A Systems Change Framework to Impact Investing
A key factor preventing impact investing from reaching its maximum potential is the absence of robust monitoring and learning processes anchored in systems change principles.
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New Analysis Points the Way Toward the Most Effective Impact Investments and a Need for Better Data
With impact investment assets under management approaching $1.6 trillion, the industry needs to build better analytical methods to make the most of every penny. A new approach from the Global Impact Investing Network may show a way forward, but the need remains for more, better, and more widely shared data.
Podcast
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The Complexity of Charitable Impact
How do nonprofits and their donors define and measure impact? Kimberly Pfeifer of Oxfam America, Stephanie Gillis of Raikes Foundation, and Fred Kaynor of DAFgiving360 join SSIR editor Barbara Wheeler-Bride to share their perspectives on social impact and tracking philanthropic success. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360
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Impact Measurement from a Global Perspective
In this FREE SSIR Live! session timed for a global audience, we will host a wide-ranging discussion with experts from Asia, Europe, and North America on the challenges and promises of impact measurement. How can funders ensure that they are investing their money effectively without placing undue burdens on implementers? Which measures should organizations track to ensure deep, sustained, and meaningful uptake? What lessons have evaluators acquired from creating and implementing measurement programs?
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Deep Listening for Impact Measurement
How AI-driven text and voice analysis can transform impact investing strategies.
Transforming Workplace Culture to Attract Gen Z to the Public Sector
To address government workforce shortages, the public sector must apply an outcomes-driven model to its culture and change the workplace to meet Gen Z where they are.
Investing for Systems Change Means Refining How We Think About Impact
How systemically minded philanthropy can reflect, review, and refine portfolios for scalable impact
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New Evaluation Approaches That Fuel Collective Action
Learning and evaluation can best serve both funders and social innovators by centering equity, trust, adaptive learning, and grantee approaches.
AI for Social Good
We need rigorous impact evaluations of AI in the social sector to ensure that it promotes social welfare.
Learning in Stages
To achieve impact at scale, funders should expect different monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities as programs mature.