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“Taishin Charity Foundation (TCF) was founded in 2010 with the aim of supporting small-and-medium-sized charitable organizations and social enterprises with long-term visions and goals in cooperation with other agencies and foundations. TCF launched Taiwan’s first large-scaled online charity campaign along with assistance of capacity building at organizational level, called “The Power of Love Platform” (PLP). This study adopts the Social Return on Investment (SROI) methodology to forecast the social impact of the 10th PLP. The result finds that the SROI of the 10th PLP is $5.33; that is to say, the 10th PLP is estimated to generate $5.33 social value for every $1 invested. The sensitivity analysis indicates the SROI of the 10th PLP ranging 3.76 to 5.92.”

“In early 2020 NETpositive Futures and the Social Value Engine joined forces to help an elite group of public sector procurement leaders explore practical ways to consider and measure social value. With an ambition to learn from peers and critically explore emerging practice, this group embarked on a programme of team and collective activity. A commitment to communicate their learning with the wider sector was about to be realised when Covid-19 became the priority.”

The Tzu Chi Foundation (hereinafter referred to as Tzu Chi) was founded in 1966 by Master Cheng Yen in Hualien. The Tzu Chi Foundation is a Buddhist charity foundation and it focuses on humanitarianism with global presence. It upholds the Buddha’s belief of “unconditional compassion and universal sympathy” and gradually develops the “Four endeavors, eight footprints” of charity, medical care, education, humanities, international disaster relief, bone marrow donation, community volunteers, and environmental protection. This project uses the activities of “Banqiao Jing Si Hall” in 2018 as the scope of evaluation and conduct classification and calculation based on the six major aspects: “Poverty Relief and Provide Aid in the Education of Young Students,” “Compassion for Humanity and Disaster Relief,” “Welfare Services and Physical and Mental Health Care,” “Community Care and Putting Localization into Practice,” “Provide Guidance to Volunteers for Cultivation and Empowerment” and “Promotion of Values and Pass on the Philosophy.

“Donore Credit Union is Ireland’s first and oldest credit union. It is also the first credit union to undertake an analysis of its social value. It is found that the credit union delivers material outcomes for 13 types of stakeholders, with a reduction in stress, a sense of belonging and an improved standard of living being especially valuable to members. For every euro equivalent invested into the credit union, in the region of ten euro of social value is created. This has implications not only for Donore Credit Union, but also for the credit union movement as a whole and host of other policy makers.”

The core objective of the “104 Resume Clinic” project is to alleviate the difficulties the job seekers’ encounter in finding jobs. Through engagement and adjustment with stakeholders, this study sought to understand the impacts and changes experienced by job seekers and other stakeholders in the project. By doing so, we sought to optimize the project and to expand the scope of its impact, as well as its social value and effectiveness.

To sum up this study’s survey and analysis, we found that for every NT$1 input into 104’s Resume Clinic, the equivalent of NT$4.64 in social value was created, with a sensitivity analysis result between NT$2.39 and NT$10.02. After stakeholder engagements, we noted that this project’s main impacts were on the project’s target Taker group.

After the activity, they gained confidence in job-seeking, had lessened psychological and economic stress, and had clearer career plans. As a result of the activities, the Givers gained a sense of satisfaction and an increase in empathy. Givers who were 104 employees also had additional identification with the company as a result of the company implementing this project. In addition, both Takers and Givers responded that, as a result of participating in this project, their favorability toward 104 increased. This shows the stakeholders’ sense of identification with and appreciation for both the project and for 104. Response from the stakeholders showed that the program goal achievement rate was high. We also discussed the results and the feedback from stakeholders obtained during the process with 104 and proposed some directions for further improvement.

Community Media Trust implemented the WezeshaDada project under the “Bridge to Employment” pillar of interventions, funded by Johnson & Johnson Corporate Citizenship Trust under DREAMS Innovation Challenge, starting from December 2016 to December 2018. WezeshaDada is a media and ICT training project that puts 90 adolescent girls and young women between 16-24 years of age, in 2 DREAMS districts namely Nairobi and Kisumu in Kenya on a path to succeed, educate others, and reduce new HIV infection through provision of media and ICT skills, internship, entrepreneurship, business support hubs and mentorship.

