Podcasts about social impact bonds

In this 4-in-1 compilation episode, I've brought together the compelling stories of four changemakers who are rethinking how we use capital to create measurable social and environmental impact. Each of these guests takes a unique approach to closing the gap between profit and purpose, showing how financial tools and innovative strategies are driving true systemic transformation.Here are the featured guests:Ed Marcum, Managing Partner, Working Capital FundEd unpacks how his team is tackling systemic labor exploitation in global supply chains. By channeling investments into advanced tools like AI mapping and transparency technologies, he paints a picture of how these innovations are making accountability not just possible, but scalable – forcing companies to rethink their approach to labor conditions.Full episodeAndrew Behar, CEO of As You SowAndrew is a leader in shareholder advocacy. He emphasizes a collaborative approach – engaging with companies to reduce material risks in areas like climate change, diversity, and equity – rather than resorting to hostile tactics. This approach not only strengthens financial performance but also cuts systemic risks – creating wins for stakeholders at every level.Full episodeAdam Swersky, CEO of Social FinanceAdam breaks down how social impact bonds are redefining solutions for some of society's toughest challenges. He shares how these unique financial tools bring together governments, investors, and social organizations to tackle pressing issues like homelessness and criminal justice reform. By tying financial returns to measurable outcomes, they ensure accountability and create a ripple effect of lasting impact.Full episodePaul Miller, Managing Partner and CEO at Bethnal Green VenturesPaul focuses on identifying founders who combine tech innovation with a mission to create real impact. He's laser-focused on backing startups that merge sustainability with scalable business models. By investing in these early-stage companies, he's helping to drive solutions that tackle global environmental and social challenges head-on while paving the way for high-growth opportunities that have the potential to reshape entire industries.Full episode—The SRI 360° Podcast is focused exclusively on sustainable & responsible investing.—Connect with SRI360°:Sign up for the free weekly email update.Visit the SRI360° PODCAST.Visit the SRI360° WEBSITE.Follow SRI360° on X.Follow SRI360° on FACEBOOK. —Key Takeaways:Introduction (00:00)Ed Marcum - Mission to combat labor exploitation (03:35)AI and tech transforming supply chains (14:53)Investment process and impact measuring (19:50)Andrew Behar's journey to shareholder advocacy (34:01)Challenges and opportunities in shareholder advocacy (47:16)From greenwashing to greenhushing: Corporate response trends (58:23)Adam Swersky - the social impact bond model (01:03:13)The success story of Peterborough prison (01:18:34)Mental health and employment partnership initiatives (01:28:24)Paul Miller - origins of Bethnal Green Ventures (01:33:33)Definition of 'Tech for Good' (01:44:32)VC's impact potential (01:49:51)Diversity, growth tensions, and impact-washing (01:55:26)

In the pursuit of social change, every bit of investment can make a difference. Learn how Social Finance is leading the charge through social impact bonds.Today, I'm interviewing Adam Swersky, CEO of Social Finance (UK), the non-profit enterprise responsible for creating the world's first social impact bond. He's here to talk all about social impact bonds and has been at the forefront of designing solutions that bring together finance with social impact since he joined the organization in 2014. After studying economics at Cambridge, Adam became a project leader at the Boston Consulting Group, where he advised private, public, and not-for-profit organizations on strategy and transformation. There, he was seconded to the Clinton Health Access Initiative in West Africa to support Niger in accessing a subsidy for malaria medication.Now as CEO of Social Finance, Adam shares how this organization, which predates the term "impact investing," leads the effort of designing solutions to solve social challenges beyond mere investment.  He also details how they have broadened beyond investment to involve data collection and analysis, philanthropy, building new ventures, government advisory, and beyond. From the mechanics of how social impact bonds function to several real-life examples of social bonds at work, this episode delivers a deep look into social impact financing. We also touch on the capabilities and limitations of private capital in addressing social challenges, and Adam's insights on leading an impact-focused business.This conversation is a deeper exploration of how social impact bonds serve as a partnership between social investors, governments, and providers to design solutions to social challenges.Feeling intrigued? Listen now to learn how Adam and Social Finance are pioneering the path for impactful investing. —Show notes: https://sri360.com/podcast/https-sri360-com-podcast-adam-swersky/—About the SRI 360° Podcast: The SRI 360° Podcast is focused exclusively on sustainable & responsible investing. In each episode, I interview a world-class investor who is an accomplished practitioner from all asset classes.—Connect with SRI360°: Sign up for the free weekly email update: https://sri360.com/newsletter/Visit the SRI360° PODCAST: https://sri360.com/podcast/Visit the SRI360° WEBSITE: https://sri360.com/Follow SRI360° on X: https://twitter.com/SRI360Growth/Follow SRI360° on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SRI360Growth/—Key TakeawaysIntro (00:00)Adam Swersky's background and start at Boston Consulting Group (03:03)An overview of Social Finance: How they began & what they do (18:07)How Social Finance produces transformative social impact (30:11)A look into the world's first social impact bond for Peterborough inmates (35:59)The Mental Health and Employment Partnership Program (45:51)A detailed look into the workings of social bonds (50:39)Measuring outcomes and managing risks for social impact bonds (57:58)The evolution of social impact bonds (01:07:57)Adam's thoughts on leadership & rapid fire questions (01:19:54)—Additional Resources Learn more about Social Finance here. Connect with Adam Swersky:LinkedIn X/Twitter Medium

