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Autor/in | Siegal, Kim M. |
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Titel | The Tentative Promise of Social Return on Investment |
Quelle | In: American Journal of Evaluation, 43 (2022) 3, S.438-457 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Siegal, Kim M.) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1098-2140 |
DOI | 10.1177/10982140211072420 |
Schlagwörter | Evaluation Methods; Cost Effectiveness; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Philanthropic Foundations; Private Financial Support; Investment; Donors; Program Evaluation |
Abstract | Social return on investment (SROI), an evaluation method that compares monetized social value generated to costs invested, is in ascendance. Conceptually akin to cost-benefit analysis, it shares some of its challenges; however, these are heightened due to the expressed promise of using SROI to compare programs and inform philanthropic and public investment decisions. In this paper, I describe the landscape of SROI studies to date, including a review of a representative sample of SROI evaluations, which have been vetted by Social Value International. I also draw on the experience of an organization that has used SROI in earnest as a decision-making tool to provide an assessment of both the methods that underpin it and the ways in which it is applied. I conclude by offering some recommendations to consider to get the most value from this evaluation method while avoiding some potential pitfalls. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2024/1/01 |