Keystone publishes the public report “What Investees Think”, presenting feedback data from the investees of 7 impact investors.

We surveyed 330 social enterprises anonymously on behalf of 7 impact investors worldwide. The 7 impact investors have received their feedback and are now making indicated improvements in their work. The feedback data and the investors’ experience in using the feedback is featured in the March 2013 report, What Investees Think. [su_posts template=”templates/single-post.php” id=”516″ posts_per_page=”1″ taxonomy=”post_tag”[…]

Constituent Voice gets its first “state of the field” article

In the current issue of the Stanford Social Innovation review, Fay Twersky, Phil Buchanan, & Valerie Threlfall overview the emerging discipline of listening systematically the constituents who matter most,  intended beneficiaries. They provide excellent case studies in education and health, and cite a number of other examples approvingly, including Keystone’s work. This article is required[…]

Keystone’s Development Partnerships survey featured in Insight on Conflict blog

The latest version of the Insight on Conflict blog features a call for participants for Keystone’s Development Partnerships survey. To read the blog piece written by InterAction, please click here. Insight on Conflict is a project launched by Peace Direct, the UK-based charity that finds, funds and promotes local peacebuilders in conflict areas around the world.

The Global Partnership for Social Accountability announce its first call for proposals

The Global Partnership for Social Accountability is pleased to announce its First Call for Proposals. The call for proposals is open to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and CSO networks based and operating in one of twelve countries that have ‘opted-in’ to the GPSA. The GPSA is a coalition of donors, governments and civil society organizations[…]

World’s largest charity rater adds Constituent Voice to its rating model

The world’s largest charity rating agency, Charity Navigator in the USA, has just announced a new set of rating criteria called Results Reporting. It represents a first step in holding charities to account for their results — not just their financial and operational systems, as is the way of most charity rating. It is just a[…]