India faces a vast skill mismatch with millions of jobs going unfilled if we do not solve the skills crisis. What are the exciting models for financing these skill gaps sustainably? Join Sridhar Krishna and Anupriya Mohta as they discuss career impact bonds - a model where training institutes can provide at-risk loans only to be paid back once the trainee gets a job earning above a certain income. Readings: Skill gaps affecting hiring across sectors | Jobs News,The Indian Express Career Impact Bonds? Financing upskilling to fill the world's vacancies Skill Impact Bond Check out Takshashila's courses: https://school.takshashila.org.in/ Do follow IVM Podcasts on social media. We are @ivmpodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. https://twitter.com/IVMPodcasts https://www.instagram.com/ivmpodcasts/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/ivmpodcasts/ You can check out our website at https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/featured Follow the show across platforms: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Gaana, Amazon Music Do share the word with your folks!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Smith is the co-founder and joint CEO of OneSpark Insurance. He is a qualified actuary who designed dozens of award-winning insurance products, helped start a bank, and even contributed towards creating one of South Africa's largest Social Impact Bonds before founding OneSpark. OneSpark Insurance's main purpose is to continuously innovate for the betterment of its clients and the pursuit of a better world. This was an important focus for Smith when founding OneSpark, as he has always believed that each individual has the power to change the world and move it forward. In this What's Next interview, Smith discusses the journey that led him to found OneSpark, as well as how OneSpark's industry-defining AI algorithm improves upon legacy insurance models. Smith also unpacks OneSpark's world-first “Pay-As-You-Need” life cover model, and explains why it is superior to the traditional models used by other life cover providers.

Social impact bonds are a complex concept. But this episode tries to break it down and shares a success story. The key to social impact bonds is that the service providers only get paid if the project goes well — an incentive for excellent delivery. Lerato Lehoko is the former managing director of Bonds4Jobs, a financial intermediary that implemented the first social impact bond in South Africa. In this episode Lerato explains how the private investment group Yellowwoods and the nonprofit Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator successfully set up the Inclusive Youth Employment Bond. We talk about how this bond is helping inclusive youth employment in South Africa and about the potential of social impact bonds more generally. Listen to Ann Mei Chang's episode here Listen to Nicola Galombik's episode here -- Learn more about Spring Impact. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

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Money Matters is terug! En in een iets anders jasje. Met wisselende panelleden probeert Ruben Koekoek een prangende vraag over een actuele kwestie uit de impact economie te beantwoorden. In deze aflevering bespreekt hij met Bjorn Vennema de toekomst van de Social Impact Bond. Na een bezoek aan de jaarlijkse Social Outcomes Conference in Oxford zijn ze weer helemaal up-to-date op het gebied van resultaatfinanciering en de laatste stand van zaken rondom Social Impact Bonds in Europa. Zijn ze nog steeds zo enthousiast of worden ze toch wat kritischer? Shownotes: https://socfin.nl/podcast-money-matters/zit-er-toekomst-in-de-social-impact-bond/. Productie: Spraakmaker Media.

