Reorienting Success Around Outcomes
Source: http://investinresults.org/
The greatest hope of people working in the social sector is to make a positive, long-term impact on their communities. But, too often, the funding systems that support service providers incentivize a short-term approach, focused on “outputs.”
For example, a homeless shelter's funding is typically contingent on the number of beds it fills each night—rather than an “outcome” like the number of individuals who transition to permanent housing.
Can we imagine a new way forward? What Matters: Investing in Results to Build Strong, Vibrant Communities, a project of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Nonprofit Finance Fund, is a collection of essays that explores what it takes to reorient our social programs and funding to achieve outcomes. The collection features leaders from government, nonprofits, philanthropy, and finance, offering diverse perspectives for both experienced practitioners and newcomers to the field.
Can we imagine a new way forward? What Matters: Investing in Results to Build Strong, Vibrant Communities, a project of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Nonprofit Finance Fund, is a collection of essays that explores what it takes to reorient our social programs and funding to achieve outcomes. The collection features leaders from government, nonprofits, philanthropy, and finance, offering diverse perspectives for both experienced practitioners and newcomers to the field.
Outputs vs. Outcomes
What's the difference between "outputs" and "outcomes"? And how does our funding system affect the ability of service providers to focus on long-term results?
Check out this video and explore this site to learn more.
June 20, 2017
9:00AM ET • NEW YORK, NY
Nonprofit Workshop on Outcomes (sold out!)
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