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.
Spis treści
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
O autorze
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.