Skilled Impact Analysis: Level 1

SVT Group, Social Value Int'l, SV Canada, SV US

Impact Analysis equips you to understand impact reported by others for investment due diligence, corporate accountability, & more

Purpose: Participants in this course will receive an introduction to social and environmental impact analysis - that is, how to understand impact through reporting about it that has been produced by others. Various fields - including accounting, economics, evaluation, finance, environmental science, social science and social entrepreneurship - have developed methods to help understand and account for the social and environmental impact of private business, investment, non-profit, and governmental activities. This course presents a framework for skilled impact analysis that contains practices and insights distilled from these fields. When you complete the training you will:<ul><li>Know what constitutes a sound impact report</li><li>Understand and be able to interpret and critique information on the social and environmental impact of investments, grants, and enterprises</li><li>Know what to ask for from providers of impact information</li></ul><a href="https://socialvalueus.net/skilled-impact-analysis-certificate-framework" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">For further information about the course framework, click here.</a>Audience: The course is designed to help those who make investments, grants or donations assess the social and environmental impact of the activities they fund through information about it that is reported to them. It is also extremely useful for those charged with producing ESG and impact reports in corporate, small and medium-sized business and nonprofit settings. Benefits of this training include:<ul><li>Confidence in decisions about how to align time and money with values</li><li>Avoid falling prey to &quot;impact-washing&quot;</li><li>Reduce impact risk</li><li>Prepare for the SVI Certificate Exam in Skilled Impact Analysis</li></ul>Length: The course is comprised of 3 live sessions (via Zoom), with teamwork in a small group on cases in between, and materials to review before and after. Each day begins at 11am Pacific/12pm Mountain/1pm Central/2pm Eastern and runs as follows (Eventbrite cannot show these details in the summary): <ul><li>March 15 (Monday) 90 minutes from 11-12:30pm Pacific</li><li>March 17 (Wednesday) 90 minutes from 11-12:30pm Pacific</li><li>March 19 (Friday) 2 hours 30 minutes from 11-1:30pm Pacific</li></ul>Trainer: This training will be delivered by David Pritchard, President of Social Value US, methodology subcommittee co-chair of Social Value International, and principal of SVT Group. David has had a 25-year career in measurement and evaluation and is passionate about helping organizations understand their impact to ensure that their work makes a meaningful difference.Hosts: SVT Group and Social Value USSocial Value US is the United States’ associate network of Social Value International, is a global network of 2000 practitioners worldwide working &quot;to change the way society accounts for value.&quot; SVI works with our members to embed core principles for social value measurement and analysis, to refine and share practice, and to build a powerful movement of like-minded people to influence policy. This pioneering community contains members from 45 countries, drawn from a huge range of different sectors and disciplines. Our goal at Social Value International is to support, connect, and represent our members through training, knowledge-sharing and networking. Join us! socialvalueus.net SVT Group is an impact accounting, management and strategy firm for organizations who recognize the importance of maximizing value for stakeholders including and beyond shareholders. Since 2001, we’ve been helping our clients answer these questions: <ul><li>What is our impact?</li><li>How can we grow our social value?</li><li>How do we show our full value and the true return on investment?</li><li>How can we convince funders aligned with our values to invest?</li><li>What is impact risk? What risks do we face?</li><li>How do we de-risk the future of our business?</li><li>How can we become more innovative and competitive? </li><li>How can we attract and retain the best people in an increasingly diverse world? </li><li>How do we change the system so that profit = greater equity and sustainability?</li></ul>Whether you’ve just heard of impact assessment, you’re refining your impact management system, or you’re fundamentally overhauling the way you do business, SVT Group’s experience, network and creativity will help you succeed. info@svtgroup.net

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