This report assesses the social impact of the Six-Level Redevelopment Project for Traditional Fishing Villages, for which application was made by Bo-Ren Chang to be part of the Rural-Young Project founded by the Soil and Water Conservation Bureau (SWCB), Council of Agriculture. The name of the project is Six-Level Redevelopment Project for Traditional Fishing Villages. Its principal investigator and executor is Bo-Ren Chang. This report evaluated the project’s input and activity period from March 1, 2017 to July 31, 2019 (period of the SWCB’s grant subsidy project). For the assessment period, the Six-Level Redevelopment Project for Traditional Fishing Villages consisted of four major activities:

– Train Fisher Team members

– Established Milkfisherhome Café

– Established a limited liability production cooperative

– Organize food and fish education  event

Facing the challenge of an aging society, healthy aging has become an issue of public concern. Yet, it is hard to get into the habit of regular exercise given the modern day’s busy work schedules. Hence, Cathay Life launched the Cathay Walker Project (“the Project” or “Cathay Walker”) in August 2018, which combines activities with the Cathay Walker Whole Life Insurance for Major Illness spillover policy, in hopes of getting citizens into the habit of exercise and thus extending life expectancy.

The SROI methodology was adopted to determine if the campaign’s implementation strategy effectively achieves project goals, using professional analysis and stakeholder feedback process to determine if the campaign achieved the expected social impact. This is an evaluative SROI report for the period from 9th August, 2018 to 28th February, 2019. After stakeholders’ engagement, three major outcomes arising from this project were determined to be improving users’ physical health, relieving life stress, and raising policyholders’ risk management awareness. This shows that the Project’s strategy and execution correspond to the main goals of the Project.

The core objective of the Accident-free Rider Project is to protect the safety of students riding motor scooters. This study ascertains the project’s effect on changes in students and other stakeholders via stakeholder engagement and survey, so that the project can be optimized to gain greater impact and generate greater social value and benefits.

This study adopts the SROI methodology to review, from the perspective of stakeholders, USI’s social impact in increasing children’s reading activity in 2018. The three campaigns include the Philanthropic Library, Meet the Author, and Parent-Child Reading. After engaging stakeholders (mainly through interviews and questionnaires), this study found that children who read Philanthropic Library books experienced outcomes such as improved critical thinking abilities, gained confidence, broadened horizons, improved focus, and greater emotional stability. The Meet the Author events broadened students’ horizons, while the author gained inspiration and a sense of achievement from interacting with students in Lanyu. Changes for children who participated in Parent-Child Reading included reading more books in the future, better reading comprehension, and higher focus when reading. Furthermore, parents and children reading together during the event also improved the quality of their family reading time, and helped parents understand more methods and general knowledge about teaching children.

Justice42,a social enterprise designing alternative dispute resolution systems, is on a mission to improve the quality of divorce procedures and outcomes. After several years of R&D with the support of the HiiL Foundation and the Dutch Legal Aid Council, the company brought uitelkaar.nl to the market. Uitelkaar.nl is an online solution empowering and guiding divorcees in negotiating their own arrangements, collaboratively and at a fixed price, with reduced involvement of legal experts.

The analysis is a prediction of the social value over the period 2019 to 2021, based on primary data collected in 2018 and early 2019 as well as secondary evidence. First, the report will introduce the social enterprise and its solution. Then, following a stakeholder analysis, a theory of change will be introduced for each selected stakeholder group together with indicators for measuring the expected changes. Subsequently, the social value of these changes as well as the net contribution will be estimated. The report concludes with the calculation of the SROI ratio, a sensitivity analysis as well as recommendations.

Major manufacturers worldwide are beginning to take the green management of supply chains more seriously. ASE hopes to gradually promote carbon management measures to suppliers by assisting suppliers with the implementation of ISO 14064-1 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) management systems. This will allow suppliers to monitor their energy use and carbon emissions, and further lower their operating cost and improve their business reputation. In 2018, ASE and National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Industrial Sustainable Development Center (ISDC) jointly carried out the guidance project for the implementation of ISO 14064-1 GHG Inventory by 10 suppliers, in hopes of further developing a green supply chain.This study adopts the SROI methodology to review project data from May 3, 2018 to April 12, 2019 from the perspective of stakeholders. After engaging stakeholders, we found that the project’s main impact is improving the business reputation of suppliers that received guidance, and strengthening the energy conservation and carbon reduction concepts of the organization and employees. This changes the company’s procurement decisions and individual purchase choices in daily life to further increase environmental benefits.

