“Wellsprings for Women (Wellsprings) is a women’s only centre operating in Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The Women’s Support Program (the Program) at Wellsprings offers a range of tailored support to women experiencing social isolation in these communities. The Program is delivered by case managers, with the support of volunteers, and includes case management for women experiencing family violence, social and emotional support, information and learning opportunities, practical support and material aid, and support to access external services.
To gain a deeper understanding of the social and economic value created by the Program, Wellsprings commissioned this Social Return on Investment (SROI) evaluation. SROI is an internationally recognised approach for understanding and measuring the value of a program or organisation. It looks at what changes for key stakeholders from the perspective of the stakeholders themselves. A SROI calculation provides an indication of cost effectiveness, by comparing the investment required to deliver the activities with the value of the outcomes experienced by all beneficiary stakeholders. Social value is calculated by placing a financial proxy on the quantified change commensurate with the degree of change experienced by stakeholders as a result of the Women’s Support Program.”




“United Way of Calgary and Area partners with agencies, donors, workplaces, government, academic community, and volunteers to work towards the visionof a city that is great for all – one where people have access to opportunities, kids complete school and are successful adults, and communities are connected and actively creating solutions to problems like domestic violence.”
“The national Economic and Social Impact Survey (ESIS) 2017 is the sixth consecutive report by The Salvation Army exploring the challenges, barriers, and levels of disadvantage experienced by those who access our Emergency Relief (ER) services. It again confirms unacceptably persistent disadvantage and exclusion experienced by individuals and their families.
“Better quality data on costs and benefits of competing investment options in children’s services is becoming available. In this paper, we describe the translation of one model developed for Washington State translated for use in the UK. The paper describes the approach and method used to develop the economic model, and adapt it for use in another country. Results from the United States are compared with those from the United Kingdom. The opportunity to apply these methods to improve child outcomes at reduced cost to the taxpayer is explored. The limitations and need for future development of the methods are outlined.”


This is a Social Return on Investment report on the Older Persons‟ Advice Project (OPAP) delivered by Linkwide, a wholly owned subsidiary of Link Group, the Registered Social Landlord (RSL). Linkwide Ltd is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status which aims to promote inclusion, tackle inequalities in society, contribute to Scotland‟s broader social justice agenda and deliver high quality projects and services to those most in need.
