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eadily available, commonly accepted systems that enable nonprofits to compare their results to their costs do not currently exist. Despite advances in knowledge about what the social sector does and…
Social Return on Investment (SROI) attempts to capture the “blended value” generated by investments into social or community ventures. The approach uses the tools of cost-benefit analysis to assess the…
The EVAS is a method of social accounting which attempts to answer the question, what difference do our actions make in economic, social and environmental terms?, in sharp contrast to…
The purpose of the framework presented here is to: establish a shared understanding of the various methods used for the monetization exercise within Social Return on Investment Analysis by collecting,…
Our approach is based on methodology that has been used provincially in Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and British Columbia. These provinces found substantial savings to governments,…
The purpose of this report is to support the discussions of the Canadian Women’s Foundation Economic Development Planning Committee in their review of the Foundation’s economic development work. The report…
This SROI analysis of Pack-IT, commissioned by Social Firms UK, focuses on the incremental social value created by the company by employing disabled people, over and above what would be…
The Business of Inclusion is a series of reports documenting the findings from research on the developmental stage of the Toronto Enterprise Fund and the enterprises it supports. The twenty…
Mission CVE’s mission is to create employment opportunities for people with psychiatric disabilities and other underserved individuals through innovative practices and distinct choices. Business Summary CVE provides employment and training…
This paper presents the text of remarks delivered at the 2012 Social Finance Forum held at the MaRS Discovery District on November 8-9, 2012. Social Return on Investment is an…
The 2009 guide was written by Jeremy Nicholls, Eilis Lawlor, Eva Neitzert and Tim Goodspeed, and edited by Sally Cupitt, with additional contributions from Sheila Durie, Jenni Inglis, Karl Leathem,…
The Vibrant Communities (2002 – 2010) Evaluation Report contains the findings of a nine-year experiment that demonstrates the positive impacts of an innovative and collaborative approach to fighting poverty that…
