Measuring and improving social impacts : a guide for nonprofits, companies, and impact investors
题名:
Measuring and improving social impacts : a guide for nonprofits, companies, and impact investors
著者:
Epstein, Marc J.
Yuthas, Kristi.
ISBN:
9781609949778
版:
1st ed.
出版信息:
San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., c2014.
规格:
xii, 254 p. ; 25 cm
一般附注:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-242) and index.
摘要:
Identifying, measuring and improving social impact is a significant challenge for corporate and private foundations, charities, NGOs and corporations. How best to balance possible social and environmental benefits (and costs) against one another? How does one bring clarity to multiple possibilities and opportunities? Based on years of research and new field studies from around the globe, Epstein and Yuthas have written a book for managers that is grounded in the best academic and managerial research. This practical guide describes the steps needed for identifying, measuring and improvingsocial impact.
主题:
| Investments -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
| Social responsibility of business -- Evaluation. |
| Nonprofit organizations -- Evaluation. |
摘要:
Identifying, measuring and improving social impact is a significant challenge for corporate and private foundations, charities, NGOs and corporations. How best to balance possible social and environmental benefits (and costs) against one another? How does one bring clarity to multiple possibilities and opportunities? Based on years of research and new field studies from around the globe, Epstein and Yuthas have written a book for managers that is grounded in the best academic and managerial research. This practical guide describes the steps needed for identifying, measuring and improvingsocial impact.