Overview
- Explains how data for SROI analysis can be collected
- Features case studies that demonstrate how SROI analyses can be set up and carried out
- Discusses potential developments in SROI analysis
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance (SIF)
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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.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Return on Investment Analysis
Book Subtitle: Measuring the Impact of Social Investment
Authors: Volker Then, Christian Schober, Olivia Rauscher, Konstantin Kehl
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71401-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-71400-4Published: 22 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10051-3Published: 11 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-71401-1Published: 13 March 2018
Series ISSN: 2662-5105
Series E-ISSN: 2662-5113
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 406
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations