Katherine Ruff, Carleton University

Research

impact measurement social finance social innovation plasticity

Latest funding

Flexible Approach to Impact Measurement - Pathfinder Pilot Research Project
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$55,497
Flexible Approach to Impact Measurement - Pathfinder Pilot Research Project
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$43,900
Sustainable Accounting and Finance Conference
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 5 grants and awards

Flexible Approach to Impact Measurement - Pathfinder Pilot Research Project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Ruff, Katherine Y.

Keywords: impact measurement; social finance; social innovation

$55,497

Flexible Approach to Impact Measurement - Pathfinder Pilot Research Project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Ruff, Katherine Y.

Keywords: impact measurement; social finance; social innovation

$43,900

Sustainable Accounting and Finance Conference

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Keddie, Leanne S.

Keywords: sustainability; sustainability accounting; sustainable finance; corporate social responsibility; environmental; social and governance

$25,000

Flexible Framework for Impact Measurement of Social Finance Funds

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Ruff, Katherine Y.

Keywords: impact measurement; social finance; plasticity

$24,000

The fossil fuel divestment movement: understanding how the energy of campaigns is changing the financing of energy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Himick, Darlene G.

Keywords: divestment; engagement; social movements; fossil fuels; investors

$98,224

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: impact measurement Dear Professor Ruff, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on impact measurement connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Flexible Approach to Impact Measurement - Pathfinder Pilot Research Project" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]