New to impact bonds? This user-friendly guide will explore what impact bonds are, the evidence to date and how they work in practice in different countries around the world.
We want to understand how outcomes-based contracting compares to other forms of public service contracting, and how it might help to drive more productive cross-sector partnerships.
Explore our interactive map to find out data on impact bonds around the world in their various stages of development as well as the different policy areas they are present in.
The INDIGO Impact Bond Dataset is the most comprehensive publicly available dataset on impact bond projects. Our summer 2021 report provides headline insights and analysis based on the dataset, offering an accessible overview of the global landscape.
Engaging with Evidence is a series of interactive online convenings designed to encourage a greater understanding of the latest evidence on the use of cross-sector partnerships focused on outcomes. Discover our upcoming sessions here.
As part of our new online series, Engaging with Evidence, this session will explore new evidence and insights from the implementation of social impact bonds (SIBs) in Latin America. Date: 25th Jan 3:30pm
This Government Outcomes Lab publication summarises the key findings of a report into seven children’s social care projects commissioned through social impact bonds (SIBs), with top-up outcomes funding provided by DCMS.
In this deep dive article, MPP students Carolina Douek and Mayra Gramani explore why Brazil has not (yet) launched a social impact bond, examining the barriers to SIB development and how they may be overcome.
In this blog, Tanyah Hameed draws on a recent Engaging with Evidence session to consider the contribution impact bonds might make to COVID-19 recovery. She examines lessons from four policy areas, and considers how they can inform future practice.
Dr Harry Bregazzi highlights two key themes for consideration that emerged from this year's SOC21 big picture session, which saw academics and policymakers come together to discuss the global evidence of social outcomes contracts.
We recently partnered with Ecorys to undertake a global systematic review to explore whether, when, and where (and if possible, how) outcomes-based contracting approaches deliver improved impact. Read the highlights of the first session here.
In the most recent Engaging with Evidence session, we examined the state of play of social outcomes contracts across Europe. In this blog, Tanyah Hameed considers the lessons from the SOC experience in five different countries.
For this SOC21 regional spotlight session, we have partnered with the Latin American Payment by Results Network to explore evidence from Latin America’s experience with paying for outcomes. Book your place now.
For this session, we have partnered with the British Asian Trust to explore evidence and insights from India’s experience with paying for outcomes.
Social Impact Bond: WIN3 - Brace for impact? Guideline for a Social Impact Bond, authored by Ian Dewae has been published.
This report is the second in-depth review of Reconnections, the first SIB in England aimed at reducing loneliness and social isolation.
COMPASS helps young people successfully transition from Out of Home Care (OOHC) and set them on a positive path to independence.
Bedayat is a support program for families who are going through divorce with young children (aged 0-8 years). The program offers at least six weeks of support that includes free …