#46 - Outcomes based approaches to funding with Director of Social Finance, Louise Savell

The Social Impact Journal

Date - Monday 8th July 2024
Jack meets with Louise Savell, Co-Founder and Director of Social Finance in London. Social Finance is a not for profit consultancy organisation that partners with governments, service providers, the voluntary sector and the financial community to find better ways of tackling social problems in the UK and globally.
Louise advises governments, philanthropies and service providers on the design and delivery of social development programmes.
In the episode, we cover:
- An Introduction to Outcome Based Approaches
- Examples of when an Outcome Based Approach can be a good fit
- Why an Outcome Based Approach is not always the right approach
Louise is passionate about driving social impact through rigorous analysis, efficient structures and effective cross-sector partnerships. She has particular expertise in outcomes-based approaches and social investment structures. She co-developed the impact bond approach in 2008.
Louise specialises in the development and delivery of new initiatives and has led work in health, education, nutrition, homelessness, financial inclusion and infrastructure in the UK and internationally.
Before starting Social Finance, Louise led the Eastern European programmes of the UK-based philanthropic foundation, Ark, where she worked with government and service providers to accelerate the reform of child welfare systems towards family-based care in Bulgaria and Romania. Louise was a Government Outcomes (GO) Lab Fellow of Practice in 2018. She was appointed a Visiting Fellow of Practice at the Blavatnik School of Government in 2020.
If you would like to learn more about Outcome Based Approaches, read the following resources:
https://www.socialfinance.org.uk/is-an-outcomes-based-approach-or-impact-bond-right-for-me
https://golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/community/blogs/social-outcomes-contracts-system-strengthening/
Connect with Louise on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-savell/
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