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Origins of the ASVB The Australian Social Value Bank originates from the work of HACT and Daniel Fujiwara in the UK. The UK Social Value Bank is a wonderful example of how a group of future-focused organisations...
Posted 08 Nov 2018
“The math is simple: if an evaluation whose cost is equal to 5 per cent of the grants under review delivers results that are 10 per cent better as a result of the evaluative information,...
Posted 01 Nov 2018
I am really looking forward to the year ahead with the Australian Social Value Bank (ASVB). Why do I think the ASVB is a game changer? If we want people outside of the world of...
Posted 22 Oct 2018
The Australian Social Value Bank’s (ASVB) wellbeing values are at the forefront of social impact valuation, which in the property sector translates to being able to place a robust value on the impact of social...
Posted 18 Oct 2018
Recently, the ASVB were fortunate enough to sit down with one of our current Grant Recipient’s, Paul Tommasini, CEO of inCommunity, to ask him about his organisation’s experience of using the ASVB. ASVB Q1: We...
Posted 15 Oct 2018
Those of us pursuing a social purpose, are facing more pressure to not only create positive change in the world, but also to prove it. And the only way to really prove the amount of...
Posted 23 Jul 2018
NZ Government to lead world in measuring success with wellbeing measures Published by Stuff NZ- Laura Walters 1 February 2018 New Zealand plans to be the first in the world to measure its success against...
Posted 13 Feb 2018
With a vision to create the best places for people both now and in the future, it makes perfect sense that Lendlease would be amongst the first of the large corporations to start using the...
Posted 11 Dec 2017
The ASVB uses a method called Wellbeing Valuation (WV) to convert the value of social outcomes into dollar terms. But what is Wellbeing Valuation, and why do we use it? In general, wellbeing can be...
Posted 27 Sep 2017
The ASVB Value Calculator uses Cost-Benefit Analysis to calculate the social impact created by an activity as this is the approach recommended in government guidelines across the OECD. The Australian Government is “committed to the use...
Posted 25 Aug 2017
