This book introduces and explains how to conduct a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis.
It discusses the various advantages and disadvantages of different research strategies and
designs and explores the different ways in which SROI analysis results can be used for
communication outreach and strategic decision-making. It provides insights into how and to
what extent SROI analyses can help to meet different expectations and presents different
social impact research designs and methods. It presents an analytical framework for the
identification of a proper SROI analysis and shows readers how to establish an impact model
introducing a stakeholder-based approach.