The little shopkeeper experience camp (LSEC) for Preschool children was hosted by Vivi Hair Salon and invited the Preschool children and teachers of the affiliated YMCA Ying-ming Kindergarten, Kaohsiung, (hereafter ‘Ying-ming Kindergarten’) to participate. The purpose of the Project was to let the Preschool children use a game mode to experience the work of hair stylists to enable them and their teachers to better understand the work of the salon.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the umbrella term for lung conditions that limit the airways and cause breathing difficulties(notably chronic bronchitis and emphysema). It mostly affects people over the age of 35, with a particular prevalence amongst the over-70s and those from lower socio-economic groups. More than 500,000 people in Ireland are believed to be living with COPD, although less than half of these have been diagnosed. A decrease in COPD rates due to a societal reduction in smoking 5is likely to be offset by a growing and ageing population, at least in the medium-term. Any initiative that has the potential to benefit such large numbers of people should be properly evaluated.

Exercise, COPD & Me is a group-based Adapted Physical Activity (APA) programme for people living with COPD, delivered in the community to people from varying backgrounds. Its focus is not on the illness itself, but rather on the promotion of health and fitness.

GRAPEVINE aims to reach out to the girls through two-week camps in which information sharing, life skills and confidence building activities are shared using approaches more accessible to visual learners. With skills gained and new connections made, girls will be able to create a network among themselves and other girls in their various communities; equipped to spread accurate HIV and life skills information like a grapevine.

This report and analysis are based on the results from a 26-month project in which 179 adolescent deaf girls and young women (ADGYW), took part in training in HIV and health; Business skills; Personal Development; sewing and dressmaking skills; hairdressing; baking and independent living. Families were involved –parents extended family members and spouses in meetings and on graduation day. 60 adolescent deaf boys and young men (ADBYM) took part in similar activities for a shorter time, with the aim to share information on health and HIV and to foster more respect for women.

Since founded in 2015, the Taiwan Drug Free World Association (the Association) has been committed to anti-drug education and promotion in honor of the belief in “prevention is better than cure.” The Anti-drug Lecturer Training Program offers intensive 8 hours training. The program combines both theory and practice and enables trainees to be capable of providing a 40-minute speech on stage to teenagers or any target audience despite their lack of experience in the beginning. It is our hope that through these anti-drug lecturers, anti-drug education will continue to be disseminated, from the north to the south, from communities where housewives are trained to companies and corporations where the sales representatives and administrators are trained, and to even military officers and legal affairs staff at military bases. Within just a couple of months, the number of trainees who have completed the program grew to several hundreds. Such an influence went viral over a few years. The Association, however, hopes to take advantage of more substantial and quantified data to help with continuous advancement in the planning and implementation of the “Anti-drug Lecturer Training Program”. This is why the Social Return on Investment (SROI) methodology is introduced to review them.

This study adopts the SROI methodology to review the social impacts of the Anti-drug Lecturer Training Program between 2016 and 2018 from the perspective of stakeholders. Through interviews and questionnaires, it was found that trainees not only learned how to give an anti-drug speech but also had significantly grown in their awareness about drugs and hence were able to turn them down. In addition, the program helped enhance their ability to communicate and express themselves, boost their self-confidence, and increase their attachment to their work. The enterprise they belong would also have an improved corporate image. Additionally, the cost of educational training for employees and the operational cost were reduced.

Changes for students, by the same token, include increased health awareness and increased sense of attachment to their school. With the above-mentioned outcomes and input combined, we calculated and obtained the result that for each New Taiwan dollar invested, it would create social value worth around NT$6.67. The sensitivity analysis results were between 5.33 and 15.46. We also discussed these results and get the feedback from stakeholders during the research with the Taiwan Drug Free World Association to optimize improvement plans. It is our hope that with constant advancement and joint efforts, the social impacts may be maximized through the Anti-drug Lecturer Training Program to turn Taiwan to be the first drug-free island and purified land.

United Way of Taiwan (UWT) was founded in 1992, and 2018 marks the 27th anniversary of UWT. Our main services include subsidizing plans of Taiwan’s medium and small social welfare organizations, gathering and distributing supplies (supplies transfer station), collaboration with corporations, and volunteer services. UWT combines its operating mechanisms with NGOs to effectively gather social resources, raise funds, and reasonably distribute the resources and funds to social welfare organizations in need. UWT prevents citizens from being disturbed by repeat requests for donations, and let social welfare organizations focus on providing services. We also use a relatively strict review process to strengthen the social work methods of Taiwan’s social welfare organizations.