Voor corona waren er 9,3% NEET-jongeren in België, jongeren tussen 15-24 jaar die geen school liepen, werkten, of opleidingen volgden. Hoe moet de overheid hiermee omgaan? Kunnen innovatieve financieringsmodellen een oplossing bieden? In deze Itinera Invites bespreken fellow Simon Ghiotto en Bart De Bondt, CEO van Youthstart, of Social Impact Bonds de oplossing kunnen zijn voor deze jongeren.

Third episode of the 'Impact Coffee Series' podcast in which host María Ángeles León and guest Roberto Estellés (Programme Manager for Private Sector Development, European Commission) discuss about the role of the public sector in the 21st century; what is blended finance, who are its actors and what does it aim to achieve; the 5 instruments used by the European Commission to achieve social objectives such as Social Impact Bonds. ***(Interview in Spanish)

In today's episode of Sanity Check we are joined by Stephen Fitzgerald. Stephen is the Chairman and Founding Partner of Affirmative Investment Management, the world's first dedicated green and impact bond fund management company. Stephen was the former Chairman of Goldman Sachs Australia and in 2011 was appointed to the Board of Guardians of the Future Fund (Australia's Sovereign Wealth Fund), on which he served for a period of five years. Today he is a member of the NSW Government Expert Advisory Panel on Social Impact Bonds, a founding member of the Champions of Change Group committed to advancing gender equality and serves on many boards including the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Not to mention Stephen was also awarded an AO in 2019 for his distinguished service to the investment management sector, to Australia-Europe business relations, and to cultural and environmental philanthropy. I think you can see we have a bit of a theme developing here. Stephen cares a lot, not only about the investment banking world but also about making a positive impact in the process. And that's what this episode is all about! We discuss what's happening in the world with our current economic climate, Stephen's transition from mainstream to ethical investment management, the advantages of green and social bonds and the investment case behind looking at the Great Barrier Reef as an economic asset. We also discuss the role of governance, hiring for a senior role and gender diversity in leadership and the workforce at large. This episode is jammed packed full of goodness! Sanity Check is an independent podcast. To support the show please subscribe and also rate and review on Apple Podcasts to help us reach more people. To stay up to date be sure to follow us on: Instagram: @sanitycheckofficial LinkedIn: SanityCheck Twitter: Sanity Check AU Facebook: Sanity Check And Done!

Elyse Sainty talks with Patrick Bollen about the Newpin family reunification program deployed under the Social Impact Bond (SIB) mechanism in three states and about what SVA has learned. Read the article: https://www.socialventures.com.au/sva-quarterly/social-impact-bonds-a-tale-of-three-newpins/

Learn from Tracy Palandjian, CEO and co-founder of Social Finance, about using impact investing and social impact bonds for a wide range of social purposes from improving high school graduation to reducing recidivism. Social Finance is a non-profit which partners with governments, non-profits, foundations, impact investors, and financial institutions to mobilize capital to drive social progress. Find out more about social and career impact bonds.

Intellidex has launched a report that assessed the impact of the country's first two social impact bonds, namely Bonds4Jobs and the Impact Bond Innovation Fund. Business Day TV's Alishia Seckam unpacked the findings with Zoheb Khan, Social Economy Research Manager at Intellidex.

In deze aflevering spreken Ruben Koekoek en co-host Sandra Ballij met journalisten Menno Bosma en Hans van de Veen. Zij schreven het boek ‘De belofte van de Social Impact Bond'. Is de Social Impact Bond hét financieringsinstrument voor maatschappelijke initiatieven? En waarom is er zo weinig transparantie bij de aanpak? Shownotes: https://socfin.nl/podcast-money-matters/social-impact-bonds-onder-de-loep/.Productie: Daniël van de Poppe.  

