Measuring to Improve vs. Improving Measurement

Social enterprise
This blog discusses what is more valuable; organizations measuring for their own improvement, or from the social sector improving on the measurement tools and techniques available to organizations in the first place.
By Matt Forti

Measurement was a hot topic at the Skoll 2-13 Forum; with seven measurement-related sessions
over three days, it eclipsed other perennially popular topics like funding and innovation. And yet there was a marked difference in the discourse this year, with many speakers and attendees questioning whether social sector organizations are thinking too narrowly about the whole paradigm of measurement. In this blog Matt Forti explores the impact of new measurement tools in the space.