Toe Rock. Why Can't We Sell Charity Like We Sell Perfume? The Rise Of Shared Value. Tayla Bosch is the senior director for social values at Western Union. The company--whose main business is sending money around the world--is also working on trying to create more financial literacy and economic opportunity in underserved populations. Bosch describes the path of social good in the business space from philanthropy (just giving money away) to cause marketing (aligning your company with a social issue) to corporate responsibility (changing the way a company operates internally). Now, she says, we’re in a stage of shared value, where companies seek to have social impact and business return simultaneously.
Bosch’s tips for aspiring social entrepreneurs: Strange bedfellows are key. This video is part of series of prominent social innovators, convened by PwC during the 2012 Social Innovation Summit discussing the evolution of social innovation and offering advice to social entrepreneurs. Here’s a little preview of everyone who will be featured. 102: Embedding Evaluation and Learning Into Organizations « Environmental Evaluators Network. Home / 102: Embedding Evaluation and Learning Into Organizations Presenters Amielle DeWan, Rare Conservation Johanna Morariu, Innovation Network, Inc. Abstract Lessons Learned Evaluating an Environmental Think Tank/Advocacy Organization (Johanna Morariu, Innovation Network, Inc.) Engaging in evaluation and learning can help organizations navigate complexity. Environmentally mission driven organizations encounter complexity in many facets of their work: the interrelated systems (e.g., environmental, political, social) the work is situated in, long time horizons of environmental processes, and selecting and balancing strategies for maximum impact are just a few examples.
Cohorts, Control Sites, and Conservation Effectiveness: Navigating Complexity with Repeatability (Amielle DeWan, Rare Conservation) RARE is a unique conservation organization that trains local conservation leaders all over the world to change the way their communities relate to nature. Presentation Materials. The Elusive Craft of Evaluating Advocacy.
The political process is chaotic and often takes years to unfold, making it difficult to use traditional measures to evaluate the effectiveness of advocacy organizations. There are, however, unconventional methods one can use to evaluate advocacy organizations and make strategic investments in that arena. Illustration by Gordon Studer Very few big social changes happen without some form of advocacy. When these efforts succeed, the results can be transformative. Consider the recent expansion of charter schools or health care reform in the United States. Good ideas like these did not catch on widely just because they worked. Most successful foundations and nonprofits understand the importance of advocacy. That is not the case when it comes to service delivery programs—such as well-baby clinics or job-training classes—where foundations, universities, and government agencies have developed sophisticated tools for evaluating the effectiveness of these efforts.