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27 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,066 Community Development and Social Impact papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • This article also highlights a previously underexplored but apparently significant driver of PRI adoption: the influence of normative ideals of strategic philanthropy.

    Why Foundations Begin Making Program-Related Investments: Evidence from Recent Adopters · 2025 · DOI

  • Rectifying the indexation methodology will help ensure sustainability, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of social services in Western Australia into the future. It will save government money in the medium-term, increase the economic benefits arising from ongoing employment of staff while maintaining certainty and sustainability of service delivery for the most vulnerable people and communities in Western Australia. As such, the results of this research support the recommendation that the Western Australian government adopt a suitable industry index and collect data needed to calculate it at least annually. Page 21 of 26 Western Australia’s 2022 State Sustainable Funding Survey Report However, the accumulated impact of poor indexation over many years has also meant that the social services workforce is negatively impacted by poor job quality—pay rates, job certainty, hours available—which are also symptoms of poor indexation over a considerable period. As such, we provide two key recommendations built on the findings included in this report: Recommendation 1: The industry peak bodies and the West Australian Government collaborate to develop and implement an appropriate indexation calculation model to ensure that the true cost of services delivery is reflected in contract values for the life of the contract. This would require: a. The identification and allocation of resources from government in order to support the implementation process and the on-going operation of the scheme, including in relation to financial support to social service organisations chosen as part of the panel to contribute their data b. The industry and state government to agree a panel of social service organisations from which data will be collected with panel members being selected based on the need to represent the industry in Western Australia c. The industry and state government agree the data attributes required d. The establishment of a data collection process (preferably automatic and direct) e. The establishment of an analysis and reporting process, including the identification of a body to undertake these processes f. The establishment of a bilateral oversight committee that will provide a governance framework relating to the data asset created, its use and enhancement Recommendation 2: We recommend that the state government commission a review of regional social service gaps, demand and unmet need which is to be used to underpin the design and implementation of a regional service network model. Recommendation 3: We recommend that the state government address workforce retention challenges by: a. providing top-up funding to support the sustainability of service providers prior to the next re-contracting process; b. budgeting for Fair Work deliberations on gender wage equity across the human services industry; c.

    Western Australia's 2024 Sustainable Funding Survey Report · 2024 · DOI

  • However, mixed results were obtained in the short-term indicating that specific effects of CSR practice on financial performance of the companies in observed developing market could still be obscured.

    Performance of Social Pillar-Based Portfolio in Developing Capital Market · 2022 · DOI

  • Building upon 51 key informant interviews in 35 small communities in British Columbia, Canada, our research addresses gaps in understanding how senior government policies are developing conditions necessary to support the renewal of infrastructure assets in the nonprofit sector.

    Impact of Senior Government Policies on the Renewal of Built Capital for Rural Non-Profits · 2020 · DOI

  • A number of issues remain to be re- solved before this &dquo;normative&dquo; social re- sponsibility model may find practical ap- plications. In addition, significant progress remains to be made in the area of social accounting, in general, in order to pro- vide some basis for estimating the exter- nalities associated with various corporate activities.

    Efficiency and Corporate Social Investment · 1974 · DOI

  • Single-family offices are increasingly important actors in impact investing, yet little is known about how they translate impact intentions into desired outcomes after investing.

    How Single-Family Offices Translate Impact Intentions to Desired Outcomes in Portfolio Companies · 2026 · DOI

  • For smaller firms, like Sonen Capital or Veris Wealth Partners, it can be hard to verify their claims on green investing because of a lack of standardized reporting entirely.

    Comparative Analysis of ESG Factors in Large Investment Firms Versus Impact-Focused Firms · 2026 · DOI

  • Whilst the obstacles posed by short‐term funding are raised in numerous publications from third sector professional and campaigning organisations, academic contributions on the effects of short‐term funding for the third sector remain scarce.

    ‘Less Money, Less Time, More Complex Clients’: The Impacts of Short‐Term Funding for Third Sector Employability Programmes and Potential for Moral Distress · 2024 · DOI

  • The results provide limited evidence that SIBs facilitate capital injections from the private sector into the production of social goods as well as facilitate parts of the process of social innovation – namely, piloting and scaling.

    Are Social Impact Bonds an Innovation in Finance or Do They Help Finance Social Innovation? · 2022 · DOI

  • Despite years of bipartisan efforts to objectively define and quantify the Social Security financing challenge, consensus agreement even on basic factual predicates remains elusive.

    The Social Security Challenge · 2010

  • The results of studies that seek to correlate social and financial performance are inconclusive: socially responsible investment funds perform no better than non-socially screened funds and many relatively responsible companies have not been financially successful.

    Is There a Market for Virtue?: The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility · 2005 · DOI

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