Measuring and Improving Social Impacts

Preface

All organizations have social impacts: some are positive and some negative. Measuring and Improving Social Impacts is about how you can learn to make decisions that will improve the positive social impact of companies, foundations, nonprofits, and impact investors. In our work with organizations that are interested in impact, we’ve taken on a variety of roles—sometimes we’ve served as consultants and advisors, and sometimes we’ve served as researchers attempting to better understand organizational challenges and to develop or evaluate solutions. As professors, we also have our roles in the academy, researching and writing in addition to teaching and working with students, many of whom share their work experiences with us.

We began our ...