Measuring Social Impact

Theories and Methods

ISBN: 978-1-4462-4872-0
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Organizations working across the third sector are facing increasing demand from investors and stakeholders to demonstrate how their work is leading to positive social change. This textbook offers a complete guide to emerging forms of social impact measurement, drawing on both theory and practical real-world examples. It covers:

- an historical overview of the contributions by different disciplines to SIM, including organizational theory, sociology, social work, education and public policy

- drivers for SIM; funder and investor requests; accountability and transparency; and strategic management

- impact mapping and stakeholder engagement, at the individual level, programme or intervention level, organizational level and locality/regional level

- design and implementation: proxy data; indicator banks; SPSS; qualitative and quantitative data; and blended value; methods for data collection, including how to conduct interviews, surveys and focus groups

- learning from findings: the benefits and drawbacks to different forms of reporting, from 'greenwashing' to social reporting.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nicholls, Alex

Somers, Alibeth

Nicholls, Jeremy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: CONTEXT AND THEORY
Setting the Scene
Drivers for Social Impact Measurement
Impact-Mapping and Stakeholder Engagement
PART TWO: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
Designing a Measurement Project
Trade-offs between Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection
Methods of Data Collection
Interpreting Data
PART THREE: CRITICAL REFLECTION, LEARNING AND EMBEDDING
Challenges in Implementation
Learning from and Sharing Findings
Embedding Measurement Processes
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Nicholls, Alex
Dr Alex Nicholls is University Lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship within the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. His research interests range across several key areas within social entrepreneurship and social innovation, including: the nexus of relationships between accounting, accountability and governance; public and social policy contexts; impact investing; and Fair Trade.