Posts By: America Forward

State of Play: Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy September/October 2016

The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, America Forward’s Director of Government Affairs. America Forward held its bi-monthly Pay for Success and Evidence-Based Policy Network call in late September after the Congressional August recess had wrapped up to discuss the current “State of Play” in Pay for Success and evidence-based policy and practice. This post reflects the major updates
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09/26/2016 Presidential 2016: Five Things We’ll be Watching for as Clinton & Trump Take the Debate Stage

The following post was written by Sarah Groh, America Forward Manager As Clinton and Trump prepare to square off on the debate stage tonight, the stakes couldn’t be higher. With an anticipated TV viewing audience that could rival Super Bowl ratings, tonight is an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to make their case and lay out a strong vision for
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Presidential 2016: Promoting Innovative Community Solutions for the Next President

The following post was authored by Nicole Truhe, Government Affairs Director at America Forward. At America Forward, we are challenging the next President to support solutions that work to solve what both parties have identified as our nation’s greatest challenges—reforming government by funding what works, expanding higher education attainment, and developing a modern 21st century workforce—to unleash the unlimited potential
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Presidential 2016: Military Service to Community Service – Veterans Get the Job Done

Thanks to the persistence of social innovators across the country, every day we see strategies that are working and delivering results in a rapidly changing world. This ongoing blog series will highlight the voices of our Coalition of more than 70 social innovators and their solutions to our country’s most pressing social problems, as well as examples of how this
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Presidential 2016: The Power of a Service Year

Thanks to the persistence of social innovators across the country, every day we see strategies that are working and delivering results in a rapidly changing world. This ongoing blog series will highlight the voices of the more than 70 organizations in the America Forward Coalition, and their solutions to our country’s most pressing social problems, as well as examples of
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Presidential 2016: Making a Global Bridge Year of Service the New Normal

Thanks to the persistence of social innovators across the country, every day we see strategies that are working and delivering results in a rapidly changing world. This ongoing blog series will highlight the voices of our Coalition of more than 70 social innovators and their solutions to our country’s most pressing social problems, as well as examples of how this
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Presidential 2016: National Service Programs & Corps – Cost-Effective Solutions To Our Nation’s Most Pressing Social Problems

Thanks to the persistence of social innovators across the country, every day we see strategies that are working and delivering results in a rapidly changing world. This ongoing blog series will highlight the voices our more than 70 social innovators that make up the America Forward Coalition and their solutions to our country’s most pressing social problems, as well as
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Presidential 2016: Democrats & Republicans Identified Common Challenges in their Platforms & America Forward has the Solutions

The following post was written by Juanita Tolliver, Manager at America Forward. At first glance, you would assume that there aren’t any points of alignment between the Republican and Democratic platforms, but guess again. In between the ceremonial events and speeches surrounding the Republican and Democratic Conventions last month, both parties adopted their 2016 platforms. The Republican party adopted a
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Presidential 2016: Five Ways the Next President Can Advance the Evidence-Based Policy Movement

Thanks to the persistence of social innovators across the country, every day we see strategies that are working and delivering results in a rapidly changing world. This ongoing blog series will highlight the voices of our Coalition of more than 70 social innovators and their solutions to our country’s most pressing social problems, as well as examples of how this
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Presidential 2016: Using Data, Community Engagement & Pay for Success to Improve Community Outcomes

Thanks to the persistence of social innovators across the country, every day we see strategies that are working and delivering results in a rapidly changing world. This ongoing blog series will highlight the voices of our Coalition of 75 social innovators and their solutions to our country’s most pressing social problems, as well as examples of how this powerful work
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