Category Archives: Social Impact

Day 5 Poll: What is the main impact of POPse!?

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

Advertisements

Posted in Social Impact | Leave a comment

Day 5: Social Impact Measurement (Trust & Transparency)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

So POPse! enters its final day of the week, with an #sealley hangover, dwindling fairtrade coffee supplies, and still plenty of thinking to do. Today is social impact measurement day, so we’ll be asking the big questions: why don’t we … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Impact | Leave a comment

Why we need a Collaboration Prize in the UK

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

It’s been interesting to see how talk about mergers, collaboration and formal partnerships have snowballed in the sector as the economic circumstances have become more straitened. And also increasing compulsion from funders and politicians to make organisations do so. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Impact | 1 Comment

Here comes the science bit: Aniston meets SROI

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

We have a provocation piece up today about social impact on Social Enterprise Live…Here it is in full: Social impact measurement. Words to send a chill down the spine of many, and a shiver of excitement down some (you know … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Impact | 2 Comments

Social Impact Bonds: the small print

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

  The solution to the crisis in public sector finances is simple. If we could create a financial mechanism so investors’ funds are used up front, thereby transferring the risk to the independent sector, and then over the long term, … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Impact, Social Investment | 3 Comments