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Partner, Pathways Fund, New Profit Inc.
Interested in the Social Innovation Fund? New Profit is hiring an senior partner to work on their SIF-supported Pathways Fund.
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Hip Implants Show That New Is Not Always Improved – NYTimes.com
Philanthropy isn’t the only field that loves innovation. This article highlights the way in which the field of medicine is often a sucker for innovation even when it is not effective. I find medicine an interesting field of comparison for philanthropy because effectiveness is usually much easier to prove, yet evidence-based practices are relatively new.
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Massachusetts, others eye new model to fund social programs – The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe has run a front page, above the fold story on Pay for Success and Social Impact Bonds (Massachusetts is looking into developing these devices separately from the federal government).
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.