Health
October 9, 2017

Social impact for dummies

SROI. Leverage. Pivot. Theory of change. The ultimate dictionary to decode development language and make sense of what your colleagues are talking about. After all, someone's got to understand what these words really mean.
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Urban dictionary

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Karan Malik
Karan Malik is Head of Programmes-India, British Asian Trust. Previously, he worked with the Social Impact and Development Practice at Boston Consulting Group. Prior to that, he worked on issues relating to maternal and child health and adolescent girl empowerment at Dasra. Karan has also worked with PRS Legislative Research and the Singapore Economic Development Board. He has a Masters in Public Affairs from Princeton University, where he focused on International Development.
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