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Measuring Social Impact

 

Innovative ways to measure the impact that an organization has on society

 
SSIR blogger Sean Stannard-Stockton is CEO of Tactical Philanthropy Advisors. Strategic Philanthropy

Philanthropy

An Idea That Spreads: Intercontinental Ballistic Microfinance

It is critical that high-performing organizations learn how to tell authentic stories about their impact.

By Sean Stannard-Stockton | 3 | Oct. 20, 2011
 
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Social Entrepreneurship

Social Entrepreneurs Must Achieve Not Survive

The sector needs to shift the definition of success from organizations that survive to organizations that actually achieve their missions.

By Rich Tafel | 5 | Sep. 15, 2011
 
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Measuring Social Impact

Don’t Let Conventional Measurement Wisdom Fragment Your Impact

Social impact bonds. Evidence-based funding. Investing in what works. To what do we owe this explosion of “pay-or-performance” funding models?…

By Matthew Forti | 8 | Aug. 22, 2011
 

Measuring Social Impact

The Urgent Need for a Leap of Reason

We will need nothing short of quantum, nonprofit sector-wide change to accomplish our important missions in this new era of brutal austerity.

By Mario Marino | 2 | May. 31, 2011
 
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Measuring Social Impact

Impact Market Failure

It comes down to this: We’re all operating in a dysfunctional market for impact.

By Kevin Starr | 16 | Apr. 7, 2011
 

Nonprofit Management

Straight Talk in Mixed Company

A plea for across-the-aisle conversations about overhead.

By Ann Goggins Gregory | 3 | Nov. 1, 2010
 
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Philanthropy

Social Capital Markets: What Are the Most Important Signs of Progress?

What are the most important signs of progress in social capital markets in the last 10 years?

By Timothy Ogden | 1 | Sep. 15, 2010
 
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Measuring Social Impact

REDF Leverages First Social Innovation Fund Grant

A look at what’s promising and fresh about the Social Innovation Fund.

By Carla Javits | 2 | Jul. 29, 2010
 

Measuring Social Impact

A Straw-Man Plan for Doing Good Better

How to make a cultural shift that leads better outcomes.

By Mario Morino | Jul. 28, 2010
 
SSIR blogger Sean Stannard-Stockton is CEO of Tactical Philanthropy Advisors. Strategic Philanthropy

Measuring Social Impact

Getting Results: Outputs, Outcomes and Impact

Nonprofits that want to actually make a difference need to track their activities in some way.

By Sean Stannard-Stockton | 1 | Jul. 26, 2010