Welcome to the Social Value UK October Newsletter. We hope you, your colleagues, friends and families are all healthy and well.
We are sending this email to catch you up on all recent events and news in the Social Value UK community! Do get in contact if you have any further queries.
A message from our CEO, Isabelle Parasram:
Are you attending SVI's Social Value Matters 2021 Conference?
On Thursday, we are running a #SVM fringe event! This is a great chance for SVUK Members who are attending the conference to come together and discuss key learnings, and topics from the conference. We will also have the opportunity to discuss how these international developments in social value and impact management translate into the UK national context, and our members’ individual and organisational practice.
Couldn't make it to our 2021 AGM?
Here's an update from our CEO's Crispen Sachikonye & Isabelle Parasram on all things SVUK! Do get in touch if you have any questions!
Last month we held our first of a two part series, alongside State of Life - A new dawn in wellbeing valuation, which showcased the new HM Treasury Green Book Supplementary Guidance on wellbeing and the new WELLBY measure. Don't worry if you missed out! The session is available for catch up here.
Our next session is on Friday 22nd October, where you will hear from a range of leaders in the field of wellbeing measurement. It is an excellent opportunity to see the Green Book recommended approaches in action! For more info about our amazing speakers, see our blog.
Assurance: Our current assurance application round is focused on report assurance - with the application window closing on October 29th Likewise to apply for Level 2 Accredited Practitioner or Level 3 Advanced Practitioner status, make sure to beat the November 19th deadline!
If you have any questions about future application rounds or assurance in general, our next Assurance Coffee Morning and Questions session will take place on November 30th. Register HERE.
Interested in booking training dates later in the year? Email info@socialvalueuk.org to register your interest and guarantee spaces.
To acknowledge and celebrate the power of younger generations as change makers, Social Value International are offering students FREE tickets to our annual conference #SVM2021 taking place next week! APPLY HERE
Are you looking for an impact driven role? Interested in joining our growing team? We are currently recruiting for a Membership Manager to support and develop our ever-growing member community!
To apply, please email clare.bentley@socialvalueuk.org with your CV, Equality and Diversity Monitoring form & covering letter (no more than two A4 pages) stating why you are interested in the role and summarising your skills and experience in relation to the job description and person specification.
As we face an environmental and social crisis, we don’t have the time to slowly push for change, we must demand it, and demand it happens now! The How Do Companies Act group is a coalition of organisations and individuals working together to reform the legal framework for businesses in the UK. Our ultimate goal is re-writing sections of the Companies Act but also to work collaboratively on other areas of legislation and regulation that can ‘hardwire’ social and environmental impacts into business decision making through better governance, accounting, and reporting. We are meeting, on November 10th, with How do Companies Act stakeholders and all
interested SVUK members to come together alongside campaign leaders to discuss how we re-establish the way forward. Do get involved!
- What Works Centre for Wellbeing have published a useful overview of the recently launched HM Treasury Green Book Guidance on Valuation of Wellbeing. The summary walks through what is included in the guidance as well as providing a list of useful supporting resources. Read here.
- 'There is more to life than the cold numbers of GDP and economic statistics'. A truly central part to the ethos and mission of the Social Value UK network. The OECD better life index interactive tool allows users to create their own better life index, based on 11 areas that have been identified as affecting our quality of life. This can be compared against aggregated results from countries from across the globe, as well as submitting your own results and sharing on social media
A new Social Outcomes Contract / Social Bond Contract template was launched at the recent Social Outcomes Conference 2021 run by Go Lab. This is a suggested revision to the UK Gov's Social Impact Bond Contract Template, and has been developed by the Oxford POGO Club Contract Templates Working Group. POGO refers to the Procurement of Government Outcomes. The Oxford POGO Club is a peer learning initiative at the University of Oxford, Blavatnik School of Government, Government Outcomes Lab
(GO Lab). The group meet regularly to share knowledge & build capacity in public procurement and aiming to achieve better social outcomes. More info here!
- The 2nd of our 3 part blog series with Social Value International & Pax Tecum Global Consultancy is now live! Read more about sustainability, climate change & the environment as a key priorities of the SDGs .
- SVI Social Value Matters 2021 Wednesday 20th - Thursday 21st October. This conference is shaped by the global community of SVI members & networks. it will provide a combination of world-class thought-leadership content and highly interactive workshops that create the standards and practice that can help to create a more sustainable, equitable and positive future.
Use code 'SVUKMB' to claim your discount as a Social Value UK member
- ‘International to National’ - SVUK Members Discussion and Networking Thursday 21st October @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm Come along to our SVM fringe event - an opportunity SVUK Members who are attending the SVI Conference to come together and discuss key learnings. We will also have the opportunity to discuss how these international developments in social value and impact management translate into the UK national context, and our members’ individual and organisational practice.
- A New Dawn in Wellbeing: Let's get practical Friday 22nd October @ 10:30am - 11:00am This is the second part of a 2 part series providing an overview of the new Green Book supplementary guidance on measuring wellbeing, and the WELLBY approach. Hear from organisations embedding best practice wellbeing measurement into their activities, and develop your own practice.
- Members Coffee Morning - All sectors Tuesday 26th October @ 10:30am - 11:00am Join us for a relaxed discussion hour! These coffee mornings are a great opportunity to meet other members from a range of sectors & network! Drop in for as long as you have time for!
- How Do Companies Act Stakeholder Meeting Wednesday 10th November @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm This is meeting is for How do Companies Act stakeholders and all interested SVUK members to come together alongside campaign leaders to discuss how we re-establish the way forward. How can we push for value led decision making in legal frameworks?
Free to members £10 for non-members
- Choosing the right data collection methods for your organisation Tuesday 17th November @ 2:00pm - 3:00pm An online seminar presenting and discussing the range of data collection methods that are available to support you in your quest to understand your social value. This session is aimed at civil society organisations and the focus will be on gathering data relevant to wellbeing. It will be a mix of presentation and discussion.
- Civil Society Peer Learning & Networking Group - Advanced Group Monday 22nd November @ 10:00am - 11:00am The aim of these groups is to enable members to meet and discuss any challenges or opportunities they are faced with and use peer support to help navigate the world we’re all living in! Join at the level you feel you are at in your Social Value Journey! These groups will be administered by Nicola Lynch - our Civil Society Lead – but the content and format will be down to members to shape going forward.
This session is for advanced members
At the end of our Newsletters, we love to highlight some positive news from our members this month:
- Huge congratulations to Adam Knight-Markiegi, from M.E.L Research, who recently achieved Level 3 Advanced Practitioner status - read more from Adam here.
- We could also like to wish Janina Neumann Design a warm welcome as a Social Value Pioneer! Read more about their social value journey here.
- Reinvigoration have earned Level 1 of the Social Value Management Certificate! More info here.
The Social Value UK office is currently closed whilst our staff work from home, if you need to reach any of us, please contact the member of staff you wish to speak to directly via e-mail, if you do not know who you need to speak to or wish to make a general enquiry, please e-mail info@socialvalueuk.org and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Stay safe and well - Social Value UK
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