
Impactful Design


SEAMLESS NAVIGATION
The Urban Institute conducts research to understand and solve real-world challenges from health and tax policy to the well-being of families and neighborhoods. They serve as a source of knowledge and data for Pay For Success (PFS) projects nationwide.
PFS is an innovative financing mechanism that shifts financial risk from the government to a new investor to cover the up-front costs of scaling an evidence-based social programs that serve people in need. PFS needed a website that presented this information in a bold and understandable way to support this impactful work.
CREATING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR PFS STAKEHOLDERS
Urban wanted to build the PFS web portal, which would be a community portal for people and organizations developing, implementing, or evaluating PFS projects. The portal includes the Support Center, a library of tools, and the PFS Perspectives blog. Community members - including governments, investors, service providers, and more - now have a digital home for sharing best practices and promoting new ideas.
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DESIGNING WITH ATRIUM
Atrium, Phase2’s Drupal distribution for collaboration, served as a starting framework for their digital platform, helping Urban Institute save time and money. The PFS portal is an example of the beautiful front-end design now possible in Atrium 2.60.