Social Impact Measurement in Practice
Our seminar series “Social Impact Measurement in Practice” aims to familiarize students with methods and techniques of social impact measurement. The starting point is the increasing importance of impact orientation among charitable associations, non-profit organizations and social enterprises.
As part of the seminar, which is offered by the Chair of Business Administration, in particular Sustainable Management, small groups of students cooperate with non-profit organizations from the Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Based on a series of workshops, the students develop tailor-made impact logic and approaches for empirical impact measurement together with these organizations for a semester. During the seminar, the student teams collect and analyze data to evaluate the actual impact of the social projects.
The aim is to strengthen the organizations' ability to present their social relevance and the extent of their commitment transparently and measurably. The ability to work in an impact-oriented manner enables social projects and organizations to make their social commitment comprehensible and visible to themselves and outsiders. As an impact-oriented approach continuously questions existing actions as well as established processes and goals, it also provides impetus for ongoing further development and insights for managing projects.
The social relevance of the project therefore lies in its contribution to strengthening the non-profit sector and ensuring effective social interventions in the long term. Both the participating organizations and the students will benefit, as they will be able to acquire practical skills and make contacts at the same time. The seminar series also contributes to the academic debate on the field of impact measurement. By applying practical methods, the seminar builds a bridge between theory and practice.
Funded as part of the Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments
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