Gap? Cover Living Expenses, Not Just Tuition
The truth is that even free training can come with big costs for students, write the leaders of Social Finance and Per Scholas.
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May 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In "Want to Close the #SkillsGap? Cover Living Expenses, Not Just Tuition," published on @workshift.bsky.social, Social Finance's Tracy Palandjian and Per Scholas' Plinio Ayala make the case for covering student living expenses during #job #training: bit.ly/45njOWg
The drivers of the U.S. #housing crisis are many. #Grants help, but they’re not enough. Fixing housing will take billions—if not trillions—of #impact capital.
Join us June 11 at 12pm ET to discuss how impact-first #investing can help address the crisis.
Register: bit.ly/4duPN9e
Join us June 11 at 12pm ET to discuss how impact-first #investing can help address the crisis.
Register: bit.ly/4duPN9e
May 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The drivers of the U.S. #housing crisis are many. #Grants help, but they’re not enough. Fixing housing will take billions—if not trillions—of #impact capital.
Join us June 11 at 12pm ET to discuss how impact-first #investing can help address the crisis.
Register: bit.ly/4duPN9e
Join us June 11 at 12pm ET to discuss how impact-first #investing can help address the crisis.
Register: bit.ly/4duPN9e
📢 Excited to share that Austin-based Central Health has joined the Reinvesting in #Nursing Education and #Workforce (ReNEW) #Fund as our first employer partner!
Central Health will hire Western Governors University nursing grads and pay into the fund to help cover their ReNEW loans: bit.ly/43uHcPi
Central Health will hire Western Governors University nursing grads and pay into the fund to help cover their ReNEW loans: bit.ly/43uHcPi
May 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
📢 Excited to share that Austin-based Central Health has joined the Reinvesting in #Nursing Education and #Workforce (ReNEW) #Fund as our first employer partner!
Central Health will hire Western Governors University nursing grads and pay into the fund to help cover their ReNEW loans: bit.ly/43uHcPi
Central Health will hire Western Governors University nursing grads and pay into the fund to help cover their ReNEW loans: bit.ly/43uHcPi
💭 What do we mean when we say barriers to #economicmobility?
High costs prevent people from learning new #skills and landing better #jobs but other challenges derail learners too. We're working with partners to build training pathways that address these challenges.
Learn more: bit.ly/3GYBz4f
High costs prevent people from learning new #skills and landing better #jobs but other challenges derail learners too. We're working with partners to build training pathways that address these challenges.
Learn more: bit.ly/3GYBz4f
May 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
💭 What do we mean when we say barriers to #economicmobility?
High costs prevent people from learning new #skills and landing better #jobs but other challenges derail learners too. We're working with partners to build training pathways that address these challenges.
Learn more: bit.ly/3GYBz4f
High costs prevent people from learning new #skills and landing better #jobs but other challenges derail learners too. We're working with partners to build training pathways that address these challenges.
Learn more: bit.ly/3GYBz4f
Miss our session on how more #foundations are using carve-outs and automatic #DAF allocation to invest in impact locally?
Watch the recording here: bit.ly/41ycW65
Watch the recording here: bit.ly/41ycW65
February 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Miss our session on how more #foundations are using carve-outs and automatic #DAF allocation to invest in impact locally?
Watch the recording here: bit.ly/41ycW65
Watch the recording here: bit.ly/41ycW65
More place-based #foundations are recognizing the power of investing their #endowments locally, creating carve-outs or automatically allocating #DAF assets to impact.
Join us Mon., Feb. 24 at 12 p.m. EST for a discussion with #philanthropy leaders whose orgs are making these changes: bit.ly/4i8Z6fU
Join us Mon., Feb. 24 at 12 p.m. EST for a discussion with #philanthropy leaders whose orgs are making these changes: bit.ly/4i8Z6fU
February 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
More place-based #foundations are recognizing the power of investing their #endowments locally, creating carve-outs or automatically allocating #DAF assets to impact.
Join us Mon., Feb. 24 at 12 p.m. EST for a discussion with #philanthropy leaders whose orgs are making these changes: bit.ly/4i8Z6fU
Join us Mon., Feb. 24 at 12 p.m. EST for a discussion with #philanthropy leaders whose orgs are making these changes: bit.ly/4i8Z6fU
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Through a new partnership with UBS Optimus Foundation, @socialfinance.org is hoping to attract more capital from donor-advised funds.
More than 70% of donors are interested in making impact investments through their DAFs, a Social Finance survey shows.
impactalpha.com/donor-advise...
More than 70% of donors are interested in making impact investments through their DAFs, a Social Finance survey shows.
impactalpha.com/donor-advise...
Donor-advised recoverable grants power Social Finance’s impact-first fund of funds
Social Finance's Impact First fund currently sits on a pipeline of over 700 impact-first investment opportunities that DAFs find attractive.
impactalpha.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Through a new partnership with UBS Optimus Foundation, @socialfinance.org is hoping to attract more capital from donor-advised funds.
More than 70% of donors are interested in making impact investments through their DAFs, a Social Finance survey shows.
impactalpha.com/donor-advise...
More than 70% of donors are interested in making impact investments through their DAFs, a Social Finance survey shows.
impactalpha.com/donor-advise...
Attending SXSW EDU? Join us March 5 for our session, "New Partnerships to Finance #Workforce Mobility," with Claire Casey, Jeremy Bernard-Sasges, Michael Bettersworth, and Karen Anderson.
Share our session or add it to your #SXSWEDU schedule: bit.ly/4b7MsM3
Share our session or add it to your #SXSWEDU schedule: bit.ly/4b7MsM3
February 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Attending SXSW EDU? Join us March 5 for our session, "New Partnerships to Finance #Workforce Mobility," with Claire Casey, Jeremy Bernard-Sasges, Michael Bettersworth, and Karen Anderson.
Share our session or add it to your #SXSWEDU schedule: bit.ly/4b7MsM3
Share our session or add it to your #SXSWEDU schedule: bit.ly/4b7MsM3
In TIME, Tracy Palandjian outlines key principles beyond cost-cutting to achieve true #government efficiency: evaluating programs for effectiveness, funding those that deliver results, and using financial mechanisms to maximize the impact of #taxpayer dollars. Read the piece here: bit.ly/3CSbcuW
Cutting Costs Alone Won’t Make Government More Efficient
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should look beyond cuts to drive real government efficiency.
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February 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In TIME, Tracy Palandjian outlines key principles beyond cost-cutting to achieve true #government efficiency: evaluating programs for effectiveness, funding those that deliver results, and using financial mechanisms to maximize the impact of #taxpayer dollars. Read the piece here: bit.ly/3CSbcuW
We’re excited to share that we’ve been awarded a grant from the #AI for Economic Opportunity Fund! 🎉 Thanks to the GitLab Foundation, we’re joining a movement that’s using emerging technologies to build incomes and improve lives.
Reach out to learn more about this work: bit.ly/3EbUOpu
Reach out to learn more about this work: bit.ly/3EbUOpu
January 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We’re excited to share that we’ve been awarded a grant from the #AI for Economic Opportunity Fund! 🎉 Thanks to the GitLab Foundation, we’re joining a movement that’s using emerging technologies to build incomes and improve lives.
Reach out to learn more about this work: bit.ly/3EbUOpu
Reach out to learn more about this work: bit.ly/3EbUOpu
We're excited to announce that Andrew Leon Hanna
has joined the Social Finance Institute as a Senior Fellow, bringing decades of experience building, leading, and nurturing #social #ventures.
Learn more: bit.ly/3VqjSPi
has joined the Social Finance Institute as a Senior Fellow, bringing decades of experience building, leading, and nurturing #social #ventures.
Learn more: bit.ly/3VqjSPi
December 6, 2024 at 4:43 PM
We're excited to announce that Andrew Leon Hanna
has joined the Social Finance Institute as a Senior Fellow, bringing decades of experience building, leading, and nurturing #social #ventures.
Learn more: bit.ly/3VqjSPi
has joined the Social Finance Institute as a Senior Fellow, bringing decades of experience building, leading, and nurturing #social #ventures.
Learn more: bit.ly/3VqjSPi
Our Urban Institute evaluation partners recently attended the @appam.bsky.social's fall research conference to highlight our work supporting #California Department of #Social Services' $35 million #GuaranteedIncome Pilot Program.
Learn more: bit.ly/3Vp3j6C.
Learn more: bit.ly/3Vp3j6C.
December 5, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Our Urban Institute evaluation partners recently attended the @appam.bsky.social's fall research conference to highlight our work supporting #California Department of #Social Services' $35 million #GuaranteedIncome Pilot Program.
Learn more: bit.ly/3Vp3j6C.
Learn more: bit.ly/3Vp3j6C.