Social Impact Research
Social Impact Investors are an emerging type of philanthropist whose primary expectation in providing support to an organization is performance. These investors are giving away significant amounts of money during their lifetimes; however, they often do not have the time or experience to conduct critical due diligence on social issues or organizations to make confident philanthropic investment decisions. As a result, these investors have increased expectations of their advisors—investment, philanthropy, or estate planning—to provide expertise to support their decision making process.
Social Impact Research (SIR) provides actionable information for the social impact investor. SIR aggregates, analyzes, and disseminates information to help social impact investors identify and support the most effective, efficient, and sustainable organizations working to solve social problems. Modeled after private sector equity research firms, SIR produces research reports, analyzes philanthropic portfolios, and provides educational services for advisors to help clients make more effective and rigorous philanthropic decisions.
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Prototypes of SIR research reports:
