At the performance management Charity Talk last night there was lots of discussion about Social Return on Investment, a new method for assessing impact. Ros Oakley, Chair of CES said that it is sophisticated methodology that is a step too far for many organisations.
For those who missed the event, the video is now available. Listen to Shaminder and Ros talking about measuring impact and
SROI.
Charity Talks video and transcript.
Interesting article in Third Sector yesterday arguing that 'calculations of social return on investment are problematic'. What do you think?
Here's a useful Guardian article about measuring SROI by women's organisation Women's Resource Centre. Includes six top tips they learnt. SROI: how you can measure the unmeasurable.
