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Governments here in Australia are changing the way in which they commission services and choose providers. The focus on the delivery of outcomes for individuals and communities is now being defined and guidance for commissioning...
Posted 30 Jan 2019
There are a number of methodologies commonly used to measure social value and we are going to compare Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) and Social Return On Investment (SROI). CBA is the oldest and most widely endorsed...
Posted 11 Dec 2018
As a funder, you want to know that your investment has made a return. The primary return from social programs is going to be social value. The Australian Social Value Bank (ASVB) is the only...
Posted 29 Nov 2018
I have asked myself this question a lot in the last couple of years. Every few months I take some time to seriously reflect upon my skills, and recently, not so seriously, when adding hashtags to social...
Posted 21 Nov 2018
Top 5 Survey Tools We’ve researched, trialled and worked with many of the top survey tools over our careers. These are our personal favourites and a good starting point for anyone in the market for survey...
Posted 20 Nov 2018
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
