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Social Finance

Session: Birds of a Feather

131 - What Will It Take to Amplify Evaluator Voices in the Social Finance Sector?: An Emergent Learning Exercise

Stream: Specific Issues

Friday, October 25, 2024
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM PST
Location: Exhibit Hall A
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Abstract Information: The social finance ecosystem continues to rapidly expand, with increased dollars flowing and more actors engaging than ever before. Despite the influx of engagement and capital flowing into the social finance scene, measurement of impact from social finance endeavors is difficult for a myriad of reasons.. For one, there continues to be a “culture clash” between the worlds of social change and finance, resulting in a lack of shared understanding about the skills, knowledge, and abilities that are required for impact measurement in the social finance sector. Evaluators have a unique opportunity to be “bridge builders” between these worlds, while also promoting approaches to social impact measurement that are rooted in equity. In this think tank, facilitators will guide attendees through an interactive Emergent Learning Table exercise, seeking to answer the framing question: What will it take to amplify and integrate evaluator's voices into the social finance sector?

Attendees will have the opportunity to share their experiences with impact measurement in the social finance sector, collectively generate insights about these shared stories, form new hypotheses, and align on opportunities for action.