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  • Age at Work: A National Lottery Community Fund funded 5 year programme across 3 Nations – A Social Return on Investment Analysis

    Age at Work: A National Lottery Community Fund funded 5 year programme across 3 Nations – A Social Return on Investment Analysis

    “Executive Summary

    This research was commissioned by the Age at Work programme, run in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales over five years, supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, and conducted by Bean Research. It focuses on how the programme created social value through supporting older workers and Employers in each nation, and what its social return on investment is.

    This project was conducted through quantitative and qualitative research, using the Social Value International (SVI) Principles as a guide to make decisions and to consider the broader definition of value. The specific focus of the social valuation was on the Older Workers who participated in the programme, and Employers in the three nations participating. Age at Work Older Workers were actively involved in the evaluation process, so their experiences have been respected, and their voices have influenced the process.

    This research project and report show that Age at Work creates significant social value to society through its work with Older Workers, generating outcomes based on the development of financial capability, employability and vocational skills, a more positive mindset, and employment opportunities.”

  • CPC Corporation, Taiwan “Slow-Flying Angels” SROI Report

    CPC Corporation, Taiwan “Slow-Flying Angels” SROI Report

    “This analysis mainly focuses on the “Pre–job training and Matchmaking“ and “Slow–Flying Angel Service” of the Slow–Flying Angels Gas Station Project. From basic refuel, being checkout staffs, car wash service, sanitation, and cleaning of public toilets, and even making a cup of coffee for visitors, the Angels achieve their goals step by step. CPC teaches Angels according to their aptitude. In the era of technology that pursues fast efficiency, it creates a friendly learning and workplace for Angels. It creates a unique “ Kindness Gas Station counsellor system “ in Taiwan, combining the careful training of the station managers on duty and the guidance of the counsellors affiliated to cooperative social welfare organizations, using the speed familiar to the angels to stimulate their perseverance, transforming it into the professional spirit, and provide the angels with a friendly environment with slow learning and careful work. The performance of colleagues with Slow–Flying Angels is often praised by mentors, peer, and consumers, inspiring the Slow–Flying Angels to display their characteristics and skills to become experts in workplace.”

    “The results of the analysis show that the overall SROI value of “ Slow–Flying Angels Gas Station Project ” of CPC is 6.9, which means that an average investment of 1 NTD will generate a social benefit of 6.9 NTD. According to the distribution of SROI benefits, CPC (enterprise), managers of Slow–Flying Angel gas station (station managers, deputy station managers), staff of Slow–Flying Angel gas station, project personnel of social welfare agencies teachers, family members of Slow–Flying Angels and Slow–Flying Angels are the main beneficiary of the project. Through the Slow–Flying Angels Gas Station Project, CPC has effectively enhanced the perception of external stakeholders on CPC and promoted its image. Through the concept of “Kindness Gas Station”, CPC provided the Slow–Flying Angels with stable employment opportunities and helped them build professional skills which also have a positive impact on society.”

  • Routes to Impact – Understanding the social value of employability and skills interventions in the Third Sector

    Routes to Impact – Understanding the social value of employability and skills interventions in the Third Sector

    “As part of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project between Routes To Work (RTW henceforth) and the University of the West of Scotland, the KTP team has developed, piloted and is in the process of embedding a Social Value Evaluation Framework. Through its strategic partnership with a Higher Education Institution and the guidance of a multidisciplinary team of Academics, RTW can measure and optimise its value to stakeholders. Beyond traditional, tangible measures of success like employment outcomes, RTW aims to expand the traditional understanding of employability interventions by underlining the value of ‘intangible (or ‘soft’) outcomes, such as improved confidence or mental health. This accounts for the triumphs and challenges faced by service users, recognising the wider social and economic impact of employability services.”

    “Accounting for the variety of impact created, this analysis forecasts:

    • Routes To Work will create £6.89, or a range of £3.42 – £12.76, of social value for every £1 invested in its services

    This calculation is based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative data collection conducted from January to September 2022. During this time period, the evaluation engaged with staff, employers and service users through surveys, one–to–one interviews, focus groups and a validity test to gather feedback on and refine the data collection methods. Reflecting the voices and stories of RTW stakeholders, the forecasted Social Return on Investment measures the projected return on investment of RTW interventions from 1st of April 2022 – 31st of March 2023.“

  • A Social Value Evaluation of the Program: “Generating Future by Connecting Training to Employment”

    A Social Value Evaluation of the Program: “Generating Future by Connecting Training to Employment”

    “The aim of this report was to answer the question: What is the Social Return on Investment (SROI) of engaging 288 teenagers in a training and job placement program) in Spain.

    The Norte Joven Association was founded 36 years ago to promote the personal development and social and labor integration of people in social disadvantage, mainly young people, by offering education and training, promoting access to employment, and raising social awareness.

