About the Resource Hub | ANDE Impact Measurement Resource Hub

The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) describes impact measurement and management (IMM) as “identifying and considering the positive and negative effects one’s business actions have on people and the planet, and then figuring out ways to mitigate the negative and maximize the positive in alignment with one’s goals.” When integrated with financial and operational metrics, impact metrics can help organizations develop better products and services, make better investment decisions, and become more efficient in achieving impact.

There are numerous frameworks, tools, and metrics repositories available for organizations to apply to their work. However, all this information can be overwhelming and difficult to navigate. The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), with support from the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing (TPF), built this IMM Resource Hub to help organizations more easily navigate the available resources and determine which are best fit for their needs. While most of the resources in the Hub were designed for organizations working with entrepreneurs, some are more general but can be applied to a business setting.

IMM Resources from ANDE

In addition to compiling sector resources in this IMM Resource Hub, ANDE produces its own IMM guidance and publications. These are listed below by focus area:

Business Acceleration (from the Global Accelerator Learning Initiative):

Climate & Environmental Action:

Measuring the Impact of Climate Small and Growing Businesses

Decent Work:

Measuring Decent Work in the Small and Growing Business Sector

Gender Equality:

Integrating a Gender Lens into Small and Growing Business Support Measurement

Regional IMM Landscapes:

COVID-19-related IMM Adaptation:

Contact ANDE’s impact manager

Please share any questions or feedback about the IMM Resource Hub with ANDE’s Impact Manager, Mallory St. Claire, at mallory.stclaire@aspeninstitute.org. ANDE members can also request one-on-one meetings to answer IMM questions, get feedback on evaluation strategies, or receive resource recommendations.

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About ANDE

The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is a global network of organizations that propel entrepreneurship in developing economies. ANDE members provide critical financial, educational, and business support services to small and growing businesses (SGBs) based on the conviction that SGBs will create jobs, stimulate long-term economic growth, and produce environmental and social benefits. ANDE is part of the Aspen Institute, a global non-profit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. To learn more about ANDE membership, visit www.andeglobal.org.

About the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing

Support for this resource hub is provided by the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing. The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing (“TPF”) is a donor collaborative with a mission of creating and supporting public goods that are critical to the continued growth and fidelity of the impact investing market. The TPF is designed to build on existing field building efforts and specifically prioritizes the areas that are chronically under-funded, are best suited for collective action, and require additional support beyond individual grantmaking. The TPF has two strategic focus areas: public policy and data, metrics, and measurement (DMM). For more information, please visit www.tpii.org.