MEASURING SOCIAL IMPACT

How do you know you are making a difference? Proving social impact is not just critical to funders and investors, it is a guiding light for most socially driven professionals.  But too often people are put off by complex tools or dry approaches.

This course is focused on finding the right type and level of evaluation for your project or programmes.  Packed with methods and principles it provides a practical introduction to social impact measurement.

Whether online, open on on-site, over two days we cover each step in the journey towards a full social, economic and environmental evaluation.

So, what differentiates this course and our SROI training option?  This course provides a general grounding. We take time to cover the fundamentals of impact measurement and qualitative and co-production techniques. If you then decide to conduct a full SROI analysis we’d suggest  SROI training.

The course will give you the confidence to measure what really matters to your stakeholders. You will also have the chance to embed learning through action planning.


Comments from participants in 2020:

“Excellent. Very enjoyable and hugely useful. Fantastic to have 2 days of focussed time on this subject. Thank you.”  Rebecca Asher, Deputy Director, Sense about Science.  Open training, February 2020

“Really knowledgeable and catered to a varied audience.” – Emily Warner, Joint Commissioning Manager, Central Bedfordshire County Council.  Open training, February 2020


TOPICS COVERED

During the two day course we cover:

  • The big picture: what is social impact and why measure it?
  • Identifying impact: understanding outcomes and conducting robust qualitative research.
  • Involving stakeholders.
  • How to measure wellbeing outcomes.
  • Developing your own Theory of Change.
  • Accounting for impact – identifying your share of changes created.
  • Social Return on Investment.
  • Action planning and peer-coaching.
  • Best practice case-studies and communicating impact.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

By the end of the course you will be able to:

  • Explain the business case and social imperative for measuring impact.
  • Identify the appropriate depth and frequency of evaluation for your project.
  • Select the most practical, but rigorous sources of data.
  • Justify sample sizes and assess the value of closely involving stakeholders.
  • Create a tailored Theory of Change for a project.
  • Demonstrate the use of attribution, deadweight and drop-off.
  • Discuss the use of social valuation and explain different methodologies.
  • Design an impact map and measurement action plan for your own project.

We currently deliver this training as group or open training, online. Talk to us if you want training for your group.

Group training can be tailored for your needs. REQUEST A QUOTE TODAY.


WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS TRAINING

This course has wide appeal to anyone looking  to understand or apply social impact measurement. Previous participants on the open training have included CEOs of social enterprises and charitable organisations, change managers, CSR executives, programme managers and project officers. We have delivered tailored and group training on measuring social impact to a wide range of organisations in the public and private sector as well as charities and social enterprises.


WHO WILL BE RUNNING THE COURSE

Most of our consultants are experienced in delivering this course.

Christian Jaccarini, Senior Consultant

Christian is a lead trainer for Measuring Social Impact and Social Return on Investment training. He has experience in socio-economic research, macroeconomic forecasting, and policy analysis.

Emmet Kiberd, Consultant

Emmet KiberdEmmet delivers training on Measuring Social Impact and Theory of Change.


THIS TRAINING IS  AVAILABLE AS TAILORED TRAINING FOR YOUR GROUP – REQUEST A QUOTE TODAY.


OPEN TRAINING

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NEF aims to create a new economy that works for people and within environmental limits. We are guided by three missions:

A new social settlement
To ensure people are paid well, have more time off to spend with their families, and have access to the things we all need for a decent life.

A Green New Deal
A plan for government-led investment to reduce the carbon we emit and boost nature, while creating a new generation of jobs.

The democratic economy
To devolve state power and transform ownership of the economy to give everyone an equal stake in the places where we live and work.

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