The Best of SSIR: Impactful Philanthropy in the Real World

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In the words of IoP: &ldquo;We present this&nbsp;SSIR&nbsp;supplement to consolidate and share knowledge on social impact measurement that can help philanthropy professionals leapfrog barriers, especially in Asia. The articles that follow highlight different perspectives on measuring impact and present approaches that are multifaceted in theory and practice, such as the appropriate use of impact evaluation and the importance of stakeholder feedback in impact assessment. They also include inspirational and enlightening real-life lessons from organizations such as the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and its evidence-informed innovations; Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and its approach that extends far beyond simple metrics; and The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.&rdquo;&nbsp; You can view the&nbsp;digital edition or PDF of the supplement here." /> <meta property="og:description" content="This collection of articles, sponsored by the Institute of Philanthropy (IoP), brings together some of the best research on impact measurement published in&nbsp;SSIR&nbsp;to further discussion, collaboration, and co-learning opportunities about charitable giving. In the words of IoP: &ldquo;We present this&nbsp;SSIR&nbsp;supplement to consolidate and share knowledge on social impact measurement that can help philanthropy professionals leapfrog barriers, especially in Asia. The articles that follow highlight different perspectives on measuring impact and present approaches that are multifaceted in theory and practice, such as the appropriate use of impact evaluation and the importance of stakeholder feedback in impact assessment. They also include inspirational and enlightening real-life lessons from organizations such as the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and its evidence-informed innovations; Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and its approach that extends far beyond simple metrics; and The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.&rdquo;&nbsp; You can view the&nbsp;digital edition or PDF of the supplement here." />  <script> (function() { var cx = '008920298281052476179:dtxgwiwqvhc'; // NOT 011699993154810244094:4tb_2axeqmu var gcse = document.createElement('script'); gcse.type = 'text/javascript'; gcse.async = true; gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https:' ? 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They also include inspirational and enlightening real-life lessons from organizations such as the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and its evidence-informed innovations; Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and its approach that extends far beyond simple metrics; and The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.” </p> <p>You can view the digital edition or PDF of the supplement <a href="https://ssir.ebookhost.net/ssir/digital/94/?logout&e=94&auth=false&" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> </div> </header> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js" integrity="sha256-FgpCb/KJQlLNfOu91ta32o/NMZxltwRo8QtmkMRdAu8=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script> $(document).on('click', '.microsites-section__read-more', function (e) { e.preventDefault(); var row = $(e.currentTarget).data('row'), text = $(e.currentTarget).find('.toggle-text').html(); $('.blog-posts.row' + row).toggleClass('hidden'); $(e.currentTarget).find('.chevron').toggleClass('bottom'); $(e.currentTarget).find('.toggle-text').html(text == 'More' ? 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Leung</a> </p> <p><p>Impact measurement evolves with changing times and circumstances. That dynamic offers opportunities to innovate, as the HKJC Charities Trust found.</p></p> </div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="blog-post "> <article class="article article-block article-blog list-width"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/a_playbook_for_designing_social_impact_measurement"> <img src="https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/earlyed1_by-wavebreakmediamicro-400x400_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df.jpg" width="727" height="727" loading="lazy" alt="" srcset="https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/earlyed1_by-wavebreakmediamicro-400x400_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_102w.jpg 102w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/earlyed1_by-wavebreakmediamicro-400x400_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_300w.jpg 300w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/earlyed1_by-wavebreakmediamicro-400x400_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_480w.jpg 480w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/earlyed1_by-wavebreakmediamicro-400x400_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_727w.jpg 727w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/earlyed1_by-wavebreakmediamicro-400x400_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df.jpg 728w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 40px), 102px" /> </a> </div> <div class="article-body"> <div class="article-entry"> <h5> <a href="https://ssir.org/the-best-of-ssir-impactful-philanthropy-in-the-real-world/category/measurement_evaluation">Measurement & Evaluation</a> </h5> <h4> <a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/a_playbook_for_designing_social_impact_measurement" >A Playbook for Designing Social Impact Measurement</a> </h4> <p class="meta"> By <a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/a_playbook_for_designing_social_impact_measurement#bio-footer">Gwendolyn Reynolds, Lisa C. Cox, Nicholas Fritz, Daniel Hadley, & Jonathan R. Zadra</a> <span> <a title="Comments" href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/a_playbook_for_designing_social_impact_measurement#comments">2 <i class="ico ico-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> </span> </p> <p><p>Thinking about social impact measurement on a spectrum can help organizations develop a clear, evidence-based idea of how or why their programs work.