Social return on investment (SROI) analysis offers a practical new approach for measuring and communicating the value of outcomes achieved by programs that provide social, health, and educational services to children and their families. This guide highlights the key steps in conducting SROI research, issues in data-gathering and analysis, as well as lessons learned from a case study of two New York City community schools: (1) PS 5; and (2) Salomé Ureña. The guide also helps educators and community leaders understand how to present and use SROI findings to make a strong case for investments to sustain and scale up these promising education reform initiatives. The following are appended: (1) Data Inventory Worksheet; and (2) Financial Proxies by Outcome. [For the full study "Measuring Social Return on Investment for Community Schools: A Case Study," see ED561996.]