Community Development Innovation Review
April 2013
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Human Capital Performance Bonds
The concept of the “new normal” has infiltrated the thinking of policymakers, employers, and service providers. Brought about by demographic and technological changes, the new normal demands change: business as usual will no longer work. Social impact investing provides an answer to the question: How can we identify and fund those human services that improve the health of our communities over the long run and pay for themselves? Like traditional investing, it recognizes that certain social interventions provide financial gains to investors. Unlike traditional investing, it also provides improved social and financial outcomes to clients and taxpayers. There are a variety of models of social impact investing, including variations on the social impact bond (SIB) and the human capital performance (HUCAP) bond. The HUCAP bond has two key design features that distinguish it from SIBs: (1) payment to social enterprises is based on their performance, and (2) it uses bond funds for capital.
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Other articles in this issue
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Banks as Pioneer Investors in Pay for Success Financing
The Real Revolution of Pay for Success: Ending 40 Years of Stagnant Results for Communities
Pay for Success is Not a Panacea
The Promise of Pay for Success
Social Impact Bonds: Lessons Learned So Far
Pay for Success: Understanding the Risk Trade-offs
Learning from the Low Income Housing Tax Credit: Building a New Social Investment Model
Using Social Impact Bonds to Spur Innovation, Knowledge Building, and Accountability
Social Impact Bonds: Using Impact Investment to Expand Effective Social Programs
Innovation Needs Foundation Support: The Case of Social Impact Bonds
Pay for Success: Opportunities and Risks for Nonprofits
Success Begins with a Feasibility Study
Government’s Role in Pay for Success
Rikers Island: The First Social Impact Bond in the United States
Pay for Success: Building On 25 Years of Experience with the Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Can Pay for Success Reduce Asthma Emergencies and Reset a Broken Health Care System?
Supporting At-Risk Youth: A Provider’s Perspective on Pay for Success
Bringing Success to Scale: Pay for Success and Housing Homeless Individuals in Massachusetts
Making Performance-Based Contracting Work for Kids and Families