Presentations

Comparing Different Approaches to Evaluating the Impact of Social Outcome Contracts

Hilary Olson and Sandor Gellen May 28, 2022 Public Management Research Conference Phoenix, AZ, USA

This presentation discusses the application of Process Tracing and Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to evaluate Social Outcome Contracts.

Co-Creation and Strengths-Based Working in Social Outcome Contracts - New Ways to Create Socially Innovative Solutions to Pressing Social Needs?

Hilary Olson and Mila Lukic September 10, 2021 Government Outcomes Lab Social Outcomes Conference Oxford, UK

This presentation discusses how social outcome contracts can incorporate co-creation and strengths-based working to catalyze socially innovative solutions to pressing social needs.

Can a Focus on Co-Created, Strengths-Based Services Facilitate Early-Stage Innovation within Social Impact Bonds?

Hilary Olson September 9, 2021 Government Outcomes Lab Social Outcomes Conference Oxford, UK

This presentation explores how co-created, strengths-based services within Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) can catalyze early-stage innovation, using four UK SIBs as case studies.

Students & Innovative Emergency Aid

Hilary Olson, Victoria Cuidad-Real, Gary Painter and Cara Esposito June 3, 2021 The Bigger Picture Podcast Los Angeles, CA, USA

Podcast discussing the findings of an evaluation of Emergency Aid (EA) programs at the University of Southern California (USC) and the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD).

A Theoretical Framework for Social Impact Bonds

Hilary Olson and Gary Painter March 15, 2019 Price Center of Philanthropy and Public Policy Research Symposium on Philanthropy and Social Impact Los Angeles, CA, USA

This presentation evaluates whether Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) align with social innovation theories, focusing on their role in financing social goods production and scaling innovation.