Training
NGO capability building to support you in measuring your impact
NGO Social Impact Assessment Training
SouLab’s NGO Impact Assessment Training supports NGOs to develop a social impact assessment framework tailored to their needs. Our three training modules cover the different steps in the process and are welcoming to all knowledge levels.
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Basic Training
(Social Impact Assessment
for NGOs 101)
This module provides an overview of social impact assessment. It will cover the terminology, the steps involved and practical considerations for developing a social impact assessment framework.
This framework will also go into detail on the first step in articulating social impact which is developing a Theory of Change. We will take you on a step by step journey on developing a Theory of Change and showcase Theories of Change from different NGOs and consider best practice.
Format: Online
Length: 2 hours
Group size: Up to 15 people
Price per person: $300
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Intermediate Training
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In this training module, we will work with you to refine your organisation’s Theory of Change and develop an overarching Outcomes Framework, including meaningful outcome statements, key indicators and measures. At the end of the three sessions in this module, you will be able to clearly and concisely tell your impact story.​
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Format: Face-to-Face (Canberra)
Length: 6 weeks, 3 x 2 hours
Group size: Up to 5 people
Price per person: $3,000
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Advanced Training
Your organisation has a Theory of Change and defined outcome indicators and impact measures, but how do you measure your impact? What data should you collect? What is the best way to collect that data? This module will support you in developing your organisation’s data collection instruments and collection process. We will work with you to develop a data collection approach with validated tools.
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Format: Face-to-Face (Canberra)
Length: 6 weeks, 3 x 2 hours
Group size: Up to 5 people
Price per person: $3,000
Interested in starting your social impact assessment journey?
Why NGO capability building for
social impact measurement?
Your organisation does great work – helping people, making a difference and impacting communities. A lot of amazing work happens, but it’s not always easy to articulate the impact.
Funders increasingly require organisations to articulate the impact of the programs they are funding. Now, more than ever, it's important that organisations build their capabilities to clearly articulate the impact, with a strong evidence base.
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In a nutshell – impact assessment is a way of:
1. Telling your impact story
2. Demonstrating the value of your program through social return on investment
3. Explaining to funders why your program should be invested in
4. Understanding what’s working well and how you can make more of a difference
5. Letting the world know that your program is evidence-based (and if it isn't yet, you know what you need to do to get there)​
SouLab's Social Impact Assessment Training Package
Our expertise and passion are in measuring social impact. We basically love it and live it.
Over many years, we've worked with a range of partners across the social services sector to help them measure their social impact. Time and time again, we've heard from the NGO sector that there is a need for capability development in order to build this expertise in-house.
To support this, we've developed this NGO Social Impact Assessment Training package based on our robust and tested impact assessment process, tailored to the needs of NGOs. The package consists of three training modules that can be completed from start to finish or as individual modules, depending on where your NGO is at. The three modules together cover all the necessary steps in the process of developing a social impact assessment framework and are welcoming to all knowledge levels.
We are very excited about this offering and it has been a work in progress over a number of years. We are eager to share our knowledge with the NGO sector as we believe that together we can drive better outcomes for people living in disadvantage. We welcome you to join us and other like-minded NGOs on a journey of even better social outcomes together!SouLab's NGO Impact Assessment Training bridges this gap.
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Our extensive experience has led us to develop a robust and high-quality impact assessment process. We are also well-rehearsed in many common challenges and have strategies for navigating around them. We want to share this knowledge with NGOs, as we believe that together, we can drive better outcomes for people living in disadvantage.
Our NGO Impact Asessment Training provides the knowledge and skills, and support for your organisation to develop your impact assessment capabilities in a way that doesn't break the bank and leaves you with a high quality social impact measurement product.