The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Nonprofit Finance Fund hosted a free event in San Francisco for the launch of our new book, What Matters: Investing in Results to Build Strong, Vibrant Communities, and the beginning of a national dialogue around outcomes-based funding. Speakers explored how service providers, government, private funders, and others are working together to address entrenched social issues in our communities and focus on long-term solutions. Topics covered included:

• What are outcomes, and how are they measured?
• What innovative funding and financing tools are available to revolutionize our approach to solving big social problems?
• How does current funding make it harder for service providers to offer long-term solutions, and what investments must we make in providers to facilitate this shift?

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11:30 – 12:45: Registration & Lunch

12:50 – 1:05: Welcome

• Mark Gould, Vice President and COO, Federal Reserve Bank of SF
• Nancy Andrews, President and CEO, Low Income Investment Fund

1:05 – 1:25: Introduction

• Jen Talansky, Managing Director of Knowledge & Impact, Nonprofit Finance Fund
• Antony Bugg-Levine, CEO, Nonprofit Finance Fund

1:25 – 2:05: Funding an Outcomes World

• Fred Ali, President and CEO, Weingart Foundation
• Fred Blackwell, CEO, The San Francisco Foundation
• Moderator: David Erickson, Director of Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of SF

2:05 – 3:00: Targeted Talks

Moderator:Ian Galloway, Director of the Center for Community Development Investments, Federal Reserve Bank of SF

• Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement from Success to Failure: Sam Schaeffer, Executive Director and CEO, Center for Employment Opportunities
• Mind the Gap: Social Enterprise as outcomes-Driven Workforce Solution: Carrie McKellogg, Chief Program Officer, The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
• Creating a Market that Values Health: Tyler Norris, Chief Executive, Well Being Trust
• Promise and Pitfalls of Prioritizing Outcomes in Foundation Strategy: Don Howard, President and CEO, The James Irvine Foundation

3:00 – 3:15: Break

3:20 – 4:15: Pay for Success: Where we are and where we’re going

• Louis Chicoine, Executive Director, Abode Services
• Saidah Leatutufu, Economic Mobility Director, Hope SF
• Kavita Narayan, Deputy County Counsel, County of Santa Clara
• Moderator: Jessica LaBarbera, VP of Strategic Innovation, Nonprofit Finance Fund

4:15 – 4:30: Summary and Closing Comments

• Andrea Levere, President, Prosperity Now     

4:30 – 5:30: Reception