Aikin Standard: S.C. government could be global innovation leader https://govlab.hks.harvard.edu/news/sib-sc-global-leader-government-innovation https://www.aikenstandard.com/opinion/s-c-government-could-be-global-innovation-leader/article_2c214905-0fae-5b43-b34c-193605c1bf04.html
Post and Courier: Social impact bonds great opportunity for South Carolina https://govlab.hks.harvard.edu/news/social-impact-bonds-offer-great-opportunity-south-carolina https://www.postandcourier.com/columnists/social-impact-bonds-great-opportunity-for-s-c/article_848ba8fc-44b5-52a6-9fc2-732353d0ff69.html Read more about Post and Courier: Social impact bonds great opportunity for South Carolina
GoUpstate: Soura: New program aids prenatal, other needs https://govlab.hks.harvard.edu/news/soura-new-program-aids-prenatal-other-needs http://govlab.hks.harvard.edu/files/siblab/files/soura._new_program_aids_prenatal_other_needs._herald_journal._022516.pdf?m=1456496489 Read more about GoUpstate: Soura: New program aids prenatal, other needs
NPR: Pay For Success Approach Used To Fund A Program That Supports New Moms https://govlab.hks.harvard.edu/news/south-carolina-pfs-project-supports-new-moms https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/09/542110282/pay-for-success-approach-used-to-fund-a-program-that-supports-new-moms Read more about NPR: Pay For Success Approach Used To Fund A Program That Supports New Moms
On September 29, the DC Water and Sewer Authority issued the nation’s first Environmental Impact Bond. This $25 million bond issuance funded the initial green infrastructure installation in DC Water’s Clean Rivers Project – a project that aims to reduce combined sewage overflows (CSOs) into the Anacostia River, Potomac River, and Rock Creek tributaries. ...
The DC Water and Sewer Authority closed on a historic deal this week, issuing the nation's first Environmental Impact Bond to fund the initial green infrastructure project in its DC Clean Rivers Project. Read more coverage in Bond Buyer magazine.
CNN: Bloomberg Philanthropies names first 8 cities in What Works Cities program https://govlab.hks.harvard.edu/news/gpl-announces-seattle-government-partner https://money.cnn.com/2015/08/05/technology/bloomberg-philanthropies-what-works-cities/
The launch of two GPL-assisted Pay for Success projects in South Carolina and Connecticut was featured in the Washington Post. The South Carolina project aims to improve maternal and prenatal health for low-income, first-time mothers, and the Connecticut project expands substance abuse and parenting support services for families involved in the child welfare system....
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. ...
The Urban Institute published a feature on the GPL's Permanent Supportive Housing project in Denver. The feature explains how former Program Director Tyler Jaeckel and other stakeholders helped the City set up a social impact bond to build 160 new units of housing for the homeless and includes quotes from residents and photos of their new homes. Read the feature ...
