Measuring and Improving Social Impacts : A Guide for Nonprofits, Companies, and Impact Investors

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part 1 What Will You Invest?; 1 The Social Impact Creation Cycle; 2 Understanding the Investor; Part 2 What Problem Will You Address?; 3 Understanding the Problem; 4 Understanding the Investment Options; Part 3 What Steps Will You Take?; 5 How Social Impacts Are Created; 6 Linking Actions to Impacts; Part 4 How Will You Measure Success?; 7 Measurement Basics; 8 Measurement Approaches; 9 Measuring Your Impact; Part 5 How Can You Increase Impact?; 10 Social Impact Measurement Maturity; 11 Amplifying Your Impact; 12 Call to Action