Third Sector Capital Partners, Inc. (Third Sector) Board of Directors formally announced today new roles for co-founders Caroline Whistler and George Overholser.

Beginning March 15, 2017, Caroline Whistler will be promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and George Overholser will transition from his current role as CEO to Board Chair.

Whistler and Overholser, along with Third Sector board member Drew von Glahn, established the organization in 2011 to accelerate America’s transition to a performance-driven social sector. As leading innovators and implementers in the field of outcomes-based social policy, Third Sector

White House Features New Social Innovation Award

The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality launched today a new $3 million partnership with Third Sector Capital Partners, the Social Innovation Fund, the Ballmer Group, and the White House Office of Social Innovation to build an administrative-data framework for measuring and evaluating the success of social service programs designed to reduce poverty and inequality.

A $1.5 million grant was awarded by the Social Innovation Fund (SIF), a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, after a rigorous nationwide competition. The SIF funds

In celebration of their 25th Anniversary, Living Cities recognized 25 Disruptive Leaders who are working to improve economic outcomes for low-income people in America’s cities. We are proud to share that Third Sector president Caroline Whistler was included on this remarkable list. Caroline was recognized for her leadership and work at Third Sector to bring [...]

This month, New Profit, Inc. launched the #AdvanceEquity campaign. The creative campaign seeks to expand equity in America by sparking dialogue and action. It asks a critical question – "how do we change as a nation to reduce inequity?" Third Sector offered one answer to this question by highlighting its second cohort of Social Innovation [...]

The field of early childhood education has been exploring how Pay for Success (PFS) can scale programs that work. To guide practitioners interested in the model, Third Sector partnered with the Urban Institute Pay for Success Initiative to create the PFS Early Education Toolkit. With contributions from organizations active in PFS projects across the country, [...]