Social Value – Why bother? The Social Value Cymru Conference

Wednesday, 9th October 2019 – Conwy Business Centre, Llandudno Junction, North Wales This conference was organised by Social Value Cymru which is led by Mantell Gwynedd, County Voluntary Council, and works in partnership with its sister organisations across north Wales.  Social…

Measuring social value is important – but what we do with that information is even more important. Join our Maximising Value training course in Manchester on 25 May. So, as well as asking yourself the question of how to measure social value, we also need to be asking, why are measuring…

This is a blog by Social Value UK’s Operations Manager, Ben Carpenter. They will look back on 2017 and they will say “Ah, the year of ‘impact management” – well, maybe, or maybe it will only be me that says that (to an empty room)! In all seriousness, it has been a real…

Anglian Building Products have joined Social Value UK as organisational members. Anglian Building Products, the large projects division of Anglian Windows Ltd, specialises in the supply and installation of windows, doors and external wall insulation. Operating across England, Scotland…

2017 is the tenth anniversary of Social Value International and Social Value UK. A lot has happened in ten years. This blog is to celebrate all we’ve achieved as a community and look to the what we have coming next. ‘We have come a long way in ten years. But measured against…

Behind Closed Doors (BCD) have joined Social Value UK as organisational members.  BCD supports people affected by domestic violence and abuse to enable them to live safely, free from fear and harm, make informed choices and manage their own lives. BCD staff and volunteers…

SAMETRICA (Incorporated as Social Asset Measurements Inc.) and Social Value International announce the renewal of SAMETRICA’s software compliance certification from Social Value International. SAMETRICA is a Software-as-a-Service platform founded in 2011 that enables enterprises…

THE fairplace Award® COMES TO  SOCIAL VALUE UK What effect does the management of your workplace have on you, your colleagues and on all the other people in the building–including  contractors’ staff you may never see? What positive contribution does your workplace…

Social value is the quantification of the relative importance that people place on the changes they experience in their lives. Some, but not all of this value is captured in market prices. It is important to consider and measure this social value from the perspective of those…