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…during the pandemic. Rigorous impact measurement As discussed in SSIR, development impact bonds should always be grounded in strong measurement. But never was this more true than during a crisis…
…offer thoughtful input, yet hand the measurement reins to the people whose daily work will benefit from the information sought. With support of external experts (or internal measurement staff), an…
…social problems. Prioritize impact measurement and evaluation: To be more effective, philanthropy needs to measure and evaluate the impact of its investments. This means setting clear goals and benchmarks for…
…those with whom our partners directly interact. We wanted to support this type of large-scale change, but our impact measurement framework was limited to direct impact figures. We had no…
…Not to Measure Impact and What to Do Instead,” authors Mary Kay Gugerty and Dean Karlan offer a clear caution about the focus on impact measurement: “The push for more…
…— with the measurement of the problem deliberately separated from the measurement of what organizations do, and with capability scores made public so the whole ecosystem can learn. There is…
…is excerpted from the report Building Equitable Evidence of Social Impact by Lymari Benitez, senior director of program information and impact at Pace Center for Girls, Yessica Cancel, Pace’s chief…
…return over investing in impact. The Exchange Rate Problem: Social Value Is Not a Financial Instrument Finance works because everything shares a denominator. Social impact does not. Social value is…
…donors, much like their grantees do to them — and, as our research found, such measurement often relies heavily on measuring the impact of their grantees, which can overburden grantees….
…We Think About Impact Holding Us Back From Achieving It?, from Tim Hanstad, CEO of the Chandler Foundation. Both pieces examine the ways in which traditional impact measurement tools may…