Philanthropic NGOs, foundations, and corporations face endlessly competing needs when deciding to invest or donate for maximum social impact. This book fills an enormous gap by providing a system to measure, operationalize, and improve any organization’s impact investments.
Table of Content
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: What will you invest?
Chapter 1: The Social Impact Creation Cycle
Chapter 2: Understanding the Investor
Part 2: What problem will you address?
Chapter 3: Understanding the Problem
Chapter 4: Understanding the Investment Options
Part 3: What steps will you take?
Chapter 5: How to Create Social Impacts
Chapter 6: Linking Actions to Impacts
Part 4: How will you measure success?
Chapter 7: Measurement Basics
Chapter 8: Measurement Approaches
Chapter 9: Measuring Your Impact
Part 5: How can you increase impact?
Chapter 10: Social Impact Measurement Maturity
Chapter 11: Amplifying Your Impact
Chapter 12: Call to Action
Social Impact Self-Assessment
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
About the author
Kristi Yuthas is Swigert Endowed Chair at Portland State University’s School of Business Administration and has worked with companies and nonprofits around the world. She has authored over a hundred presentations and publications in sustainability, ethics, and the use of business tools to address social issues.
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