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  • Home Run Readers Social Return on Investment (SROI) Evaluation Report

    Home Run Readers Social Return on Investment (SROI) Evaluation Report

    The CTBC and NLPI intend to encourage the public to read more and enjoy baseball. By organizing a variety of “Reading × Baseball” activities, it can help children cultivate their interest in reading and sports from an early age, and at the same time, parents and children are encouraged to read together. In the long run, through Home Run Readers, we will create a new model of the “Reading x Baseball” civil–military alliance, integrate sports and book resources, and expand cooperation among varied fields and influences. Such achievements will help not only improve the reading and sports atmosphere for all people,but also cultivate the next Taiwanese generation as happy and intelligent sports enthusiasts.

    This report evaluates Home Run Readers activities held from 2016 to 2020 (a total of 5 years).

  • Philanthropic Library Social Return on Investment Report

    Philanthropic Library Social Return on Investment Report

    This study adopts the SROI methodology to review, from the perspective of stakeholders, USI’s social impact in increasing children’s reading activity in 2018. The three campaigns include the Philanthropic Library, Meet the Author, and Parent-Child Reading. After engaging stakeholders (mainly through interviews and questionnaires), this study found that children who read Philanthropic Library books experienced outcomes such as improved critical thinking abilities, gained confidence, broadened horizons, improved focus, and greater emotional stability. The Meet the Author events broadened students’ horizons, while the author gained inspiration and a sense of achievement from interacting with students in Lanyu. Changes for children who participated in Parent-Child Reading included reading more books in the future, better reading comprehension, and higher focus when reading. Furthermore, parents and children reading together during the event also improved the quality of their family reading time, and helped parents understand more methods and general knowledge about teaching children.