Third Sector's Pay for Success projects in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Santa Clara County, California, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts were featured in Stateline, a daily report on state policy from the Pew Charitable Trusts. Co-founder and Co-President Caroline Whistler is quoted, The bonds are meant to foster creative solutions to entrenched social problems, with an [...]

By Celeste Richie and Katherine Shamraj Rigorous evaluation is a cornerstone of Third Sector’s approach to Pay for Success (PFS). The success of a PFS project hinges on quality evaluation methods to determine whether an intervention achieves desired outcomes. In our engagements, we advocate for the most rigorous method appropriate--including well designed Randomized Control Trials [...]

By Nadia Ahmed and Will Toaspern Last week, Third Sector engaged with some of the country’s most forward thinking leaders at the Salt Lake County Innovation Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah. We connected with over 400 attendees who share our commitment to innovative solutions to society’s toughest problems. Pay for Success (PFS) was at [...]

In Cuyahoga County, Ohio the nation’s first county-level Pay for Success (PFS) project is helping policymakers and government leaders measurably improve the lives of its vulnerable families. Over the 5-year duration of the PFS project known as the Cuyahoga Partnering for Family Success Program, community leaders in Cuyahoga County are using Pay for Success to [...]