Beyond the Scoreboard: Social Value in Sport
At Social Value Ireland, we support and empower all types of organisations to manage and optimise their social value. Sometimes, we find...
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- Sep 3
- 3 min
Community Finance Ireland: Our Journey to Embedding Social Impact Reporting
Born out of a need to provide an alternative source of capital to the voluntary sector in the face of reduced grants, Community Finance...
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- Aug 12
- 1 min
New Online Course!
For those people who are put off by the idea of Social Return On Investment training or who simply do not yet feel ready for that, our...
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- Jul 22
- 4 min
Measuring Social Change: Tools And Strategies For Impact Measurement
The task of measuring social impact often leaves people stumped. Even those who have identified well-defined outcomes can find measuring...
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- May 15
- 5 min
Navigating The Social Impact Maze: Unravelling Misconceptions And Challenges
Do you ever feel like you're navigating a maze when it comes to measuring your organisation's social impact? You're not alone.
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- Apr 30
- 1 min
Social Enterprise Impact Awards
The Irish Local Development Network, the umbrella for the 49 Local Development Companies throughout the country, recently published a...
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- Apr 2
- 4 min
The Basics of Impact Measurement: A Beginner's Guide
Have you ever wondered how organisations might measure their impact? If you've found your way here, chances are you're passionate about...
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- Mar 21
- 1 min
2024 Peer Mentoring Sessions
We are offering three peer mentoring sessions this year to people who have undertaken SROI (or similar training) and are now attempting...
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- Feb 26
- 1 min
Introduction To The Professional Pathway
Our ‘parent organisation’ Social Value International (SVI) runs many useful courses and events. One of these, in particular, may be of...
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- Feb 2
- 1 min
The Social Value Of Charity Shops
I am a big fan of charity shops. I buy from them, donate goods to them and, having previously done some work around charity shop...
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- Jan 10
- 1 min
A New Glossary Of Social Value Terms
Jargon is technical language: words or expressions used within a profession to refer to specific, often complex, concepts. Jargon has a...
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- Nov 30, 2023
- 1 min
Do You Have 60 Seconds To Change The World?
Global capital flows are increasing climate change and inequality. But it doesn’t have to be like this. Our friends at Social Value...
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- Nov 10, 2023
- 4 min
Social Value Principles 6-8 - A Closer Look
Social value is about understanding the relative importance that people place on changes to their wellbeing and using the insights gained...
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- Oct 18, 2023
- 1 min
Social Value Ireland Members’ Session: Delving Into Principles 6-8
The social value approach is based on eight key principles. In our previous Social Value Ireland member sessions, we covered Principles...
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- Oct 9, 2023
- 1 min
More Than A House
I attended a recent webinar held to mark the launch of the Social Impact Measurement Framework for Approved Housing Bodies in Ireland....
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- Sep 21, 2023
- 1 min
From Ireland To The World
Hopefully you've already joined us as a member of Social Value Ireland; if not, don’t delay, it’s entirely free. You’ll receive...
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- Aug 18, 2023
- 1 min
Have Any Burning Questions?
Is there a question about social value that you have been meaning to ask? It might be something very basic that feels like ‘a silly...
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- Jun 22, 2023
- 3 min
Social Value Principles 3-5
Eight Principles of Social Value There are eight principles that serve as a framework to assess and maximise the social value of an...
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- Jun 2, 2023
- 1 min
New Evidence Hub Launched
31 May 2023 saw the launch of an exciting new initiative, namely the What Works Ireland Evidence Hub. This provides information about...
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- May 10, 2023
- 1 min
There is More Than One Capital
As our name suggests, we in Social Value Ireland believe in, and focus in on, social value. We are always striving to reduce inequality...
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