Enabling Investment in Healthy Communities
Each SIB is a pay-for-success contract the public sector makes with Finance for Good, in which a ministry commits to pay for a particular social outcome. Finance for Good raises private sector capital to scale-up proven interventions and deliver target social outcomes. If … Read More »
I recently wrote a blog post outlining some of the factors that will influence whether social impact bonds (SIBs) can become mainstream investments for profit-oriented investors or not. I believe the most important factor, as with any investment, is whether SIBs can offer an enticing trade-off … Read More »
There are over 2,400 people affected by homelessness in Edmonton, as reported by the Edmonton homeless count in 2010[1]. Of that number, there are between 300-600 people estimated to be identified as chronically homeless and suffering from a minimum of one … Read More »