No Images? Click here - March Newsletter -"Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is the unfinished business of our time, and the greatest human We are dedicating this newsletter to the theme of gender inequality. This newsletter is where you will find dedicated resources, community events, and training all about social value - so read on. *Don't forget! Please don't miss this important note from us*You'll know that GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) was adopted by the European Commission on 27 April 2016 and is enforced from 25 May 2018. If you would like to keep receiving our newsletter (we hope you do) then please give us your consent to send you future newsletters by clicking through to the link below.News from Social Value InternationalQ&A: Khulood Hindiyeh becomes the first Accredited SROI Practitioner in JordanSocial Value International are delighted to announce that Khulood Hindiyeh has become the first ever Accredited Practitioner in Jordan. To celebrate Khulood’s success we did a Q&A with Khulood about this exciting new stage in her career. Read the full article. Sinzer supports new tool for arts and culture organisations to measure impact - the Europeana Impact PlaybookEuropeana, the network for the cultural heritage sector in Europe, has launched it's 'Impact Playbook', a step by step guide to help Museums, Libraries and Archives define and assess their impact. Social Value International members, Sinzer supported Europeana on their initial impact journey and the development of the Playbook. The Understanding and use of the Social Value Principles 2018 survey is now openAt Social Value International we are calling for a change across all sectors. It is a long established practice that organisations think only in terms of the financial value they create. We want to introduce the inclusion of the 'social' value organisations and individuals create. On SVUK's Global Value Exchange, have you seen?Social Value UK's Global Value Exchange can provide access to a database of indicators for measuring women's voice, leadership and decision-making in the social, political and economic sphere. New partnership between Accountable Now and Social Value InternationalAccountable Now is a global platform that supports civil society organisations to be transparent, responsive to stakeholders and focused on delivering impact. SVI are thrilled to have begun a new reciprocal partnership with them. Taiwan NPO Self Regulation Alliance join SVI as organisational members We are reading...Kurdish women call on women around the world to come together to build a radical movement for women's liberation. An article in the India Development Review about the need for greater diversity in the social sector in India from the communities it seeks to serve. How micro-finance empowers Kenyan women with small loans. And an opposing view of micro-finance in the Guardian arguing that small loans add to poverty and undermine people by saddling them with unsustainable debt. The Microfinance Foundation have an interesting FAQ page to explain how they work. Steps in the right direction for women in Saudi Arabia as Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Says Women Are 'Absolutely' Equal to Men. The New York Times wants to make amends for their part in writing women out of history, because since 1851, their obituaries section has been dominated by white men. Now, they are adding the stories of remarkable women. Journalist and broadcaster Afua Hirsch has published a book 'Brit(ish)' about race, identity and life as a black woman in Britain. Social Value BulletinJeremy Nicholls will be speaking at a three-day executive program:
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