Life Chances Fund Evaluation: reports launch
Join us for the official launch of the final evaluation reports from the Life Chances Fund
Start date 16 Mar 2026
Join us for the official launch of the final evaluation reports from the Life Chances Fund
Start date 16 Mar 2026
Join the second in a two-part webinar series from our Collective Learning Initiative (CLI) to explore what it takes to embed equity meaningfully within outcomes-based financing for early childhood care and education (ECCE)
Start date 18 Feb 2026 (GMT)
Discover how outcomes-based commissioning is transforming homelessness prevention. Join us to unpack the Kirklees Better Outcomes Partnership story and what it means for more impactful social services.
Start date 10 Dec 2025 (GMT)
In this November 2025 session of the Oxford POGO Club, we'll explore how civil society and the public can play constructive, informed roles in shaping, monitoring, and improving public procurement and contracting
Start date 25 Nov 2025
In this session we will explore how outcomes-based financing (OBF) is being used to strengthen early childhood care and education (ECCE) systems worldwide, highlighting global trends and real-world lessons from leading initiatives
Start date 21 Oct 2025 (BST)
In our next Value in Public Finance session, we will examine diverse approaches to maximising Value for Money (VfM), drawing on practical frameworks and real-world case studies from the UK and Australia.
Start date 22 Sep 2025
The Social Outcomes Conference, our annual convening of the world's leading researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working to improve social outcomes, will take place on 4-5 September in Oxford and online.
Start date 4 Sep 2025
In this June 2025 session of the Oxford Procurement of Government Outcomes Club (Oxford POGO Club), we will explore how public procurement can support, or hinder, the responsible adoption of AI in government.
Start date 24 Jun 2025
We are delighted to invite you to a session on Collective Social Innovation which will take place during the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, UK.
Start date 2 Apr 2025 (BST)
In this February session of the Oxford Procurement of Government Outcomes Club (Oxford POGO Club), we will explore what the new UK Procurement Act means in practice.
Start date 25 Feb 2025 (GMT)
In this session we will explore the latest findings from the second interim report of the Mental Health and Employment Partnership (MHEP) evaluation for the Life Chances Fund (LCF).
Start date 29 Jan 2025 (GMT)
In this Research Forum we explored how differences in European welfare systems affect Social Impact Bond implementation.
Start date 12 Dec 2024 (GMT)
In this session we will explore the latest findings from the implementation of India's Skill Impact Bond the world’s largest development impact bond in the skills sector.
Start date 27 Nov 2024 (GMT)
In this November session of the Oxford Procurement of Government Outcomes Club (Oxford POGO Club), we will consider outsourcing oversight lessons relevant to the new Labour government, to contracting authorities across the UK, and beyond.
Start date 26 Nov 2024 (GMT)
In this session, we will explore a new case study on Educate Girls' Project Maitri. We will examine how the use of outcomes-based contracts enabled scaling impact through community-based organisations and offering insights on supporting locally-led develo
Start date 19 Nov 2024 (GMT)
This session will bring together government, practitioner and evaluator perspectives to take stock of the evolution of the implementation of social outcomes partnerships and the emerging evidence.
Start date 2 Oct 2024 (BST)
The Social Outcomes Conference, our annual convening of the world's leading researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working to improve social outcomes, was held on 5-6 September in Oxford and online.
Start date 5 Sep 2024
In this Research Forum session we discussed inter-organisational relationships and trust in social impact bonds.
Start date 29 Aug 2024 (BST)
At this special hybrid session the Oxford Procurement of Government Outcomes Club (Oxford POGO Club) will examine opportunities and challenges to Green Public Procurement across levels of government and around the world.
Start date 25 Jun 2024 (BST)
At this session the Oxford Procurement of Government Outcomes Club (Oxford POGO Club) looked at capacity and staffing issues related to Green Public Procurement, including contract management.
Start date 28 May 2024 (BST)