In this SSIR webinar 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?
Join Stanford Social Innovation Review and the Institute of Philanthropy for this free session to discuss how funders and organizations around the world approach impact measurement today. Hear from a variety of perspectives and share your own about how to boost your evaluation and learning efforts to achieve greater impact. Register Now!
In this complimentary LIVE program, you will:
- Discover how funders and implementers around the world are improving their measurement, evaluation, and learning strategies to boost their impact
- Learn from experts and practitioners about how to balance the conflicting interests and demands of impact reporting
- Gain actionable insights to make smarter decisions about your own impact measurement efforts
Join SSIR for a free program and hear from professionals about the latest successes and challenges in the impact measurement field. The 90-minute live webinar will host an interactive discussion about how funders and program officers from Asia to Europe are approaching impact measurement.
Who will most benefit from this program?
Leaders and practitioners at philanthropic organizations who desire to achieve greater impact through their work. This program is crafted to be applicable to a worldwide audience and those looking to better understand differences in global contexts.
The speakers will draw from a wide variety of expertise, including leadership, business, and academia. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to discover new and different perspectives on impact measurement.
Program Features:
Expert Speakers: This webinar will be a conversation among four experts in the field of impact measurement.
- Dr. Lisa Hehenberger is an Associate Professor at Esade Business School and Founding Director of the Esade Center for Social Impact (ECSI). She founded ECSI to conduct research with reach, relevance, and rigor for and about social impact.
- Natasha Joshi is a development sector professional who has worked with multilateral organizations, foundations, and governments across India, Mexico, and Singapore. She currently serves as Associate Director at Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.
- Mona Mourshed is the Founding CEO of Generation: You Employed. She applies her expertise in education, workforce, and social sector impact to help support adults in achieving economic mobility.
- Hyun Shin is a Professor of Business at Hanyang University and Founder of Impact Research Lab, which measures impact and provides impact consulting.
- The session will begin with an introduction by Brian San, Co-Secretary-General at the Institute of Philanthropy. He brings extensive experience in business leadership and ecosystem development across the education, philanthropy, family office and private equity sectors in Asia, as well as capacity building in the impact sector.
Global Timing: The program is scheduled to accommodate professionals from around the world. View the event time in your time zone.
LIVE Interactive Program: Participants will be able to ask questions throughout the 90-minute live program.
Closed Captioning Available: Live transcription is available for this program. To activate closed captioning during the live broadcast, click on the upward arrow next to the CC icon and select the subtitling option. To disable closed captioning, click on the upward arrow next to the CC icon and select the hide subtitling option.
On-Demand Version: Register and access the recording of the live event on-demand 24 hours after the webinar ends and anytime over the next 12 months.
Complimentary Registration: Register for this webinar for free. The support from The Institute of Philanthropy has made complimentary access to this program possible. Your registration provides access to the live interactive webinar, downloadable slides, and unlimited access to the recorded webinar video for 12 months from the broadcast date.

Disclosure: The Institute of Philanthropy (IoP) was established in September 2023 through a strategic seed grant of HK$6.8 billion (US$870 million) from The Hong Kong Jockey Club and its Charities Trust. Established as an independent “think-fund-do” tank for China and Asia, IoP is dedicated to promoting philanthropic thought leadership and enhancing sector capabilities at local, regional and global levels in collaboration with fellow funders. It seeks to provide an Asia-based platform bringing global stakeholders together to promote the betterment of societies everywhere.
If you have any questions about this program, email us at [email protected].
Presenters
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Dr. Lisa HehenbergerDr. Lisa Hehenberger is an Associate Professor at Esade Business School and Founding Director of the Esade Center for Social Impact (ECSI). She founded ECSI to conduct research with reach, relevance, and rigor for and about social impact.Associate Professor,
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Natasha JoshiNatasha Joshi is a development sector professional who has worked with multilateral organizations, foundations, and governments across India, Mexico, and Singapore. She currently serves as Associate Director at Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.Associate Director,
Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies -
Mona MourshedMona Mourshed is the Founding CEO of Generation: You Employed. She applies her expertise in education, workforce, and social sector impact to help support adults in achieving economic mobility.CEO,
Generation: You Employed -
Hyun ShinHyun Shin is a Professor of Business at Hanyang University and Founder of Impact Research Lab, which measures impact and provides impact consulting.Professor of Business,
Hanyang University -
Brian SanBrian San is the Co-Secretary-General at the Institute of Philanthropy. He brings extensive experience in business leadership and ecosystem development across the education, philanthropy, family office and private equity sectors in Asia, as well as capacity building in the impact sector.Co-Secretary-General,
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ModeratorDavid V. JohnsonDavid V. Johnson is deputy editor, print, at Stanford Social Innovation Review. He is a former philosophy professor turned journalist with more than a decade of experience as an editor and writer. Previously, he was senior opinion editor at Al Jazeera America, where he edited the op-ed section of the news channel’s website. Earlier in his career, he served as online editor at Boston Review and research editor at San Francisco magazine the year it won a National Magazine Award for general excellence. He has written for The New York Times, USA Today, The New Republic, Bookforum, Aeon, Dissent, and The Baffler, among other publications. He has taught at Stanford University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). David earned a PhD in philosophy from Stanford University, a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University, a master’s degree in classics from Cambridge University, and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and history from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Berkeley.Deputy Print Editor,
Stanford Social Innovation Review