Alice Linahan was a mom who got fired up when she realized the deficiencies in her children’s education. This sent her on an 11-year journey of research that unearthed a shift away from academics, towards an emotional learning model. Upon close inspection, what is going on in our public schools across the board in Texas and nationwide, is a freight train Host Lynn Davenport is warning us about. Are math software programs in place to teach our kids math, or to monetize their scores for expected outcomes investors are looking for? Interestingly enough, investors are making money on their scores, and they are gambling with unproven methodologies that aren’t geared towards critical thinking, but general outcomes. Why?Most parents agree, our children do not seem to be learning critical thinking skills that help them solve problems, but rather, critical thinking that questions the framework of their life.Within this shift away from a focus on reading, writing, math, and history, to formative assessments that monitor children through every click, data is collected and sold, and behavioral based programs are not developmentally appropriate. Listen in to learn why. All children are being put in a box, and if they don’t make the box, they are being tagged. None of these programs have been piloted or proven successful. Truthfully, if they ever fixed the problem, they’d be out of business. Data is put into algorithms, an outcome written into code, and investors profit off the manipulated data. Alice and Lynn are working with other parents, scouring and exposing the blueprints in place that are training our youth to be commodities, instead of lighting the potential inside them the way parents expect. What is the social impact of this? In the past, you went to school and had a great foundation and you were free to go on to the next levels of your education and life. Now, the past dictates your future, and you can’t get a good job if you can’t write or have basic communication skills, without a foundation. The social impact bond market is about equalizing our children and putting them into a box so they can be tracked. The economic future of the United States will be impacted in ways we can’t imagine. The laws passed at the federal and state level have locked in place a system no longer working towards being economically successful, but collecting data and tracing outcomes that are not related to academics. What do we do? It boils down to local, and local means, in your own home. Listen in to learn how to ask the right questions and start taking a proactive approach to your child’s education. Alice Linahan is the VP of Women on the Wall, and a member of Voices In Power. Women on The Wall is a research group focused on immigration, national security, and education, and how they intersect. Lynn Davenport is a researcher and subject matter expert on Ed-Tech, a sought-after expert opinion regularly addressing city councils, school boards, and fighting for responsible education legislation in Austin. Reach Lynn at 214-673-4018.Epoch Times, https://TrustedNewspaper.com 1st Safety Training, https://1stSafetyTraining.comWorksuites #AllenTX https://Worksuites.comWeStandForFreedom.com, https://WeStandForFreedom.comMinutemanPress Frisco, 469-294-0702Support the show (https://offbeatbusiness.com/sign-up/#join)

“We have a financial and Biblical responsibility to steward the money that has been entrusted to us.”Mike Silvestri taught us a lot about social impact bonds on this episode, and if you haven’t heard of these—or maybe you’re already familiar—it’s something you simply have to hear about it. The way he describes them, it’s a chance for everyone to win.At the very least, Mike got our wheels spinning and helped us to think about a conversation that we may not have previously been involved in. We hope you can join us in this conversation moving forward.

This is a two part series where we dig in with David Miller of the Barton Institute in Denver, CO. David was CEO of The Denver Foundation for many years and he shares his current and past experiences in social enterprise with us.   Feast Over Famine does not provide legal, tax, accounting or other professional advice. You should consult professional advisors concerning the legal, tax, or accounting consequences of your activities. Feast Over Famine does not consult, advise, or assist with (i) the offer or sale of securities in any capital-raising transaction, or (ii) the direct or indirect promotion or maintenance of a market for any securities. Feast Over Famine does not engage in any activities for which an investment advisor's registration or license is required under the U.S. Investment Advisors Act of 1940, or under any other applicable federal or state law; or for which a “broker's” or “dealer's” registration or license is required under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or under any other applicable federal or state law.

Ruben Koekoek (Social Finance NL) verbaasde zich aan het eind van  zijn studententijd dat er bij donaties en subsidies wordt betaald voor inspanning en niet voor resultaat. Tijdens zijn werk bij ABN AMRO kwam hij vervolgens in aanraking met Social Impact Bonds. Een vorm van investeren waarbij rendement gemaakt wordt op basis van het behalen van afgesproken sociale resultaten. Zo kan een overheid bijvoorbeeld een investeerder belonen wanneer zij zo veel mogelijk mensen aan het werk helpt. Ruben vertelt over hoe deze vorm van financiering werkt en gaat in op de successen en mogelijkheden van deze manier van denken.

