GPL Profiled in Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Magazine
September 28, 2018
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Highlights
Six Governments Awarded GPL Technical Assistance
June 14, 2018
The GPL awarded pro bono technical assistance to an additional six state and local governments: Boston, Massachusetts; Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Salt Lake County, Utah; and the states of New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Washington. These jurisdictions will receive intensive support from the GPL to design and implement initiatives addressing high-priority challenges in workforce development, child welfare, and homelessness. Read more.See also: GPL Highlights
Government Innovations in Human Services
February 9, 2018
More than 45 government leaders from 20 GPL government partners gathered in Cambridge for the Government Innovations in Human Services convening on February 7th and 8th. Agency commissioners and staff participated in a hands-on Active Contract Management simulation, shared experiences in using data to transform agency culture, and discussed a case study on agency turnaround with Professor Jeffrey Liebman and Jamia McDonald, former Chief Strategy Officer of Rhode Island's Executive Office of Health and Human Services. See also: GPL Highlights
GPL Awards Technical Assistance to Colorado
November 21, 2017
The GPL announced that it will award technical assistance to Colorado, a finalist in the GPL's national competition for TA. The GPL will work with the Office of the Colorado Lieutenant Governor & Chief Operating Officer on improving the results of the state's core human services spending. Read more.
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Alameda County Launches PFS Project to Reduce Recidivism
September 22, 2017
On September 22nd, Alameda County announced the Justice Restoration Pay for Success Project. The project will provide individualized coaching and intensive case management services to young adults on felony probation or who have been charged with certain felony crimes. The County aims to reduce recidivism by providing resources for these young adults to work towards successful outcomes. This project marks the 12th PFS project launched by a GPL government partner, out of 18 launched projects in the U.S. Read more.
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The GPL Launches 20 New Fellows in State and Local Governments
June 22, 2017
In June, the entire GPL team convened for training and strategic planning. We are excited to be launching 20 new GPL fellows who will be working with governments across the country.
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Publications and Presentations
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Professor Liebman Quoted in Stanford Social Innovation Review
September 18, 2018
A recent book review in the Stanford Social Innovation Review on the use of randomized controlled trials in social policy quotes Professor Liebman, who notes that "our current mechanisms for funding and evaluating social programs do not produce a culture of continuous learning and improvement, nor do they generate opportunities for fundamental reengineering of systems to produce better results. [There is not enough focus] on systems or outcomes across an entire population in a community." Read the entire review here.
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Protecting Child Well-Being in Rhode Island
August 20, 2018
“Just referring a family to services isn’t always enough. There need to be more intentional efforts to ensure that the families ultimately get connected with those agencies,” said Trista Piccola, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, & Families (DCYF). The GPL worked with DCYF and the Rhode Island Department of Health to create a plan for reducing child fatalities and near-fatalities due to neglect or maltreatment. Read more about our recommendations here and here.
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How Cities Can Get Strategic About Procurement
July 18, 2018
In her latest commentary for Governing’s Better, Faster, Cheaper blog, Program Director Hanna Azemati describes the GPL’s work with the city of Louisville, KY to establish a strategic procurement system. According to Louisville’s director of purchasing, this system has helped the city “elevate the importance of procurement, build trust, and earn credibility” by prioritizing, structuring, evaluating, and managing critical contracts more effectively. Read more.
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Tackling Homelessness in Seattle with Data-Driven Tools
July 13, 2018
"The city of Seattle, Wash, has been changing the way they deal with homeless populations, and gathering data to drive some evidenced-based solutions. Now, with clear incentives and data collection, employees have a path forward for helping the homeless." Journalist Rebecca Gale discusses the GPL’s What Works Cities project to improve homelessness outcomes through results-driven contracting in Seattle. Read more.
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Two GPL Projects Featured in Governing
June 6, 2018
A Governing post on using Pay for Success to address homelessness featured GPL projects in Denver and Massachusetts. Read more.
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Santiago Project Featured in El Mercurio
8 Strategies for Cities to Make the Most of Contracting
April 18, 2018
In a commentary published by Governing’s Better, Faster, Cheaper blog on April 18, GPL Program Director Hanna Azemati laid out eight methods for local governments to transform contracting by managing procurements more strategically. Read more.
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Spring 2018 GPL Newsletter
April 11, 2018
Read about the GPL's recent progress including project milestones, an update on the GPL convening, and recent publications, including our RDC Solutions Book. Read more.
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5 Ways to Make the Most of Pay for Success
March 27, 2018
On March 27, Governing's Better, Faster, Cheaper blog published a commentary written by GPL Program Director Hanna Azemati and Director of Research & Innovation Gloria Gong on ways to maximize the potential of the Pay for Success model with federal funding made available by the recent SIPPRA legislation. Read more.
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