Transactions, Transformations, Translations
Metrics That Matter for Building, Scaling, and Funding Social Movements
A report for funders and movement groups on how to measure movement building. It argues for metrics that capture both transactional and transformational change, with a matrix across 10 movement-building strategies. It looks beyond single organisations to whether groups can act together as a larger force, and asks that measures be co-created with the field. Recommendations cover new measures, capacity to use them, leadership development and movement-level metrics.
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Manuel Pastor, Jennifer Ito, Rachel Rosner (2011). Transactions, Transformations, Translations: Metrics That Matter for Building, Scaling, and Funding Social Movements. USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (now USC Equity Research Institute). https://dornsife.usc.edu/eri/publications/transactions-transformations-translations/
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