To close out the year, here are SIRC’s “Top Social Innovation Reads of 2014.” Happy holidays everyone!
Reports
- Beth Kanter, Help! My Nonprofit Needs a Data Nerd (December 2014)
- Collective Impact Forum, 2014’s Top Collective Impact Resources (December 2014)
- Urban Institute, What Counts: Harnessing Data for America’s Communities (December 2014)
- Center for the Study of Social Policy, An Evidentiary Framework to Improve Results (November 2014)
- Beeck Center, Funding for Results: A Review of Government Outcomes-based Agreements (November 2014)
- Administration for Children and Families, Confidentiality Toolkit (August 2014)
- Urban Institute, Transforming Performance Measurement for the 21st Century (July 2014)
- Stephen Goldsmith, Wiring the Responsive City (June 2014)
- Mathematica Policy Research, Smarter, Better, Faster: The Potential for Predictive Analytics and Rapid-Cycle Evaluation to Improve Program Development and Outcomes (June 2014)
- MDRC, A Funder’s Guide to Using Evidence of Program Effectiveness in Scale-up Decisions (May 2014)
- The White House, Economic Report of the President, Evaluation as a Tool for Improving Federal Programs (March 2014)
- Center for Law and Social Policy, Social Impact Bonds: Overview and Considerations (March 2014)
- Social Finance, Foundations for Social Impact Bonds: How and Why Philanthropy Is Catalyzing the Development of a New Market (February 2014)
- Markets for Good, Making Sense of Data and Information in the Social Sector (January 2014)
Books
- Ron Haskins and Greg Margolis, Show Me the Evidence, Brookings Institution Press (December 1, 2014)
- Jim Nussle and Peter Orszag, et al, Moneyball for Government, Results for America (November 10, 2014)
- Stephen Goldsmith and Susan Crawford, The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance, Jossey-Bass (August 25, 2014)
- Robert D. Behn, The PerformanceStat Potential: A Leadership Strategy for Producing Results, Brookings / Ash Institute (June 24, 2014)
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