SROI Lite

Background Information
Tool Name	SROI Lite	Description: This tool measures social impact by asking enterprise managers to define the single most important output they create and the unit cost of that output and to calculate how much is spent for every successful output created.
Organization Sponsor(s)	Santa Clara University GSBI™
Type of Assessment	Method
Source	Catalog of Approaches to Impact Measurement
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Usage Evaluation Purpose Assessment Management Certification - Possible User of Tool NGO Social Enterprise Program Cluster Foundation Social Investor Government

Tool Feasibility Required Cost for Implementation Techhnology - Fees - 3rd Party Consultants - Staff Resources Required TBD Extent of Adoption TBD

What Is Assessed Type of Organization Assessed NGO Social Enterprise Program Cluster - Foundation - Social Investor - Government - Geography Developed Developing Effectiveness Assessed Organizational Effectiveness Social Impact Type of Impact Assessed Economic - Social - Cultural - Environmental - Political - Type of Intervention Assessed Knowledge Development Service/Product Development and Delivery Capacity Enhancement and Skills Development Behavior Change Enabling Systems and Infrastructure Policy Development and Implementation   Sector General Applicability Sector-Specific Applicability - Applicable Sector-Specific Categories:   Arts Culture and Humanities -   Education -   Environment -   Animals -   Health General and Rehabilitave -   Mental Health, Crisis Intervention -   Diseases, Disorders, Medical Disciplines -   Medical Research -   Public Protection -   Employment -   Food, Nutrition, Agriculture -   Housing/Shelter -   Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief -   Recreation, Leisure, Sports -   Youth Development -   Human Services -   International Affairs -   Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy -   Community Involvement / Capacity Building -   Philanthropy, Grantmaking Foundations -   Science Technology Research Institutes -   Social Science Research Institutes -   Public Affairs -   Microfinance -   Other - Impact Value Chain Stage Assessed Outputs Outcomes Impact -

How It's Assessed Planning Techniques Used Issue Mapping Stakeholder Consultation - Evaluability Model - Logic Model Formative Evaluation Data Gathering Techniques Interviews - Focus Groups - Direct Observations - Participant Surveys - Implementation/ Administrative Data Collection External Data Collection Data Evaluation Methods Expert Review Strategic Assessment - Benchmarking Descriptive Statistics Regression Analysis - Cost Analysis Multidimensional Indices Mapping Methods -

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