Today saw the launch of one in a series of high profile Social Return on Investment (SROI) studies by Social Value Lab. The SROI study focuses on the difference made by the Impact Arts Craft Café programme, a pilot initiative focused on reducing the isolation and loneliness experienced by older people. Impact Arts welcomed the… Read more »
Social Value Lab is pleased to announce the launch of the new Partners for Change programme, an initiative designed to build local, positive relationships between Public and Third Sector partners and to tackle the barriers to intelligent commissioning head on. The objectives of Partners for Change are: To bring about a shared understanding and improved… Read more »
Some observations on the progress, effectiveness, and impact of the Firstport awards programme. The assignment Another great assignment … working with the team at Firstport to help take stock of their awards programme – how well it works, what impact it’s had, and how it can get better. We did the useful … crunched some… Read more »
This week signals the start of work on the development of a major new venture to encourage and support social and public service innovation in Scotland. Investigation into the development of a Centre for Social Innovation in Scotland is being taken forward by Social Value Lab in partnership with the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at… Read more »
