Sharon Weir

AI support and human judgement in SROI, showing how AI can summarise data, draft insights and organise evidence while people assess materiality, validate findings and make decisions With the rapid advancement of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, one question which came up was: "Can AI support an SROI?" SROI is an evidence-based, stakeholder-centred methodology. While AI is becoming remarkably good at processing information, it cannot replace the judgement,...

SROI compared with other evaluation methods, including monitoring frameworks, impact evaluation, cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-benefit analysis, highlighting SROI’s focus on value relative to investment. During our recent Social Impact Dialogue on Social Return on Investment (SROI) on 29th July 2026, over 250 practitioners from NGOs, CSR foundations, philanthropy, consulting firms and academia joined us to learn about two use cases of the methodology. While we managed to cover the...

SROI findings used beyond the final ratio to improve programme design, allocate resources, communicate value and inform decision-making One of the biggest misconceptions about SROI is that the final output is simply a ratio: ₹4 of social value for every ₹1 invested. In reality, the most valuable part of an SROI often lies in the insights it generates about what worked, for whom, why, and what should change next. The questions we received during the webinar highlighted an important shift in...