“We liepen vast in de spelregels van het contract en waren vooral gericht op de output, maar niet op het vergroten op iemands kansen op de arbeidsmarkt.” Per maand helpt het Dienstencentrum Re-integratie (DCR) 1000 tot 1200 mensen die zijn uitgevallen wegens ziekte of andere omstandigheden om terug te keren in het arbeidsproces. Het gemeenschappelijke doel van alle betrokken partijen is dat de re-integranten hun loopbaan zo snel als mogelijk oppakken, binnen of buiten Defensie. Hoewel dit logisch klinkt, ervaarde directeur Dienstencentrum Re-integratie Saskia Risseeuw de werkelijkheid toch anders. “We liepen vast in de spelregels van het contract en waren vooral gericht op de output, maar niet op het vergroten op iemands kansen op de arbeidsmarkt.” Dennie van Diesen, zelf (voormalig)re-integrant, herkent deze strijd tegen het systeem. In deze Samen Sterker Podcast vertelt Saskia Dennie hoe zij door een experiment met Social Impact Bonds een positieve beweging binnen deze publiek-private samenwerking heeft gecreëerd, met het welzijn van de re-integrant als uitgangspunt.

In this podcast, Guillermo Casasnovas, postdoctoral fellow at the Esade Entrepreneurship Institute, and Miquel de Paladella, partner and CEO at UpSocial, discuss how social impact bonds can help tackle social problems before they even happen. Want more knowledge? Subscribe to receive content alerts at https://dobetter.esade.edu

There are three players in the social impact bond game:GovernmentService ProvidersImpact InvestorsIn a social impact bond, impact investors provide the working capital for that service provider to be able to solve the problem.For ideas to be considered feasible, they must meet three basic criteria:Can it produce measurable outcomes?Can it produce outcomes in a short timeframe?Is there previous evidence of success?Four reasons why one would seek an impact bond versus a more traditional type of funding:It makes money more effective by tying funding to measurable results.It allows service providers to better adapt to change.It incentivizes better programs making it attractive and profitable for service providers to improve the programs they already have.It focuses the private sector on social issues by creating an investment opportunity that includes a financial return.Currently there are 151 active social impact bonds in use by 29 countries.Active social impact bonds mentioned:Multinational bank gives a girl's education nonprofit from India enough funds to scale their program to three new villages.Large education philanthropy paying back the initial investment after three years based on the number of girls who've been enrolled in school and their learning gains.A set of impact investors invest in improving the services of diabetes management clinics to work with specific high-risk population.Brookings Global Economy & Government:48 social impact bonds in employment52 social impact bonds in social welfare21 social impact bonds in health17 social impact bonds in education10 social impact bonds in criminal justice3 social impact bonds in environment3 social impact bonds in agricultureAverage social impact bond duration = 50 monthsAverage upfront capital = $3.5mSocial impact capital outlay = $420m

In Impact sprak Glenn van der Burg met Ruben Koekoek, mede-oprichter van Social Finance NL, en Carly Relou van Impact Centre Erasmus. Ze spraken over de inkopen op basis van resultaten en hoe de overheid omgaat met Social Impact Bonds. Folkert van der Molen van Duurzaam-Ondernemen.nl verzorgde de Impact Update. In het programma Impact delen ondernemers en duurzaamheidsexperts hun visie en aanpak op business impact. Impact richt zich op managers, ondernemers en professionals die geloven in de positieve impact van organisaties op vraagstukken als energie, voeding, eenzaamheid en biodiversiteit. Hoe zorg je voor impact? Wat betekent dat voor de samenleving en hoe zien de nieuwe circulaire businessmodellen eruit? Met gasten in de studio, telefonische interviews en de laatste inzichten uit de wetenschap in vogelvlucht. Het programma wordt gemaakt in samenwerking met het impactonderzoekscentrum, Impact Centre Erasmus en hét online kenniscentrum voor duurzaam of maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen, duurzaam-ondernemen.nl. Impact is elke tweede vrijdag van de maand tussen 14:00 en 15:00 uur te beluisteren op New Business Radio. Na de uitzending is het programma terug te luisteren als podcast via alle bekende podcast platforms en impact.radio.

