Topic: Welfare, benefits and social services

  • Realising and rebuilding resilience – SROI evaluation of the Wellsprings Women’s Support Program

    Realising and rebuilding resilience – SROI evaluation of the Wellsprings Women’s Support Program

    “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.”

  • Tzu Chi Foundation – Analysis Report of “Banqiao Jing Si Hall” Social Return on Investment (SROI)

    Tzu Chi Foundation – Analysis Report of “Banqiao Jing Si Hall” Social Return on Investment (SROI)

    The Tzu Chi Foundation (hereinafter referred to as Tzu Chi) was founded in 1966 by Master Cheng Yen in Hualien. The Tzu Chi Foundation is a Buddhist charity foundation and it focuses on humanitarianism with global presence. It upholds the Buddha’s belief of “unconditional compassion and universal sympathy” and gradually develops the “Four endeavors, eight footprints” of charity, medical care, education, humanities, international disaster relief, bone marrow donation, community volunteers, and environmental protection. This project uses the activities of “Banqiao Jing Si Hall” in 2018 as the scope of evaluation and conduct classification and calculation based on the six major aspects: “Poverty Relief and Provide Aid in the Education of Young Students,” “Compassion for Humanity and Disaster Relief,” “Welfare Services and Physical and Mental Health Care,” “Community Care and Putting Localization into Practice,” “Provide Guidance to Volunteers for Cultivation and Empowerment” and “Promotion of Values and Pass on the Philosophy.

  • Rapport d’etude SROI – Alveni – HAATCH

    Rapport d’etude SROI – Alveni – HAATCH

    La mission d’Alenvi est l’humanisation à grande échelle de l’accompagnement à domicile des personnes âgées.

    L’impact d’Alenvi est, avant toute chose, humain. Il se traduit d’abord en bien-être des auxiliaires au travail, en émotions partagées entre accompagnés et accompagnants, en sourires, en joie de sentir que ce que l’on « fait » est en adéquation avec ce que l’on « est ». Le fait de chercher à objectiver et mesurer cet impact peut en partie être vu comme une provocation qui illustre notre constat de déshumanisation. On en serait donc rendus au point où il faudrait calculer un « Return On Investment » pour démontrer qu’une approche respectueuse de l’être humain a du sens ! Il faut surtout voir cette mesure comme un formidable outil qui ne justifie pas le « quoi » mais démontre la pertinence du « comment ». Dans un écosystème où se superposent les intérêts économiques, sociaux, politiques, il est vital de pouvoir quantifier l’impact d’Alenvi avec une unité de mesure simple et facilement appréhendée par tous, en l’occurrence des € sonnants et trébuchants. La mesure est un formidable outil pour communiquer la mission d’Alenvi et sensibiliser autour de nous.

    Notre impact social est aussi une quête permanente : nous pourrons toujours améliorer les conditions d’accompagnement des bénéficiaires et le cadre de travail des auxiliaires. Comme le gourou du management Peter Drucker avait pour coutume de dire, on ne peut améliorer que ce que l’on sait mesurer. L’impérieuse nécessité de la mesure d’impact social s’impose donc naturellement à nous. Elle complète le contrôle de la performance économique que les règles comptables et fiscales rendent obligatoire et qui est trop souvent l’unique outil de pilotage des dirigeants et parties prenantes de l’entreprise (banque, partenaire etc…).

    Cette première étude d’impact est enfin un pavé que nous jetons dans la mare. Nous souhaitons qu’il nous permette de provoquer des rencontres avec tous ceux qui partagent notre ambition d’humanisation du secteur. Nous serons heureux de travailler avec des partenaires qui visent comme nous des résultats forts en termes d’impact social. La mesure nous permettra de leur « délivrer » dans ce domaine des chiffres probants qui les inciteront à soutenir notre développement dans la durée.

    Merci de l’intérêt que vous portez à notre démarche. N’hésitez pas à nous contacter de vive voix pour en discuter !

  • United Way Annual Impact Report 2016

    United Way Annual Impact Report 2016

    “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 Hard Road: National Economic & Social Impact Survey 2017

    The Hard Road: National Economic & Social Impact Survey 2017

    “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.

    The Salvation Army operates an expansive network of Emergency Relief centres, social programs and employment services, and corps (churches) that respond to individuals and communities who experience hardship and disadvantage. As one of the largest providers of Emergency Relief services in Australia, The Salvation Army supports many Australians who struggle to maintain a basic standard of living for themselves and their families.

    The Salvation Army raises more than $20 million each year to support Emergency Relief centres that deliver practical assistance to individuals and families facing hardships. In 2016, The Salvation Army supported more than 144,000 clients across Australia and delivered approximately 470,000 sessions of ER and case work support. This means that, on average, Emergency Relief services assist nearly 600 people and delivers more than 1,950 support sessions every day.

    Data for this report was captured by an eight-part questionnaire that was distributed nationally to service users through 272 Salvation Army Emergency Relief and community support centres, and to randomly selected individuals who had received mail-out assistance in 2016. A total of 1,380 respondents completed the questionnaire during early February 2017.”

  • The Evaluation of Costs and Benefits of Evidence-Based Programs

    The Evaluation of Costs and Benefits of Evidence-Based Programs

    Evaluation of Costs and Benefits of Evidence-Based Programs“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.”

  • Linkwide Older Persons’ Advice Project (OPAP) Social Return on Investment (SROI) Analysis

    Linkwide Older Persons’ Advice Project (OPAP) Social Return on Investment (SROI) Analysis

    assured report logoThis 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.

    OPAP is an income maximisation and holistic advice service for older tenant households (age 60+) of partner RSLs (Abronhill Housing Association, Almond Housing Association, Link Housing Association, Paragon Housing Association, Weslo Housing Management and Wishaw and District Housing Association) and all tenure older person households resident in the Falkirk Community Planning Partnership Priority Regeneration Areas.