The Social Venture Technology Group
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Everything Podcasts Studios Presents: The Social Venture Technology (SVT) Group Minicast What if profit isn’t the whole story of the value a business creates? Sara Olson of SVT Group explains how impact management advisors help companies, investors, and foundations measure their effects on people’s well-being and the environment. She also makes the case that a large, quiet community of professionals is already doing this work. If you’ve wanted to change how your organization measures success but don’t know where to begin, this podcast is for you. Sara also takes on what she calls a myth: that bottom-line profit is the one measure of value that captures everything worthwhile. Her view is that conventional accounting doesn’t count real effects on people’s well-being, now or in the future. Once those effects are properly accounted for, she says, then maximize profit. Sara describes impact measurement as relationship work. It requires trust that neither side will manipulate the other or misuse shared information, and it takes time and people willing to fund the effort. Hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of people practice it every day using established, standardized methods. Her message to anyone hesitating is that you don’t have to figure this out alone, and you’ll find yourself in good company. svtgroup.net/ linkedin.com/in/sara-Olsen #socialventure #impactmanagement #podcasts
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