Can social sector impact be fully measured?

Roberts, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0003-4827-867X (2025) Can social sector impact be fully measured? LSE Business Review (13 Mar 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The abrupt closure of USAID is an extreme example of the volatile environment in which NGOs and activists work. Jonathan Roberts writes that measuring impact might help, but a total focus on evidence and measurability brings pitfalls. Doing good, for him, is both an art and a science.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	The Marshall Institute
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2025 09:12
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 14:11
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127901

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