On this episode, we’re looking at sustainable finance, the idea that investors might not just want to maximise their financial returns, but also invest with an eye towards environmental and social issues. To help us understand this world, we are joined by Deb Cotton, Senior Lecturer in Finance at the UTS Business School.Plus, we speak with Mark McVeigh, who decided to sue his superannuation fund over a lack of information around their climate impact.Further Reading:To learn more about impact investing in Australia, check out Social Ventures AustraliaPrinciples for Responsible Investment breaks down the fiduciary duty of investors to integrate Environmental Social and governance issues into their processes.Responsible Investment Association of AustralasiaYou can find out more information on Mark’s case McVeigh v Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd on the Federal Court website.Rest Super addresses their efforts to account for ESG issues when investing on their website.*Rest Super did not respond to a request for comment on Mark's case. Music: Lupus Nocte, Enigmatic, Trevor Kowaski, Spectacles, Wallet and Watch and Raymonde GrouseProduced by: Jason L’Ecuyer with production support by Ben Robinson

Instead of relying on government funding and donations, we explore progressive funding mechanisms such as social impact bonds and social venture capital funds with Melissa Foo, Head of Social Innovation unit at Agensi Innovasi Malaysia (AIM). She also talks about AIM's fledgling efforts in this space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The case for social investments in welfare/government The social contract of welfare is under strain and public confidence in the services provided by government is wavering. There is a need to drive more efficient use of public resources in order to more cheaply drive impact and outcomes as well as freeing up public resources to adequately cover critical needs. Social investments as a phenomenon are growing as a potential solution to evolving problems in welfare and public service delivery. Social investment can drive early interventions that save government resources downstream in the development life cycles of welfare problems. Government services are not proactive enough to catch welfare problems before they become complicated. Legislation requires public services to react when problems become visible but there are no direct incentives to stop problems from developing in the first place. Sweden is innovative in that many municipalities (80ish) that have allocated money into "social investment funds" to try to fund early interventions. Private investors participating in public social investments can share financial risks, provide support in governance and management of implementation and navigate markets of solutions and service providers. Social impact bonds / social outcomes contracts Traditional procurement drives much to strong focus on activities rather than results and outcomes leading to the potential for public buyer and private/non-profit service provider incentives to diverge. A new trend in public procurement is contracting on outcomes to align incentives of public, non-profit and private actors around specific measurable outcomes. Social outcomes contracts / Social Impact Bonds are a new experimental type of contracts between public and private/non-profit service providers and private investors to try new operating models to solve social problems. Intermediaries are brokers of relationships and project management experts that help private, non-profit and government parties to align and find agreement on social investments. Public sector organizations are generally not capable of analyzing needs and potential solutions of complex welfare problems. Further they have a terrible track record of following through on projects that run for more than 1 year and especially get sloppy around evaluation and lessons learned from implemented projects. Potential areas for social innovations and investment Labor market integration Social integration of migrants Prevention of health problems, mental health notably Any issue area where the responsibilities and specifications for functional solutions span across public sector silos or across public, private and non-profit sectors. This is the Achilles heel of the public sector, the inability to organize across silos or across sectors.

Junctional Thinking is all about operating at intersections to make innovation happen This week's guest, Eric Letsinger, CEO of the outcomes-based capital firm, Quantified Ventures is the a junctional thinker extraordinaire whose company helps partners from various sectors link their program's social impact outcomes to investors aligned with their mission. We will discuss the key elements of social impact bonds; what makes them attractive to investors; what makes them good for the right kind of programs; and what those programs need to be capable of before they step into the impact bond ring.

Junctional Thinking is all about operating at intersections to make innovation happen This week's guest, Eric Letsinger, CEO of the outcomes-based capital firm, Quantified Ventures is the a junctional thinker extraordinaire who's company helps partners from various sectors link their program's social impact outcomes to investors aligned with their mission. We will discuss the key elements of social impact bonds; what makes them attractive to investors; what makes them good for the right kind of programs; and what those programs need to be capable of before they step into the impact bond ring.

