This theme of this edition of the newsletter is sport because across the world people are glued to their televisions watching the World Cup.Have you noticed the legacy of a sporting event having a benefit to your country or maybe someone you know has joined a team which has changed their life? Why don't you tweet us @SocialValueInt to let us know your experiences and thoughts on social value and sport?
Read on for all the latest international social value news, opportunities and events for your calendar. Do make sure you reply to this email if you have something you would like me to include in next month's newsletter.
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3S: Manage for Impact Conference 2018, Barcelona3S: Manage for Impact is an inspirational and interactive two-day event focused on impact management. The first of the Stone Soup Recipes for Impact series, this conference will bring us beyond measurement to more effective management of the impact we seek to create. It is the first event of its kind in Europe to unite best practice and collaborative learning.
When & Where?
In beautiful Barcelona on 27-28th September 2018 At ESADE Business School
Why?
Impact metrics and methodologies are under constant discussion; it is time to move from simply measuring impact to managing it. Impact is the ability to set objectives and measure the changes you generate. Management is actually using the data you collect from your measurement to actively optimize and improve your performance to achieve greater social impact.
Who for?
3S: Manage for Impact is an inclusive event designed for any organisation working within and/or financing the impact economy: social purpose organisations, social enterprises and non-profit of all sizes, impact investors, venture philanthropists, financial institutions, corporates & CSR teams, public administrations, service providers and academics.
Conference goals:
1. Increase the capacity of actors in the impact economy to improve their value through efficient and effective impact management strategies.
2. Strengthen the impact community across Europe (and beyond).
3. Improve the value chain of impact across organistions and countries.
- In Australia, the Indigenous Marathon Foundation (IMF) is a health promotion charity that uses running to celebrate Indigenous resilience and achievement, and create inspirational Indigenous leaders. Each year IMF’s flagship program, Indigenous Marathon Project (IMP), supports up to twelve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young men and women to train for and complete a major international marathon. Social Ventures Australia (SVA) has recently completed an SROI analysis which demonstrates that IMP has a long-term and transformative effect on the IMP graduates that alters their life course. This mobilises a ripple effect for family members, communities members and whole communities who also make long-term behavioural changes.
- Sheffield Hallam SIRC, on behalf of London Sport, carried out a social return on investment (SROI) study into the social value of physical activity and sport in London. The SROI was estimated at £1.48 for every £1 invested in 2015/16, with forecasted returns for achieving their target of 1 million Londoners more active over the coming years. They have built a website which details the key findings of the study in an interactive way.
- There is a new digital tool for SMEs to understand the value of apprenticeships & work-based learning. Working with partners from 7 European nations the tool seeks to calculate the return on investment of such practices, with SVUK supporting the inclusion of social costs and benefits alongside the more traditional financial concerns. Read more.
- Innovation Forum has partnered with the University of Michigan's Erb Institute to bring you our upcoming forum ‘How business can measure the impact – and ROI – of corporate sustainability’ (2-3 October, Detroit).
- This
conference will highlight the latest methods being used by businesses to define and measure their sustainability impact, and to discuss which tools best inform decision-making. We will focus on understanding impact in order to drive strategy, justify budgets and effectively communicate progress. Some highlights of the two-day agenda include:
- The business case in 2018: How impact can drive genuine engagement in board rooms
- Understanding and measuring impact: What are the practicalities and how do you determine the value of sustainability?
- Defining
materiality: Beyond reporting, how materiality assessments can be used to inform and direct company strategy
- ROI in action: In-depth company case studies on the specific tools and processes for determining the ROI of sustainability initiatives
- The SDGs and business impact: Are the SDGs more than just a reporting framework?
- Data systems that deliver: How to access the right data from your suppliers, and then what to do with it
- Investor perspective: What impact indicators are investors really looking for?
- External stakeholders: How do NGOs and other stakeholders judge companies and which methodologies do they use?
- We already have senior speakers confirmed from Bloomberg, Kellogg Company, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Microsoft, Meijer, GRI, Amcor, Korn Ferry, NYU Stern School for Business, Resource Recycling Systems, Ridge-Lane, General Electric and more. Read the full agenda.
Recommended global events
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- Wellington, 9 & 10 July - BOOK
- London, 17 & 18 July
- Think Impact SROI Practitioner Training, Sydney, 28 & 29 August - BOOK
- London, 19 & 20 September
- Manchester, 4 & 5 October
- Melbourne: 1 & 2 October 2018 - BOOK
- Sydney: 29 & 30 October 2018 - BOOK
- Dubai, 21 & 22 October - BOOK
- London, 20 & 21 November
- London, 12 & 13 December
Social value webinars
Would you like to host a webinar? Then get in touch with Catherine Manning.
- i-propeller's Creating Value Together conference (save the date) - 3 & 4 July, Brussels
- Think Impact Impact-Led Design 1-day Masterclass – 9 July, Sydney
- ANDE West Africa Regional Conference - 24 & 25 July, Lagos
- Think Impact Impact-Led Design 1-day Masterclass - 2 August, Melbourne
- Impact Investment & Blended Finance for Development Agencies & Foundations - 29-31 August, Zurich
- Arab Foundations Forum, Annual Meeting and General Assembly 2018, Cairo, September 17 & 18 *Save the date, watch this space*
- 3S: Manage for
Impact - 27 & 28 September
- The 13th European Evaluation Society Biennial Conference: Evaluation for more resilient societies - 1 October, Thessaloniki
- ‘How business can measure the impact – and ROI – of corporate sustainability’ - 2 & 3 October,
Detroit.
- Feedback Summit 2018 - 4 & 5 October, Washington D.C.
- Social Entrepreneurship, Youth and Vocational Education Forum - Towards collaborative practice 2018 - 27-30 November, Liverpool
- EVPA Conference - 29 & 30 November, Warsaw
If you have any feedback, would like to suggest a theme or have something to contribute to a future newsletter, please don't hesitate to email Lucy.
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