Showing posts with label NPImpactMeasurement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NPImpactMeasurement. Show all posts

Monday, March 09, 2015

Impact Measurement: Fad or Fact of Life - PhilanTopic | PND | Foundation Center

Impact Measurement: Fad or Fact of Life - PhilanTopic | PND | Foundation Center: "Impact measurement has been a hardy perennial on the agenda of philanthropic conferences and events for a while. Recently, more attention has been focused on the role associations play in supporting foundation impact practice and how they think about their own impact as infrastructure organizations. Thus, it was no surprise that a session was devoted to this topic at the meeting of the Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (DAFNE) in Warsaw in January."



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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Nonprofits Worth $887.3 Billion To U.S. Economy - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Nonprofits Worth $887.3 Billion To U.S. Economy - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "The tax-exempt sector in the United States represented 5.4 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) during 2012, contributing $887.3 billion to the economy. And of those tax-exempt entities, 501(c)(3) public charities accounted for slightly more than three-quarters of the sector’s revenue ($1.65 trillion) and expenses ($1.56 trillion) and more than three-fifths of nonprofit assets ($2.99 trillion) during 2012.

Comprised of approximately 1.44 million nonprofits registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2012, the sector has grown approximately 8.6 percent since 2002.

Those are among the statistics in the biannual Nonprofit Sector in Brief report by the Urban Institute’s Center On Nonprofits and Philanthropy. It’s a compilation of statistics from various sources throughout the sector.

According to the authors, total private gi"



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Thursday, September 11, 2014

State Profiles | Independent Sector

State Profiles | Independent Sector


State Profiles: The Economic Value and Impact of the Nonprofit SectorThese profiles highlight the economic importance, diversity, andcommunity impact of the nonprofit sector in each of the 50 states. (For a
national profile, go to the policy download page.)

Thursday, September 26, 2013

How to Use SROI to Show Your Nonprofit's Impact

How to Use SROI to Show Your Nonprofit's Impact: The SROI: What Is It?

SROI is the acronym for Social Return on Investment, a relatively new (to the U.S. at least) and interesting tool for communicating the value of your nonprofit’s impact on the community. According to The New Economics Foundation, SROI “captures social value by translating outcomes into financial values.”

Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Analysis: Impact measurement - How do you test your strength?

Analysis: Impact measurement - How do you test your strength?: Measuring effectiveness is a growing priority for charities, but questions abound. David Ainsworth looks at the methodologies and Andy Hillier talks to charities that have put them into practice

In recent years, there has been a sea change in impact measurement by charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Less than a decade ago it was little-used and ill-defined, but now it has greater importance.