The Nonprofit Finance Fund, which has been doing the country an incredible service by conducting rigorous research and sharing information on the emerging Pay For Success (PFS) models in the United States, released its latest report yesterday. NFF describes each of these financing models as “accelerating the transition of the United States social sector from on output-driven funding model to an outcomes-driven funding model” and acknowledges that, as with any new model for anything, there are competing risk trade-offs for the various stakeholders.

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SocialFinance.ca produces a weekly round up featuring social finance related news, insights, job openings, and events. We source the content for these round ups from Twitter, an RSS reader, and directly from our community of social finance practitioners. Below is our round up for the week of April 30, 2012.

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Big Society Capital is a new social investment wholesaler in the UK that will invest £600m in social investment finance intermediaries (SIFIs) – organisations that provide finance and support to social sector organisations.

Upon the launch roughly three weeks ago, a video explaining the intended role and rationale for Big Society Capital was released. It features commentary from leading figures (such as Ronald Cohen, Chair) involved with this groundbreaking initiative, as well as social entrepreneurs, that 'will be a champion for social investment'.

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Whether it’s in a classic movie, a great TV show, or a 450+ page government budget paper, I love a good one liner. If you are a public policy wonk interested in impact investing, you would have loved this tantalizing line from the federal budget, referring to a major investment in venture capital: “In the coming months, the government will consider how to structure its support...”

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SocialFinance.ca produces a weekly round up featuring social finance related news, insights, job openings, and events. We source the content for these round ups from Twitter, an RSS reader, and directly from our community of social finance practitioners. Below is our round up for the week of April 9, 2012.

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