Social Impact Tracker

There has been a lot of discussion over the last few years about measuring the social impact that social enterprises and other Third Sector organisations are making.

Measuring Social Impact

Funders, government, investors and corporate bodies are interested in making sure their investments have the greatest impact possible and are looking for ways measure this. But this is not the only reason why it is good to measure our social impact.

The real benefits from this process are those that are created for the organisation itself - not the funders that support it. If we, in the sector, found a way to tell the whole story of the impact we are having - not just a series of numbers about how many people walked through our doors - we would have an incredibly powerful tool that would: - enable us to improve our credibility and encourage people to believe what we say - inspire and motivate our staff and volunteers - encourage us to continuously improve our services - communicate to other stakeholders how great we are - form the basis of effective and powerful publicity materials, funding applications and press releases.

This is the real power of measuring our social impact - enabling us to market our organisations, inspire our staff and volunteers and attract more funding and investment.

The above is an extract from the e-book "Measuring Social Impact, a Practical Introduction". by Bev Meldrum. You can download a copy below.

IlluminateICT is working with Cúnamh ICT who have developed Social Impact Tracker to assist organisations track the impact of their work. The database system allows you to track the Outcomes from multiple projects and provides an effective management reprotaing tool for tracking progress against funding requirements.

For more information email Pete@illuminateict.org.uk and we will be happy to demonstrate the possibilities and to guide you through from planning to implementation, including training and support.