One on One with Mission Measurement's Pranav Kothari

One effect of the economic downturn has been a significant slowdown in the flow of public and private charitable dollars. Over the last few years, as the economy has slowly crawled its way back from the brink, for-profit corporations and non-profit foundations alike have sought ways to ensure their philanthropic efforts are having the impact they intend, and are getting the most bang for their buck in a time of scarce resources. Pranav Kothari, Managing Director of social impact consulting firm, Mission Measurement, says the firm looks to help clients quantify the outcomes of their philanthropy work, and help shape new strategies to help them improve their existing efforts. Consulting One on One recently sat down with Kothari.

Consulting: What is a social impact consulting firm?

Kothari: Our mission is to measure and improve the social impact of our clients. All the work we do starts with the idea that our clients are trying to drive at some meaningful social impact in a variety of areas. Our role as a firm is to help them measure what they're currently doing, but also develop strategies and approaches that can improve what social impact they're actually trying to have. We have clients that are non-profit organizations, charitable foundations, corporations and government agencies. One defining commonality among our all our clients is they're uniquely and sincerely trying to derive some social impact.