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Michele Jolin

Michele Jolin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Results for America which is improving outcomes for young people, families and communities by driving public resources toward solutions that use data and evidence to get better results. She is a Senior Fellow at the Center For American Progress and the former Senior Advisor for Social Innovation at the White House, where she designed and launched the Social Innovation Fund.

Posts by Michele Jolin

Why we are Optimistic that Government Can Play Moneyball

  To dramatically expand opportunity and improve the lives of young people, their families and communities, government policy and funding decisions must be informed by the best possible data and evidence about impact. In short, government at all levels must be committed to “investing in what works.” To make this case, in 2013, Results for […]

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The Rising Tide Of Evidence-based Solutions

115-200 billion tons moving daily. Not tons of data, but water – in and out of the Bay of Fundy (left) alternating up to 50 ft between low and high tide. Just in case we’re tempted to take the concept of “rising tide” lightly, it’s good to revisit the roots of metaphors with which we […]

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