Social Value International have signed a Responsible Party Agreement with the United Nations Development Programme to support the rollout and adoption of the SDG Impact Practice Standards. Since 2018, SVI and UNDP have been working closely through the IMP facilitated Structured Network – a collaboration of 16 standard-setting organisations that, through their specific and complementary …
The world’s largest Impact Measurement and Management Conference – Social Value Matters 2021. With little more than 8 years to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and no country on target to achieve these by 2030, the future can seem bleak. However the global response to COVID-19 shows that the world can work together to create …
Social Value International members, Citizens 4 Change use the wisdom of the crowd to protect East African children from violence. The below blog outlines how Social Value International Members can help Citizens for Change understand the social value created by citizens who protect children: Citizens 4 Change are now piloting an innovation that will protect …
Social Value UK is part of an Erasmus+ project to create a tool for SMEs to better understand the potential value of apprenticeships and work-based learning. Working with partners from 7 European nations the tool seeks to calculate the return on investment of such practices, with SVUK supporting the inclusion of social costs and benefits …
After ten years as Chief Executive Officer of Social Value UK (SVUK) and three years as CEO of Social Value International (SVI), Jeremy Nicholls is stepping down from both roles as of June. Jeremy is deeply committed to the continuing growth and success of SVUK and SVI and will maintain his support for both organisations …
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Never used our free online resource myGVE? Then you’ve probably never fully accessed or understood your social impact data! Wondering how this could be? Ben Carpenter recently presented on the topic for DataStorm, a series of collaborative brainstorming sessions designed to inspire open dialogue around collecting, analyzing, storing, and exchanging feedback data.
Susan Balet, a consultant specialising in social impact measurement, offers her professional and personal insight to the Social Value Matters conference in Istanbul where delegates and speakers from 25 countries gathered to discuss how best to amplify voices, inspire change and maximise value.
Throughout November 2016 Social Value International (SVI) undertook some research to understand how far the Social Value Principles have been understood, adopted and applied in practice. This is part of SVI’s efforts to measure our own impact. A survey was distributed online to current members, expired members and non-members of SVI. This is the third time we have conducted this type of survey and the results are fascinating.
Newly Accredited Practitioner Yulia Romaschenko from Russia shares her thoughts on becoming an AP!
Dr Gen Maitland Hudson is Head of Evaluation and Impact Assessment, Power to Change Research Institute, University of Cambridge. She has adapted her keynote address from this years Social Value Matters 2017 Conference in Istanbul into a fantastic blog.
