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Measuring and improving social impacts : a guide for nonprofits, companies, and impact investors / Marc J. Epstein and Kristi Yuthas.

Epstein, Marc J. (Author). Yuthas, Kristi. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Based on years of research and analysis of field studies from around the globe, Epstein and Yuthas offer a five-step process that will help you gain clarity about the impacts that matter most to you and will provide you with methods to measure and improve those impacts. They offer a systematic approach to deciding what resources you should invest, what problem you should address, and which activities and organizations you should support. Once you've made those decisions, they provide tools, frameworks, and metrics for defining exactly what success looks like, even for goals like reducing global warming or poverty that are extremely difficult to measure. Then they show you how to use the data you've gathered to further develop and increase your social impact. Epstein and Yuthas personally interviewed leaders at over sixty different organizations for this book and include examples from nearly a hundred more. This is unquestionably the most complete, practical, and thoroughly researched guide to taking a rigorous, data-driven approach to expanding the good you do in the world" -- provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781609949778
Physical Description: xii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What will you invest? -- The social impact creation cycle -- Understanding the investor -- What problem will you address? -- Understanding the problem -- Understanding the investment options -- What steps will you take? -- How social impacts are created -- Linking actions to impacts -- How will you measure success? -- Measurement basics -- Measurement approaches -- Measuring your impact -- How can you increase your impact? -- Social impact measurement maturity -- Amplifying your impact -- Call to action.