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Helping data collaboratives finance institutional and culture change
Director Alison Rein participated in the 2nd annual All In: Data for Community Health meeting in Denver, Colorado. Here are her thoughts on collaboration, data, and financing critical health projects.
Forging Sustainable and Effective Partnerships Between Community-Based Organizations and Healthcare: Insights and Opportunities
In 2017, Quantified Ventures, and its partner Meals on Wheels America, led the structuring of the world's first Pay for Success (PFS) project with a large Medicare Advantage (MA) plan as Payor.
Unleashing Community Benefit Funds to Positively Impact Communities
Associate Emma Kloppenburg and intern Harrison Siegel address how Community Benefit funds can be used to proactively address health issues such as asthma.
Championing Conservation Innovation in the Federal Government
Kari Cohen is the Director of the Conservation Innovations Team at USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Here is what he talked about with our CEO Eric Letsinger in a recent interview.
Financing a human-focused healthcare system
Karen Dale, CEO of AmeriHealth Caritas DC, emanates deliberate joy in her work which she approaches with unbounded creativity, intense focus on results, and a collaborative, team-centric spirit. Here is what she told Quantified Ventures CEO Eric Letsinger in a recent interview.
Where will the money come from?
Health is increasingly recognized as the product of many social, economic, and environmental factors that extend far beyond the doctor’s office. This spring, two monumental policy updates now allow for greater flexibility and innovation to address these factors.
Why we’re excited about bricks and boards
Quantified Ventures, with support from the U.S. Forest Service, has made a compelling case that, through application of the Pay for Success (PFS) financing model, we can scale an urban wood economy in Baltimore that identifies, quantifies, and then supports sustainable employment, reduced recidivism and waste, lowers crime rates, and improves health.
Reflections on Efficiency: How can we make investing in environmental projects cheaper and easier?
Director Carolyn duPont writes about her presentation at the Conservation Finance Roundtable discussing our efforts to connect upstream agricultural producers with downstream municipalities seeking to reduce run-off at the source rather than paying for expensive downstream water treatment, as well as inspiring and innovative ideas shared by others.
An Interview with Nicole Truhe: PFS, SIPPRA, and the Road Ahead
Nicole Truhe is the Government Affairs Director at America Forward, New Profit’s bipartisan policy initiative. She’s been one of the country’s driving forces behind a sustained effort to pass Federal legislation to further enable Pay For Success.
It’s Time to Update our Definition of Community Development
After attending the National Interagency Reinvestment Conference last month in Miami, Michael Gaughan (Executive Director, Vermont Municipal Bond Bank) and Eric Letsinger (CEO, Quantified Ventures) argue that aligning CRA requirements with our country's infrastructure needs can unlock significant capital for much-needed projects.
Atlanta, Baltimore announce EIB projects
Big news! On March 26, we announced two new cities we'll be working with to set up Environmental Impact Bonds (EIBs) to finance green infrastructure and create greener neighborhoods: Atlanta and Baltimore.
Can mountain biking change a rural economy?
Senior Associate Seth Brown talks about his work with the U.S. Forest Service and Wayne National Forest in Ohio, where Quantified Ventures is working on a feasibility assessment for an 88-mile mountain biking trail.