We are accelerating the transition to
a performance-driven social sector.

Throughout the United States and internationally, we collaborate deeply with communities to re-write how they contract for social services, re-aligning vast amounts of public resources to move the needle on social problems.

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Third Sector offers our partner communities the ability to understand and improve the incentives within systems and services. Through meaningful collaborations among governments, community stakeholders and residents, we help our clients develop an approach to better support members of their community.

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What is Pay for Success?

Pay for Success (PFS) is an innovative contracting model that drives government resources toward high-performing social programs in areas such as poverty, education, child welfare, recidivism, homelessness, and wellness. PFS contracts track the effectiveness of programs over time to ensure that funding is directed toward programs that succeed in measurably improving the lives of people most in need.

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Insights from Third Sector

CEO Caroline Whistler Participates in NGen Leadership Award Twitter Town HallCEO Caroline Whistler Participates in NGen Leadership Award Twitter Town Hall

  • by Shannon Shainwald
  • August 28, 2019

Third Sector CEO and Co-Founder Caroline Whistler recently participated in a Twitter Town Hall with her five fellow nominees for Independent Sector's NGen Leadership Award for the 2019 Upswell Conference. The winner will be announced at the Upswell Conference in Chicago November 13-15. You can read Caroline's responses to a Q & A with Upswell here and see her responses in the Town Hall below.

Applying PFS Lessons to PfR in DevelopmentApplying PFS Lessons to PfR in Development

  • by B. Beachkofski & C. Kang
  • August 26, 2019

Recently USAID published a guide for “Setting, Pricing, and Administering Performance Metrics in Pay-for-Results Programming.” The guide is intended to help those within USAID understand the basics of Pay-for-Results (PfR) contracts, their connection to current contracting practices and authorities, and how to think through the design of a new project.

PFS Lessons Learned from the College Access and Success Provider PerspectivePFS Lessons Learned from the College Access and Success Provider Perspective

  • by Joanna Kuang
  • August 26, 2019

Third Sector recently co-hosted a webinar with two college access and success providers, uAspire and College Forward, to discuss “Pay for Success Lessons Learned from the Provider Perspective.” The webinar focused on providing a platform for providers to share lessons learned with the four Pay for Success in Higher Education cohort sites.

Third Sector Offers Testimony at Boston City Council Violence Prevention HearingThird Sector Offers Testimony at Boston City Council Violence Prevention Hearing

  • by Shannon Shainwald
  • August 15, 2019

Third Sector Managing Director, Kristel Kurtz, testified at an August 8th hearing held by the Boston City Council Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice.

Increasing Access, Quality, and Affordability of Early Care and Education through Systems Building and Change ManagementIncreasing Access, Quality, and Affordability of Early Care and Education through Systems Building and Change Management

  • by Sarah Shutt
  • August 14, 2019

Third Sector, BUILD Initiative, and The Ounce recently hosted a webinar with the Administration for Children and Family’s Office of Child Care to discuss “Increasing Access, Quality, and Affordability of Early Care and Education through Systems Building and Change Management”.

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