Social Return on Investment – Intro

Gain an understanding of the process and philosophies of SROI and how they are applied to the decision making and reporting process. The courses are designed for people who would like to know more about SROI and how it creates value. Great preparation for the SROI Essentials program.

Format: online (Self-paced): Lecture, discussions, videos, quiz, online activity

Learning objectives include:

learn the seven principles of social value while exploring appropriate real-life examples.

Length: 30 Minutes

Total Fees: $99

SROI – Essentials

This Social Return on Investment (SROI) – Essentials program, provides the learner a foundational understanding of the framework that measures value (not money), and accounts for a broader concept of value. Learn how the framework seeks reduction in inequalities and environmental collapse. The goal is to improve wellbeing by uniting social, environmental & economic costs while demonstrating benefits.

Format: Online (Self-paced): Lecture, discussions, videos, quiz, online project, and exam

Learning objectives include:

• Social Return on Investment (SROI): Learn about the two types of SROI and the stages of SROI
• SROI Helps Organizations: Gain a firm understanding of how SROI can help to improve services and make organizations more sustainable.

Who Benefits from using SROI: Organizations across the nonprofit, public, private sectors (small, large, new and established social enterprises).

Who should attend: Individuals seeking knowledge on SROI or impactful ways to foster change

Benefits: Improve wellbeing by uniting social, environmental & economic costs while demonstrating benefits.

Length: 3 Hours

Total Fees: $299

SOCIAL VALUE VS SOCIAL IMPACT

Course ID: EDI0849   

Social Value vs. Social Impact course provides a comprehensive understanding of the differentiation between Social Value and Social Impact.

This course outlines the principles of social value and help learners identify opportunities to maximize the benefits their organization can deliver.

Learner will also develop metrics and reporting mechanisms which will enable the organization to demonstrate the positive impact of social value interventions. Use Interactive Social Impact Calculator tool, to estimates the social value cost of community development projects. 

Learning objectives include:

• Social Impact: Demonstrate the various approaches, tools, frameworks and mechanisms to capture and demonstrate social impact.
• Social Value: Gain a firm understanding of the seven principles of Social Value as it pertains to the value stakeholders experience through changes in their lives.
• Seven Principles of Social Value : Learn the seven principles and how to apply them.

Format (Remote): Pre-work, guided discussions, self-paced videos, discussion report, quiz

Who Benefits from using SROI: Organizations across the nonprofit, public, private sectors (small, large, new and established social enterprises).

Who should attend: Individuals seeking knowledge on SROI or Learners interested in managing or increasing value created by organizations.

Benefits: Gain impactful ways to foster change and serves as a good foundation for the SROI Associate Practitioner level training.

Length: 6 Hours

Total Fees: $499    

Impact Management Skills

Purpose: Enhance your ability to generate positive outcomes for people and systems. Learners will improve their ability to get and use insights from their work to maximize positive impact.

During the training we present frameworks and examples, then work through their application using exercises and case studies relevance to learner.

Learning objectives include:

• Become familiar with the profession of impact management

• Understand the 7 principles of social value and how they are used in impact management
• Gain insights that can be used to maximize positive impact within complex systems that meaningfully affect peoples’ lives 
• Learn how to structure governance, funding and programmatic systems to focus on outcomes
• Understand and benefit from lessons from existing pay-for-success projects
• Learn what the Impact Management Project is

Format (Remote): Case studies, live discussions, self-paced videos and capstone (analysis report)

Who should attend:

• Leaders and managers of enterprises working to create positive impact within complex systems
• Funders
• Policymakers

Benefits: 

• Save time and avoid learning by trial-and-error by instead learning from those who have already found and overcome common pitfalls
• Gain confidence around the governance structures that support the creation of intentional and positive impact
• Improve your ability to navigate unintended and potentially negative impacts

Length: Flexible, based on organization’s request and need.

Fees: Contact us for pricing

For limited time: Paid learner can request a complimentary pass, for senior leader or board member of their organization, to accompany them to the first session of their paid course. Use form below to contact us.