Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award
Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award funding is supporting Social Finance to develop innovative financing solutions to increase access to effective education and training programs. The organisation’s economic mobility work aims to prepare workers for jobs that lead to sustainable careers and a more equitable society.
developed and launched, recycling place-based workforce trainings funds.
served through impact finance projects focused on economic mobility.
In this video Stephanie shares how participating in a diesel technician training program supported by Social Finance helped her launch a promising career that provides for her and her son.
In FY2023, the UP Fund launched its sixth investment; the first healthcare Career Impact Bond with Clinical Research Fastrack.
In partnership with the State of New Jersey and CEOs from leading companies, Social Finance launched the first Pay It Forward program in the US, initially focused on education and training for nursing, cybersecurity and HVAC/welding careers.
In FY2022, Social Finance’s UP Fund launched a follow on Career Impact Bond with American Diesel Training Centres (ADTC) to serve an additional 600 learners and to meet employer demand during an acute labour shortage.
With support from the $US100 million Google Career Certificates Fund, Social Finance designed an investment program which aims to help 20,000 learners from underserved communities land good jobs.
In FY2021, Social Finance’s UP Fund supported four Career Impact Bonds to prepare learners for jobs in information technology, software development, user experience design and diesel technician training.
Social Finance is driven by the belief that social and economic systems should enable all people to thrive, and the conviction that the most meaningful and measurable change is created in our communities when governments and markets work together.
With the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award, we are building a bold set of impact investments to address the dual challenges of declining economic mobility and a growing skills gap in our economy.”
Tracy Palandjan
CEO, Social Finance
