Impact-Based Philanthropy: Reporting Project Impact to Help Raise Dollars

Some within the marketplace classify philanthropic impact as “the process by which a philanthropist makes the biggest difference possible, given the amount of capital invested.” Other people boil down the definition to “getting the most bang for your philanthropic buck.” Others stand by the notion of impact representing the “fundamental measure of any philanthropic investment, assessed by social change and cost” — also often referred to as the “social return on investment” (SRI).