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Does your positive impact outweigh your negative?

Posted by Marlon van Dijk on 21 May 2015

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Many organisations today are aiming to create change in the lives of people.
Corporations wish to do good with their CSR strategies, institutional investors are applying new investments techniques to create an impact to society and high net worth individuals are giving away increasing amounts of their money to change the world. But how can you be sure you are really making a difference? The urge to find an answer to this question has never been greater.

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Topics: Impact measurement

Using SROI for a Social Impact Bond

Posted by Jeremy Nicholls on 27 August 2014

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Social Return on Investment (SROI) and Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are two ideas that are increasingly mentioned in the same breath.Emma Tomkinson talks about the differences and the similarities between the two.

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Topics: Impact measurement, Social Return on Investment

Who is all this social impact measurement for?

Posted by Jeremy Nicholls on 11 August 2014

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Over the last year or so there has been big increase in interest in measuring social impact. Must be a good thing? But with the last few reports released Jeremy Nicholls has begun to wonder who all this measurement is for.

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Topics: Impact measurement, Benefits, Stakeholders

Impact, impact, impact

Posted by Jeremy Nicholls on 11 August 2014

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The impact concept has moved from the discussion of benefits, returns and value creation, to 'How much impact?' and 'What is your impact?'. We now have 'impact investors and 'imspiring impact' and lovely new words like 'impactful'. Jeremy Nicholls from The SROI Network feels uneasy.

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Topics: Impact measurement, Making a difference, Social change

The wild, wild west of social impact

Posted by Jeremy Nicholls on 23 July 2014

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Hang up your cowboy hat - the social impact goldrush will soon be over, hopes SROI sheriff Jeremy Nicholls.

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Topics: Impact measurement, Social impact

The myth of global social progress

Posted by Jeremy Nicholls on 23 July 2014

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More than 1 billion more people are now earning more than $1,- a day. Some call it progress, others, the myth of the meritocracy. In his latest blog, Jeremy Nicholls tackles the social contract.

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Topics: Impact measurement, Stakeholders

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