</p></p> </div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="blog-post "> <article class="article article-block article-articles list-width"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/prioritizing_impact_measurement_in_the_funding_of_social_innovation"> <img src="https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/spring-2023-anniversary-hehenberger-measurement-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df.jpg" width="727" height="727" loading="lazy" alt="" srcset="https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/spring-2023-anniversary-hehenberger-measurement-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_102w.jpg 102w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/spring-2023-anniversary-hehenberger-measurement-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_300w.jpg 300w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/spring-2023-anniversary-hehenberger-measurement-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_480w.jpg 480w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/spring-2023-anniversary-hehenberger-measurement-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_727w.jpg 727w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/spring-2023-anniversary-hehenberger-measurement-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df.jpg 728w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 40px), 102px" /> </a> </div> <div class="article-body"> <div class="article-entry"> <h5> <a href="https://ssir.org/the-best-of-ssir-impactful-philanthropy-in-the-real-world/category/measurement_evaluation">Measurement & Evaluation</a> </h5> <h4> <a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/prioritizing_impact_measurement_in_the_funding_of_social_innovation" >Prioritizing Impact Measurement in the Funding of Social Innovation</a> </h4> <p class="meta"> By <a class="author" href="https://ssir.org/bios/lisa_hehenberger">Lisa Hehenberger</a> <span> <a title="Comments" href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/prioritizing_impact_measurement_in_the_funding_of_social_innovation#comments">2 <i class="ico ico-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> </span> </p> <p><p>Impact investors and grant makers can learn from each other.</p></p> </div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="blog-post "> <article class="article article-block article-blog list-width"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/fixing_the_s_in_esg"> <img src="https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/jason-saul-what-about-s-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df.jpg" width="727" height="727" loading="lazy" alt="" srcset="https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/jason-saul-what-about-s-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_102w.jpg 102w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/jason-saul-what-about-s-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_300w.jpg 300w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/jason-saul-what-about-s-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_480w.jpg 480w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/jason-saul-what-about-s-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_727w.jpg 727w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/jason-saul-what-about-s-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df.jpg 728w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 40px), 102px" /> </a> </div> <div class="article-body"> <div class="article-entry"> <h5> <a href="https://ssir.org/the-best-of-ssir-impactful-philanthropy-in-the-real-world/category/impact_investing">Impact Investing</a> </h5> <h4> <a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/fixing_the_s_in_esg" >Fixing the S in ESG</a> </h4> <p class="meta"> By <a class="author" href="https://ssir.org/bios/jason_saul">Jason Saul</a> <span> <a title="Comments" href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/fixing_the_s_in_esg#comments">2 <i class="ico ico-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> </span> </p> <p><p>How to move from net zero to net impact.</p></p> </div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="blog-post "> <article class="article article-block article-blog list-width"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/plotting_impact_beyond_simple_metrics"> <img src="https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/natasha-joshi-grantee-driven-measurement-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df.jpg" width="727" height="727" loading="lazy" alt="" srcset="https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/natasha-joshi-grantee-driven-measurement-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_102w.jpg 102w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/natasha-joshi-grantee-driven-measurement-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_300w.jpg 300w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/natasha-joshi-grantee-driven-measurement-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_480w.jpg 480w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/natasha-joshi-grantee-driven-measurement-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_727w.jpg 727w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/natasha-joshi-grantee-driven-measurement-737x737_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df.jpg 728w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 40px), 102px" /> </a> </div> <div class="article-body"> <div class="article-entry"> <h5> <a href="https://ssir.org/the-best-of-ssir-impactful-philanthropy-in-the-real-world/category/measurement_evaluation">Measurement & Evaluation</a> </h5> <h4> <a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/plotting_impact_beyond_simple_metrics" >Plotting Impact Beyond Simple Metrics</a> </h4> <p class="meta"> By <a class="author" href="https://ssir.org/bios/natasha_joshi">Natasha Joshi</a> <span> <a title="Comments" href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/plotting_impact_beyond_simple_metrics#comments">4 <i class="ico ico-comment" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> </span> </p> <p><p>For NGOs, impact comes in different forms and to track the cycles of social change work, we must think across the tangibility and the speed of emergence of change.</p></p> </div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="blog-post "> <article class="article article-block article-blog list-width"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://ssir.org/articles/entry/beyond_rcts"> <img src="https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/iqbal-dhaliwal-e2p-300x300_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df.jpg" width="727" height="727" loading="lazy" alt="" srcset="https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/iqbal-dhaliwal-e2p-300x300_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_102w.jpg 102w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/iqbal-dhaliwal-e2p-300x300_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_300w.jpg 300w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/iqbal-dhaliwal-e2p-300x300_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_480w.jpg 480w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/iqbal-dhaliwal-e2p-300x300_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df_727w.jpg 727w, https://ssir.org/images/jcogs_img/cache/iqbal-dhaliwal-e2p-300x300_-_abcdef_-_8c74bbea646e433c7f113091ccacaaa86c00f9df.jpg 728w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 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