Part 2 of Elyse Sainty's letter from the frontline of Australia's foray into social impact bonds in which she outlines her ‘thoughts and prayers’ for their future. Find the full article here: https://www.socialventures.com.au/sva-quarterly/social-impact-bonds-a-letter-from-the-frontline-part-2/

After seven years ‘in the trenches’ as part of Australia’s foray into social impact bonds, Elyse Sainty shares her insights around social impact bond myths and legends. Find the article here: https://www.socialventures.com.au/sva-quarterly/social-impact-bonds-a-letter-from-the-frontline-part1/

Elyse Sainty works at the intersection of social impact and finance, which is the sweet-spot of this show. She’s director of Impact Investing at Social Ventures Australia (SVA) where she designs and manages Social Impact Bonds, and her take on this was really refreshing, from her perspective, It’s not really about investors… instead, it’s seeing capital as an enabler, it’s the means to an end. And really, when you look at the central goal, it’s not about making money, it’s about making money make a difference. Elyse delves into her transition from banking and finance to working in the social sector. And she talks about the genesis of SVA when the team saw an opportunity, in the collapse of the ABC-Learning child-care business, to refashion its assets into a social enterprise that today is doing well in the form of Goodstart Early Learning. This is a great episode for anyone confused about Social Impact Bonds and their unique way of bringing together government funding, investors and service providers. But for those in the sector, Elyse has some really valuable philosophies about the mission and the potential for social finance going forward. All the links and show-notes can be found at Johntreadgold.com/goodfuturepodcast And if you feel the urge, please do leave a comment or a review on iTunes.

Director of new documentary on social impact bonds shares her takeaways and concerns with the financial product The post Measuring Social Impact Bonds: Nadine Pequeneza of The Invisible Heart appeared first on SEE Change Magazine.

One of the larger problems for government, is that taking risks is difficult. Risks are expensive, and can lead to a host of problems when those risks don't give desired results.  Here's where social innovation is taking a chance. In the UK you have pay for results programs, called pay for success here in the states. How do these programs work? Who takes on the economic risk? How do we measure success? Can pay for success and social impact bonds help solve some of the wicked problems? Host Lisa Schweitzer talks with two of the co-authors of the new book Payment by Results and Social Impact Bonds, Gary Painter and Christopher Fox.  Read along with us - next month, Antigone! Let us know what you think of the book & our podcasts on Facebook or Twitter. Lisa on Twitter: @drschweitzer Gary on Twitter: @GaryDeanPainter  Christopher (Policy Evaluation& Research Unit) : @MMUPolicyEval

Social-impact bonds - which see private investors fund government pilot programs - are a fast-growing trend internationally. When filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza first heard about them, in 2014, she was excited about the investment tool that aimed to marry capitalism with social change. Four years and a documentary film later, her thinking has changed. In this episode of On Docs, she sits down with Colin Ellis to explain why. Guests: Nadine Pequeneza. Host: Colin Ellis, Producer: Chantal Braganza, Technical Producer: Matthew O'Mara, Production Coordinator: Caitlin Plummer, Podcast Manager: Hannah Sung. Credit: Courtesy of HitPlay Productions in association with TVO; Vince Guaraldi Trio/Fantasy Records/youtube.com.

In this episode, David is joined by Nadine Pequeneza. Nadine is an award-winning Director, Writer, and Producer best known for her social issue films offering unique access to character-driven stories. She is also the owner of HitPlay Productions. Nadine's most recent film, Invisible Heart, is the world's first documentary about Social Impact Bonds (SIBs). The film paints both a picture of hope around the potential for using market-based approaches to solving social problems but also challenges us to consider the unintended consequences that may result. During the episode, we discuss both the promise and pitfalls of social impact bonds, the reactions Nadine has received to the film thus far, and what the future may hold for this novel new instrument.

