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How do you prove you’re making a difference?

Most organisations want to create positive change. The harder part is proving what difference that work is making, who benefits, and where future investment should go. 

We help organisations measure, evidence and strengthen their social value. Through tailored social value frameworks, stakeholder research and impact evaluation, we turn your work into clear evidence you can use for strategy, reporting, funding, procurement and decision making. 

Whether you are starting to explore social value, responding to commissioner requirements, building a stronger business case, or wanting to understand the real impact of a programme, we help you move from good intentions to credible evidence. 

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Measure your Impact

We help you understand the outcomes your work creates and collect the right evidence to prove it. This can include stakeholder research, outcome mapping, surveys, interviews, data analysis and impact reporting. 

We make the process practical and proportionate, so you get evidence that is credible, useful and easy to apply. 

 

Calculate your social return on investment – for every £1 you invest, how much value are you creating? 

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Calculate Your Social Return On Investment

 
Social Return on Investment, often known as SROI, helps you understand the value created by your work. It can answer questions such as: for every £1 invested, how much social, environmental or economic value is being created?  

Create your own social value framework 

Many organisations know they are creating value, but do not have a consistent way to measure it. We design tailored social value frameworks, tools and guidance that make impact measurement part of everyday practice. 

This gives your team a clear and consistent way to define outcomes, collect evidence, report progress and keep improving over time. 

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Strengthen Programmes and Investment Decisions

Social value is not just about reporting what has already happened. It can also help you design stronger programmes for the future. 

We use research, behavioural science and stakeholder engagement to understand need, identify what matters most, and show where your work can create the greatest impact. This helps you focus investment, improve delivery and grow the outcomes that matter. 

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Why organisations choose us

Our work goes beyond producing a headline figure.  

We help clients understand what is changing, why it matters, and how to use that insight to improve programmes, strengthen reporting and make better strategic decisions. 

We tailor the approach to your needs, whether that means a full SROI analysis, a social value framework, stakeholder research, or a mixed-method evaluation. That gives you evidence that is credible, practical and useful in the real world. 

Our social value work can help you: 

  • Demonstrate the value you create to boards, funders and commissioners. 
  • Strengthen bids and funding applications with credible, quantified evidence. 
  • Focus resources on the programmes and communities where you have most impact. 
  • Improve relationships with stakeholders by showing you listen, learn and act. 
An Introduction to Social Return on Investment

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Interested to explore more? 

Download 'An Introduction to Social Return on Investment' [SROI] 

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