About SIR

SIR is the independent research department of Root Cause, a research and consulting firm dedicated to mobilizing the nonprofit, public, and business sectors to work together in a new social impact market. SIR aggregates, analyzes, and disseminates information to help social impact investors identify and support the most effective, efficient, and sustainable organizations working to solve social problems. Modeled after private sector equity research firms, SIR produces research reports, analyzes philanthropic portfolios, and provides educational services for advisors to help their clients make effective and rigorous philanthropic decisions.

Mission

Social Impact Research (SIR) focuses exclusively on the needs of social impact investors and those who advise them. SIR aggregates, analyzes, and disseminates information to help social impact investors identify and support the most effective, efficient, and sustainable organizations working to solve social problems.

Vision

One day, social impact investors will be able to easily compare public, private, and nonprofit organizations working to solve social problems according to consistent indicators of performance and outcome. Social impact investors will be able to make well-informed investment decisions to direct more funds to the most effective organizations, thereby accelerating the impact of solutions addressing the most pressing social problems.