What is a Social Impact Bond? Its purpose? The costs involved…and the justification for that cost. Amanda Lang talks with Nadine Pequeneza - Director/Producer of the film titled “The Invisible Heart”. Delving into the complex and unorthodox marriage of charity and capitalism with the use of Social Impact Bonds

Social Impact Bonds, also called Pay for Success projects in the U.S., draw on private sources of capital to fund preventive services, with governments acting as the outcome funders, paying back the money with a profit if specific targets are met. The approach started in the U.K. and is now being used in many different […] The post The use of impact bonds around the world: An interview with Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Fellow, Center for Universal Education, The Brookings Institution – Episode #158 appeared first on Gov Innovator podcast.

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Ingvar Nilsson är nationalekonom och en av pionjärerna kring så kallade sociala investeringsfonder.

Interview with the directors of the new documentary "We Believe In Dinosaurs". Monica Long Ross and Clayton Brown talk about filming the story of the ARK and Creation "museum" in Kentucky. Yes, people actually believe this stuff.Investing Skeptically: Social Impact Bonds & Kiva

Generic drugs can be repurposed to create effective treatments in unsolved diseases. However, there is no economic incentive for industry to pay for a clinical validation and regulatory approval process for most generic drug repurposing because it will not achieve the necessary ROI. Cures Within Reach, FindaCure, Numbers For Good and the National Health Service in England are working together to the create a new economic solution to this problem by piloting the first ever Rare Disease Generic Drug Repurposing Social Impact Bond (SIB). This SIB would be a “pay for success” initiative, in which investors fund the proof of concept repurposing clinical trials and the government provides a payment to the SIB for any repurposed therapies that both improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. The government success payment would allow the SIB to repay the investors, and have additional funds for the next group of repurposing clinical trials, creating a sustainable funding source for generic drug repurposing. Producer: Valerie Bowling Executive Director, Conference Forum Guest Host: Bruce Bloom, JD President & CSO,Cures Within Reach Panelists: James Potter Investment Director,Numbers for Good Flóra Raffai Executive Director,Findacure Dr Rick Thompson Scientific Officer, Findacure Helpful Websites: findacure.org.uk numbersforgood.com www.theconferenceforum.org  

HKS Professor Jeffrey Liebman, Director of the Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab, explains how Pay For Success, also known as Social Impact Bonds, allow governments to test out new social programs without risking taxpayer funds if they fail.

Living the Dream: Welfare, Social Reproduction and Social Impact Bonds   In this episode Dave (@withsobersenses) and Rob talk about how the provision of welfare and social services are changing. We chat about the concept of social reproduction, the welfare state and its evolution and critically investigate new developments. As the mining boom ends, the world teeters on a the edge of another economic meltdown and states struggle with increasing amounts of debt we ask what’s going on with welfare and how can we struggle on this terrain in ways that point to a better life and a better society.     Material referred to includes: Multi-million dollar 'green bonds' could fund Qld's climate change strategy   Competition Policy Review   Global Social Impact Investment Steering Group   Delivering On Impact: The Australian Advisory Board Breakthrough Strategy To Catalyse Impact Investment   Back ground on Debt and Social Reproduction can be found at Australia you’re standing in it part 2: Debt & Social Reproduction   Everyone should read this issue of Viewpoint on Social Reproduction.   For an inspiring historical of the unemployed struggling over the conditions of welfare see The WOW factor: Wollongong’s unemployed and the dispossession of class and history   And listen to this killer track by Mutant Death (which features an on air argument between the scumbag Bob Hawke and dear comrade and friend  Nick)

DATA DRIVEN COLLECTIVE IMPACT KNOWLEDGEWORKS brings us information on "Social Impact Bonds" focusing on United Way of Salt lake City's first ever "PAY FOR SUCCESS" program designed  to expand success  for Early Childhood Education. with Jeff Edmondson of "Strive Together and Bill Crim, CEO of United Way of Salt Lake. 

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A great interview with the Social Finance organization - pioneers at a new form of social enterprise funding here in the U.S. known internationally as social impact bonds.  Recording quality = a little down because of connectivity issues (I promise very few of my interviews are this way! I've had to learn a bit as I go :) but well worth the listen - especially if you're looking for an innovative way to measure and fund social change! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dollaranddifference/support