Social Impact Management Blogs

The CSR Companies Act of 2013 brought the importance of social responsibility of business to the forefront by mandating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spends. It propelled the private sector to develop a CSR policy, have a rigorous implementation plan, and address key socio-economic needs of communities they operate within. &nbsp; The amended&nbsp;CSR rules of 2021&nbsp;require that any [&hellip;]</p>

Social Impact management is an ongoing practice of measuring and improving social investment outcomes to reduce negative and increase positive impacts of an organisation’s activities. It moves beyond impact measurement as an ‘after thought’ to measure successes of programme implementation, and recognises that&nbsp;‘effective impact measurement is an ongoing process’. Social Impact Management enables organisations to [&hellip;]</p>

Social Value International and 4th Wheel jointly organised an online webinar on Social Return on Investment. The two hosts discussed about the values and processes followed to undertake an SROI study. The learnings were backed by an case study from a large Indian conglomerate which undertook an SROI study for their Education projects. Please find [&hellip;]</p>

In the overall bigger picture of your business’s impact, Social Return on Investment (SROI) is one of the key indicators in determining the company’s social influence on its environment. Effectively surmised SROI can lend a hand in bettering a company’s program management. It provides a snapshot of the merit the company contributes towards its internal [&hellip;]</p>

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) are processes used to study the performance of projects and programmes implemented by entities such as governments, NGOs, and other organisations. They are divided into two parts: Monitoring occurs continuously during the programme Evaluation examines the impact of the program once it is completed The purpose of monitoring is to ensure [&hellip;]</p>

Dashboards track social performance and enable analysis based on innovative visualisations and tools to identify priorities for action. This data-driven initiative enables participation from a broad range of stakeholders. Assignment Type: Technology and Data Analytics Thematic Domain: Healthcare Overview: Owing to poor data, there were no target-oriented approaches, monitoring, or tracking of progress of healthcare access in rural [&hellip;]</p>

Our work engages communities and builds local capacities to undertake monitoring and evaluation activities, to collectively address critical social and economic challenges. Case Example The E-participation platforms we offer (involving participatory videos, community web talks, virtual games, and networking) are useful tools to connect with vulnerable groups online and establish digital initiatives. Assignment Type: Social Impact [&hellip;]</p>

For uninterrupted and efficient project supervision, monitoring, and evaluation, we have strengthened systems to undertake rapid, remote data collection and phone-based surveys. Case Example Despite methodological limitations, phone surveys are a very powerful tool to keep in close touch with beneficiaries, generate data to make evidence-based decisions, and design the right solutions. Assignment Type: Social Impact [&hellip;]</p>

We work with several organisations to build Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) frameworks. These frameworks enable saving resources and time, reducing paperwork, facilitating administrative steps, quickening project-related communications, and enabling near real-time data collecting to inform decision-making and create result-oriented programmes. 8 steps to building a strong MEL framework for social programmes followed by 4th Wheel [&hellip;]</p>

There was a slum community where a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) was working on eradicating malaria and dengue. However, the NGO did not receive the expected outcomes from their project. Hence, a research organisation was tasked to identify the problems that the people had in accessing their services. The NGO then used different tools with various [&hellip;]</p>

Theory of Change (ToC) is essentially a comprehensive description and illustration of how and why the desired change is expected to happen in a particular context. Articulate your ‘Change Mission’ for more effective fundraising – Articulating the problem your organisation wants to solve and how your organisation solves it, improves grant-receiving opportunities. ToC is a [&hellip;]</p>

Good programme planning, combined with effective monitoring and evaluation, enhances the impact of development programmes. This idea is represented by the popular and strategic approach of Results-Based Management (RBM), increasingly being used by several governments and charitable organisations across the globe. A strong RBM system focuses on the ‘life cycle’ of programmes, where ‘results’ are [&hellip;]</p>