This study adopts the SROI methodology to review the social impact of UWT in 2017 from the perspective of stakeholders. Based on interviews and questionnaire surveys, we found that the social welfare organizations we subsidized (hereinafter referred to as “Organizations received subsidies for projects”) achieved better operational stability, improved their service quality, increase in external resources. Organizations receiving supplies (hereinafter referred to as “Organizations received supplies”) also improved their service quality and saved organization costs on human and material resources. Social workers in organizations received subsidies for projects increased enthusiasm for work. Individual donors gain sense of satisfaction and joy, and also increase their understanding of charity and social issues. Corporations collaborating with UWT (hereinafter referred to as “Collaborating corporations”) improve their corporates’ brand image and more engaged and committed staff through co-organized activities. In the process of reviewing projects, Censoring Committee Members gain a sense of achievement, improve their research ability, and improve their consulting and teaching skills. Audit Committee Members improve their professional skills, raise awareness of social care, and increase experiences and understanding of charity through budget audits. General volunteers gain sense of satisfaction and joy and learn to cherish what they have from providing volunteer services.

After dividing the outcomes by inputs above, we discovered that UWT created the equivalent of NT$4.60 in social value for stakeholders for every NT$1 invested during 2017. The sensitivity analysis placed the result between 3.62 and 5.24. We discussed the result and the stakeholder feedback received during the research process with UWT, in order to optimize the way UWT reviews proposals and its fundraising strategies. We hope that through the assessment of SROI, we can better allocate and manage the resources and maximize the social impact of non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Taiwan.

The Stone Weir Seeker project was proposed by Fu-Tzu Yang, a member of the RunAway From Island team, to be part of the Rural-Young Project led by the Council of Agriculture’s Soil and Water Conservation Bureau (hereafter referred to as the SWCB). The stone fish weirs of Penghu were the main focus of the Stone Weir Seeker project, which covered four areas in its implementation: a stone fish weir restoration matching mechanism, training for youths who wish to become Masters at restoring stone weirs, a database of stone weirs, and marine education and ecotourism.

This study adopts the SROI methodology to review the social impact of the Stone Weir Seeker project from February 1, 2017 to August 31, 2018 from the perspective of stakeholders. After engaging with stakeholders, it was found that the main influence of the project lay in its ability to provide a younger generation of people with the opportunity and means to gain a better understanding of stone weirs, which are a part of Penghu’s local fishing culture. The project also documented stone weir techniques in a systematic way, allowing the gradually disappearing craft of stone weir restoration to be passed down. At the same time, the project has built a deep relationship with local communities. It is hoped that restoring stone weirs can help the residents of Penghu recall their memories of the ocean and their affection for it, as well as increase community cohesiveness and identity, so that residents will more actively participate in initiatives to maintain the nearly 600 stone weirs around Penghu in the future.

A comprehensive survey and analysis of this study shows that the Stone Weir Seeker project has created the equivalent of NT$16.66 in social value for every NT$1 invested. The sensitivity analysis placed the result between NT$3.99 and NT$67.42. We also discussed the result and the stakeholder feedback received during the process of the study with the RunAway From Island team and SWCB, the agency that subsidized the project, in order to look for ways to improve and optimize the project. This was intended to allow adjustments and corrections whenever needed during the implementation process, and to maximize the project’s impact, social value, and benefits.

The SunnyRush Community Workshop – A Platform for Rush-weaving Enthusiasts project was proposed by Yi-Ya Liao, a member of the SunnyRush team, to be part of the Soil and Water Conservation Bureau (SWCB)’s Rural-Young Project. The use of rushes was the main focus of the SunnyRush project, the implementation of which covered five major areas: product development, brand management, environmentally-friendly farming, documenting weaving methods, and education.

This study adopts the SROI methodology to review the social impact of the SunnyRush Community Workshop – A Platform for Rush-weaving Enthusiasts project for the period August 1, 2016 to August 31, 2018 from the perspective of stakeholders. After meeting with stakeholders, it was found that the main impact of the project lay in its ability to attract the younger and the middle-aged generations and get them to learn rush-weaving, to cultivate rush-weaving instructors; and by compiling weaving methods in a systematic and graphical way, helping more people to become aware in an easy-to-understand way of a craft that has been passed down for more than 200 years. In addition, the project combined culture with creativity to enhance the value of the rush industry and to stimulate the local economy and create employment opportunities.

A comprehensive survey and analysis of this study shows that the SunnyRush Community Workshop – A Platform for Rush-weaving Enthusiasts project has created the equivalent of NT$2.40 in social value for every NT$1 invested. The sensitivity analysis placed the result between NT$1.55 and NT$16.37. We also discussed the result and the stakeholder feedback received during the process of the study with the SunnyRush team and SWCB, the agency that subsidized the project, in order to look for ways to improve and optimize the project. This was intended to allow adjustments and corrections whenever needed during the implementation process, and to maximize the project’s impact, social value, and benefits.