Emma Verheijke, consultant at Sinzer, presents the Strategic Impact Framework (SIF), a flexible and bespoke approach for measuring social impact without valuing outcomes.

1. Launch
‘Strategic Impact Framework’ (SIF)

2. Launch
‘Strategic Impact Framework’ (SIF)

3. Our so;ware journey since 2008
2008: launch of Social E-valuator
2014: development new so7ware pla8orm for measuring
impact
September 2014: launch of new and inclusive impact
measurement pla8orm Sinzer
2014 – 2016: con:nuous development of new features and
frameworks

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Forget frameworks!
(for now)

5. Social impact measurement: the quesLons
Ø Who experiences change as a result of the ac:vi:es? Stakeholders
Outcomes
Indicators
Impact claim
ValuaLon
Ø What changes, and how do these changes occur?
Ø How do we know if something has changed?
Ø Can all changes be aCributed to us?
Ø Op:onal: how do stakeholders value the change?

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What do you want to know and show?
What is the purpose of your
impact measurement?

7. Valuing outcomes: SROI
SROI raLo: 1,99

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Measuring change on indicators

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Strategic Impact Framework
Bespoke: choose your own “building blocks” to structure
your framework
Flexible: use various indicator types, targets, sub-level
structures

10. 9
How does this work in pracLce?

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Case study

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Providing services to elderly people in the UK, from “ac:ve living” to
meals, to demen:a respite care
# of services per
type delivered
# of elderly
receiving services
# of visits per
person
Health &
Wellbeing
Social Vibrancy
Empowering
Choice and
Independence
Support for family
and caring circle
Feeling
op:mis:c
Ea:ng
healthily
Feeling socially
included
Mo:va:on to
learn and share
with others
Able to make up
own mind about
things
Can live
independently
at home
AgeUk
understands
needs carer
Feel more
confident about
future
Stakeholder
& acLviLes
Outputs
Outcome
domains
Indicators
Theory of Change Age UK

13. From Theory of Change
to Strategic Impact Framework
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14. Health &
Wellbeing
Social Vibrancy
Empowering
Choice and
Independence
Support for family
and caring circle
Using SIF for AgeUK
Strategic outcome domains /
impact pillars
Building blocks in
Strategic Impact Framework

15. Live demo SIF
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16. Aggregate and Benchmark
Aggregate
Compare

17. SIF: which building blocks will you use?

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What do you want to know (and show)?
What informaLon do you need to
understand, manage and maximise
your impact?