Report | 1 Nov 2019 The Portuguese Social Innovation Initiative: The Social Impacts Bonds Programme Using ESF to finance Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship
Resource | 4 Jul 2019 Evaluation strategy for the Life Chances Fund The Life Chances Fund (LCF) was launched as an £80 million fund by the UK Government to help people in society who face significant barriers to leading happy and productive lives. Read Government Outcomes Lab's evaluation strategy for LCF.
Evaluation Report | 28 Jun 2019 Independent Evaluation of the UK Department for International Development’s DIBs Pilot Programme – Full Report
Evaluation Report | 28 Jun 2019 Independent Evaluation of the UK Department for International Development’s DIBs Pilot Programme – Summary Report
Evaluation Report | 28 Jun 2019 Independent Evaluation of the UK Department for International Development’s DIBs Pilot Programme – Full Report
Report | 1 May 2019 From visions of promise to signs of struggle: social impact bonds in Canada, the US, and UK
Resource | 21 Mar 2019 Walking the contractual tightrope: a transaction cost economics perspective on social impact bonds In this paper, we supply a framework for assessing the quality of outcomes specifications and clarify the trade-off between a robust value case for government and the transaction costs associated with specifying such a deal.
Practical guide | 5 Mar 2019 Life Chances Fund - Functional Guidance This functional guidance is created for Life Chances Fund projects to support them to upload their information to the DCMS platform.
Resource | 1 Mar 2019 Are we Rallying Together? Collaboration and public sector reform This report by the GO Lab looks at how local authorities are joining forces with their local communities to overcome complex social problems., exploring 10 cases across the UK to understand why and how authorities are choosing to collaborate.
Research paper | 6 Feb 2019 An overview of evidence regarding the impact of impact bonds as innovative financing mechanisms for education in development contexts