Joining the Dots 2010 - Full report published

Commissioned by EEDA, the Social Impact Measurement (SIM) project undertook work to enable third sector organisations - in particular social enterprises - to trade more effectively with the public sector.

 

The full report of the project - Joining the Dots: Social Impact Measurement, commissioning from the Third Sector and supporting Social Enterprise Development - is available here and reports on each of the areas of work covered can be found at:

• Strand 1: Strengthening local procurement and tendering processes
• Strand 2: Measuring the social and economic impact of local services
• Strand 3: Supporting local social enterprise development

A one day conference was held on 20 April 2010 to examine the findings of the project.

Keynote speaker was Peter Holbrook of the Social Enterprise Coalition and workshops were held on the subjects outlined below.  Presentations from the workshops are available from SEEE

• Strengthening Local Procurement and Tendering Process - Mick Taylor (Mutual Advantage)
• Measuring the Economic and Social Impact of Local Services - Professor Fergus Lyon (CEEDR)
• Supporting Local Social Enterprise Development - Nicky Stevenson (The Guild)
  

 

 

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