What is it?
Social impact measurement is a fundamental part of the work of each social investor. No matter what sector you are active in, or which beneficiaries you aim to serve, as a social investor you will need to start measuring the impact you are generating, to better use your resources.
What is it?
Social impact measurement is a fundamental part of the work of each social investor. No matter what sector you are active in, or which beneficiaries you aim to serve, as a social investor you will need to start measuring the impact you are generating, to better use your resources.
This one-day workshop helps practitioners get started with impact measurement, and navigate the maze of existing methodologies. During the workshop you will learn the basics of impact measurement, understand how to build an impact value change and how to design a solid theory of change for your investments and your organisation.
At the end of this workshop, participants will walk away with:
-a practical understanding of impact measurement frameworks and their implementation;
-a dedicated and exclusive resource pack of guides, templates, and practical examples;
-a new network of peers and like-minded professionals across sectors;
-the EVPA Training Academy participation certificate.
Watch Jeremy Nicholls outlining the importance of impact measurement for the VP/SI sector, the opportunities and practical ways to do impact measurement well.
Who should attend?
The training is designed for practitioners in the field of impact assessment, or with an understanding of the basics of impact measurement. We recommend taking having taken this course of Social impact measurement: the fundamentals before taking the Social impact management workshop: advanced training.
Former participants ranged from grant officers, advisers in philanthropy (banking, family offices), investment managers, foundations and NGO staff, to academic institutions. This mix is a unique opportunity to connect and learn from each other in the pursuit of more effective societal impact.
Please note that our course is limited to a maximum of 20 participants, in order to guarantee interactivity. EVPA Training Academy will grant a certificate of participation to those who attended all sessions and complete the required assignments.
This training course will also take place on the 19th of September!
About the trainers
EVPA and SVUK are widely viewed as the leading organisations in the Venture Philanthropy (VP) / Social Investment (SI) field in relation to impact management, having gathered significant expertise in social value measurement and its implementation on the ground.
Scholarships
EVPA offers to its members with strapped resources a limited number of scholarships covering the travel costs and the fee for this course. Scholarship applications for the 2017 editions of 'Social impact management workshop: the fundamentals' are now open. To check the requirements and apply for a scholarship, please go here.
Cancellation and rescheduling
If you registered for the training, but are no longer able to attend, please read the cancellation and rescheduling policy before getting in touch.
Please note that this training will be launched if we reach minimum of 8 registrations. This training is limited to a total of 20 participants per day. In order to ensure a diversity in members, we will screen each application we receive and conduct an in-take interview with each potential participant.
Priscilla Boiardi
Priscilla Boiardi is aPolicy Analyst at the OECD. She worked at EVPA from 2016 to 2019, first as Research Manager, then as Knowledge Centre and Policy Director, leading the research, policy, training and dissemination activities of the association.
Priscilla Boiardi worked at EVPA from 2016 to 2019, first as Research Manager, then as Knowledge Centre and Policy Director, leading the research, policy, training and dissemination activities of the association. She has more than 10 years of research experience, first as a Research Associate at the Vlerick Business School and then as a PhD candidate at the Catholic University of Leuven. She has a strong expertise in research for business and public bodies, both qualitative and quantitative. Priscilla holds a MSc (Hons) in Economics and Management of Public Administrations and International Institutions from the Bocconi University in Milan. She is an Italian national and speaks Italian, English and Spanish.
Jeremy Nicholls
Jeremy Nicholls founded the SROI Network in 2007 with the mission to change the way the world accounts for value. As Chief Executive he was instrumental in developing the network across the globe as well as developing numerous innovative training and assurance and accreditation services. In 2015 when the SROI Network joined with the Social Impact Analysts Association to form Social Value International and Social Value UK, Jeremy became Chief Executive of both organisations. Jeremy stepped down as Chief Executive in June 2018 but remains a committed member of the network.
He is also a director of the FRC Group (a social business based in Liverpool), a non-executive director of Social Investment Business and a Fellow of Practice of the Government Outcomes Lab at the Blavatnik School of Government. Jeremy also chairs the British Standards Institute's social value subcommittee and is a member of the IRIS advisory committee, the Social Value Taskforce and the Social Stock Exchange admissions panel. He has lectured at several Universities including the Said Business School at Oxford University, Hult International Business School and the University of Western Australia. He originally qualified as a chartered accountant, including time as the Finance Director for Tanzania Railways. In 2004 he set up Urban Strategy associates, an economic development consultancy followed by the BETA Model, an online database of trends in UK business stock and then, with FRC, the Cat's Pyjamas which ran events to promote the value of social enterprise. He has written' There is no business like Social Business' with Liam Black, and worked with others to write a number of SROI guides including, the 'Guide to SROI' and regularly blogs on social value.