
Key Documents
Standards are communities, not documents.
But documents are important just the same!
Key documents are publicly available and licensed under a CC BY 4.0 license. Documents are for sharing – copy and redistribution is encouraged.

The Common Foundations of Impact Measurement
The Common Foundations set a minimum standard for the “how” of impact measurement in five essential practices.

Guide to the Data Standard
This is a quick study guide for people who are new to the Common Impact Data Standard.
Common Impact Data Standard: Technical documents for developers

Creating Flexible Standards
This case study outlines how a flexible standard can be created for social and environmental indicators.

Common Form 1.1
This document presents the current fields of the form, which once completed, will generate an organizational profile that can be shared with investors and other funders as needed.

Amplifying the Impact
The recommendations contained in Amplifying the impact of Ontario’s Social Enterprise Community are the result of a collaborative process of discussion and consultation driven through the Social Enterprise Measurement Task Force.