The G8 Task Force Report: Making Impact or Making Believe?
Impact investors need to acknowledge the importance of “investment impact” and develop effective tools for ascertaining it.
Measurement & Evaluation - Most Popular
New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society (more)
Jessica Alba and the Impact of Social Enterprise
Benefit corporations should share their performance against social impact goals, but few are doing so.
A New Donor Code of Conduct
Donors are in an ideal position to stem the flow of poorly thought-out or inadequately planned technology-for-development projects.
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Learning in Action: Evaluating Collective Impact
Successful collective impact initiatives embed evaluation in their DNA and use it to make better decisions about the future.
Using Evaluation as a Strategic Intervention
A new Packard Foundation report illustrates how funders can use evaluation as a powerful strategic intervention for large-scale policy and systems change.
Assessing Nonprofit Risk in PFS Deals
A framework to guide nonprofits in effectively assessing risk and opportunity in Pay for Success contracts.
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Nonprofits
Shared Measurement and Big Data for Good
Traditional tools for evaluation and measurement fail to take into account the complexity of an interconnected and digitized world.
Social Good = Scale x Impact (Who Knew?)
Why both nonprofits and academics should focus on scale and impact in this simple formula for good.
Podcast
Nonprofits
Optimized Social Responsibility Through Evaluation
Three evolving approaches to evaluation in social enterprise could change its use in a significant way.