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Utilizing Social Impact Bonds to Help Innovate Government The term ‘Social Impact Bond’ was coined in 2007 by the Young Foundation in the U.K. They introduced the concept of adding additional financing from such sources as private investors, philanthropist organizations and the government itself to help solve social challenges . . . → Read More: Utilizing Social Impact Bonds to Help Innovate Government There are two basic types of organizations. There are those that are primarily profit-focused and there are those that are primarily customer-focused. According to this classification governments should be considered customer-focused organizations. However most governments are not as customer-focused as they should be and many tend to be less focused than some for-profit corporations…. Our province’s health care budget has ballooned in recent years to become by far the largest budget in our government. As baby boomers age it will continue to grow at an accelerated rate. GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES IN SELECTING ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK WITH To support the needs of adults who are developmentally disabled, the government of Alberta has set up the Persons with Developmental Disabilities division within the Department of Seniors and Community Supports… The following items are presented as a brief list of recommended changes to PDD… |