Measuring Social Value
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
Measuring Social Impact - Articles
Innovative ways to measure the impact that an organization has on society (more)
REDF Leverages First Social Innovation Fund Grant
A look at what’s promising and fresh about the Social Innovation Fund.
A Straw-Man Plan for Doing Good Better
How to make a cultural shift that leads better outcomes.
Getting Results: Outputs, Outcomes and Impact
Nonprofits that want to actually make a difference need to track their activities in some way.
Every Nonprofit Deserves the Power of Information
What the nonprofit community and those that serve it can do to support the profound culture change that managing to outcomes requires.
Advocacy Funding Pays Off Big
Foundations can generate big impact by investing their charitable dollars in advocacy, community organizing, and civic engagement.
Hitting Reset on Outcomes
A new look into how the nonprofit sector can reset its approach to outcomes and management.
The Right Measures
A new resource for measuring where the greatest need exists offers nonprofits and social entrepreneurs an idea of where to focus their collective goals.
Donor, Dearest
The philanthropic landscape continues to shift as donors are switching their alliances to for-profit causes.
Dashboards That Guide Good
Funders can help grantees track their progress more effectively by helping them develop dashboards that measure key items.