How do nonprofit organizations add value to communities? How can they create social capital out of the dollars invested in them? Can nonprofits and cooperatives measure their social performance and make their business case? How can nonprofits justify the public's trust in them? How can nonprofits measure their outputs with more accuracy? What Counts: Social Accounting for Nonprofits and Cooperatives answers these questions and more. Jack Quarter, Laurie Mook, and Betty Jane Richmond from the University of Toronto go beyond traditional accounting and tell the story of nonprofit and cooperative performance. Touted by many sector leaders, both domestically and internationally, this book will appeal to: Nonprofit and Cooperative Managers, Members, Staff, and Boards Instructors in Nonprofit Management, Business, Public Administration, Community Development, Cooperative Studies, and Accounting Volunteer Coordinators Gove