Efficiency assessment of social projects in the non-profit sector: methodological and practical challenges

Nowadays, there is a growing interest of the non-profit sector in the assessment of social projects. This trend is due to the fact that funding organizations want to see the result of the project they support. However, it should be noted that the above-mentioned trend has a positive effect on the non-profit organizations as well, as it enhances their project culture and provides an opportunity to plan future activities more efficiently. The research examines the state of the project activity prevailing in the non-profit sphere and the efficiency assessment of social projects. The purpose of the study is to identify and analyze the methodological and practical issues of evaluating the impact of social projects on the quality of the non-profit organizations activities. The author concludes that the methodological problems can be solved by the interdisciplinary technology for assessing the efficiency of social projects adapted to the specific goal and objectives.