    The organization runs several initiatives related to offering training alternatives to those who, for personal, social, and/or economic reasons, encounter more barriers to their social inclusion and labor integration. To prevent the current high levels of youth unemployment, Norte Joven promotes different lines of intervention: holistic and tailored training plans, care for minors, social integration for immigrants, asylum applicants, refugees, and networking.

    The results shown in the report for the “Generating Future by Connecting Training to Employment” program go beyond the value captured in other social impact measurements, as it intends to put a financial value to the outcomes identified by the stakeholders. SROI is a vital tool that should be part of any decision-making process related to social programs or/and investments.

    Most stakeholders who engaged in program experienced highly valuable outcomes. Using the principles of SROI, this analysis found that the social return ratio was calculated at €2.28 for every €1.00 invested. Sensitivity analysis revealed that the social return likely appears in a range between €1.47 and to €4.40.

    The analysis was developed for this program but the methodology (SROI) could be applied to any other program run by the organization.

    SROI focuses on measuring “what changes” as a result of the activity financed and managed by the Norte Joven Association. In this project, 760 people were identified as respondents and grouped into different stakeholder groups to be involved in the analysis. The changes (impacts) brought about by the program have been studied in detail to record and measure the perceived value without judging the outcomes.”

  • TCC DAKA Open Eco-Factory Social Return on Investment Report

    TCC DAKA Open Eco-Factory Social Return on Investment Report

    The Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis focuses on “Community Rejuvenation” in respect of the operation of the TCC DAKA market and local employment and “Social Dialogue” through the Plan B guided tour. In terms of Community Rejuvenation, TCC calls on villagers neighbouring around the Hoping Plant to run the DAKA market by offering specialty meals, handicrafts, and quilts; TCC also provides job opportunities for local villagers to operate and maintain TCC DAKA. On the part of Social Dialogue, employees on the Hoping Plant act as guides to show visitors around the 3–in–1 Port, Power Plant, and Factory Hoping Circular Park and communicate with them on TCC’s innovative utilization of resources across industries and its commitments and efforts to zero emissions, zero pollution, and zero waste, as well as resources recycling.

  • Social Return on Investment Evaluation Recycling Lives Charity

    Social Return on Investment Evaluation Recycling Lives Charity

    Recycling Lives Charity & Social Enterprise is an organisation based in Preston and serving the North West of England. It delivers three specific programmes of offender support and food redistribution.

    The Recycling Lives offender rehabilitation programme works with ex-offenders both in prison and in the community. By supporting men and women to improve their skills, confidence, and resilience and secure good jobs, it significantly reduces reoffending rates. The residential programme supports men experiencing homelessness. Offering personalised support, access to training and work placements and safe, stable accommodation, it supports men to regain their independence, moving into work and a home of their own. The food redistribution programme aims to tackle food poverty while preventing food waste. Working in partnership with FareShare it takes surplus stock from food retailers and redistributes this to communities, feeding people in need.

  • Mennonite New Life Centres MNLCT Impact Report

    Mennonite New Life Centres MNLCT Impact Report

    “Mennonite New Life Centre (MNLCT) is a community-based settlement agency based in Toronto, Canada that provides a wide-range of programs and services to help newcomers settle in Canada.

    This report is as assessment of the two bridging programs offered by the MNLCT – namely Bridge to Employment in Media & Communications (BEMC) and Bridge to Registration and Employment in Mental Health (BREM).

    The bridging programs are funded by government agencies. The Impact Report takes an account of the value creation process and measures a social return generated for its intended beneficiaries i.e. the program participants.

    The analysis revealed a social return on investment generated in the range of $2 to $10 for the BREM program participants and $1 to $5 for BEMC program participants.”

  • WezeshaDada: A Media and ICT Training Project in Kisumu and Nairobi, Kenya

    WezeshaDada: A Media and ICT Training Project in Kisumu and Nairobi, Kenya

    Community Media Trust implemented the WezeshaDada project under the “Bridge to Employment” pillar of interventions, funded by Johnson & Johnson Corporate Citizenship Trust under DREAMS Innovation Challenge, starting from December 2016 to December 2018. WezeshaDada is a media and ICT training project that puts 90 adolescent girls and young women between 16-24 years of age, in 2 DREAMS districts namely Nairobi and Kisumu in Kenya on a path to succeed, educate others, and reduce new HIV infection through provision of media and ICT skills, internship, entrepreneurship, business support hubs and mentorship.

  • Proving the value of Advice Services in Devon: An impact study of the services provided by Citizens Advice Bureaux using Social Return on Investment

    Proving the value of Advice Services in Devon: An impact study of the services provided by Citizens Advice Bureaux using Social Return on Investment