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New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society (more)
People, Power, and Accountability
Any approach to measuring social impact that doesn’t include a transfer of power to stakeholders is just marketing.
The Role of Research in Social Innovation
Are research and practice two coins or two sides of the same coin?
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Measuring and Improving Social Impacts: A Guide for Nonprofits, Companies, and Impact Investors
Measuring Social Impacts outlines a five-step method for figuring out which impacts matter and how to measure them.
Moneyball: Raising Government’s Batting Average
Allocating government funding where evidence shows it can have impact will yield results—but there are potential pitfalls.
Metrics 3.0: A New Vision for Shared Metrics
After accountability and standardization, what should the next phase of measurement focus on?
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The Value of Rigorous Evaluation
Rigorous evaluation can drive continuous learning and improvement.
The Problem With The Impact Genome Project
Would the Impact Genome Project have predicted the impact of Martin Luther King?
Big Data for Social Innovation
Nonprofits lag behind business and science in using big data effectively.
Lost in Translation
It’s time for people in the nonprofit community to reclaim the language of nonprofit evaluation.