Social Return on Investment Analysis
Measuring the Impact of Social Investment
Authors: Then, V., Schober, C., Rauscher, O., Kehl, K.
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- About this book
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This book introduces and explains how to conduct a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis. It discusses the various advantages and disadvantages of different research strategies and designs, and explores the different ways in which SROI analysis results can be used for communication, outreach, and strategic decision-making. It provides insights into how and to what extent SROI analyses can help to meet different expectations, and presents different social impact research designs and methods. It presents an analytical framework for the identification of a proper SROI analysis, and shows readers how to establish an impact model, introducing a stakeholder-based approach.
- About the authors
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Volker Then is Founding Director and Executive Director of the Centre for Social Investment at Heidelberg University, Germany.
Christian Schober is Head of the Competence Center for Nonprofit Organizations and Social Entrepreneurship at Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria.
Olivia Rauscher is Head of Social Impact Analysis and Senior Researcher at the Competence Center for Nonprofit Organizations and Social Entrepreneurship at Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria.
Konstantin Kehl is Lecturer at the Institute of Management and Social Policy, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland.
- Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Introduction: What Is an SROI Analysis? How Does It Relate to Other Forms of Analysis? Why Is Impact Key?
Pages 1-42
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What Interests Do Organisations Pursue with an Impact Analysis? A Guide
Pages 43-69
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SROI in the Context of Policy and Governance Developments
Pages 71-92
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How Are Impacts Identified? The Impact Model
Pages 93-119
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How Can Impact Dimensions Be Operationalised?
Pages 121-153
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Social Return on Investment Analysis
- Book Subtitle
- Measuring the Impact of Social Investment
- Authors
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- Volker Then
- Christian Schober
- Olivia Rauscher
- Konstantin Kehl
- Series Title
- Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-71401-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-71401-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-71400-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-10051-3
- Series ISSN
- 2662-5105
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXIV, 406
- Number of Illustrations
- 24 b/w illustrations
- Topics
