Do you have a hard time wrapping your head around what social impact — one’s contribution to social progress — is, how it comes about, and how to quantify it?
The Center for Social Innovation has examined the elements to consider when gauging impact, identified six key dimensions, and crafted a visual representation to explain them: The Impact Compass.
You can leverage the Impact Compass to answer questions like:
Drawing on both the extensive literature of impact measurement and the expertise of academics and practitioners in social innovation, CSI’s Impact Compass helps conceptualize impact and provides the tools to assess the relative social impact potential of various organizations, programs, or start-up ventures.
