Measuring Impact in Rural Communities
Wednesday, 19 October 2022
10:30-12:00
Via Zoom

On 19 October 2022, the RSN will co-host ‘Measuring Impact in Rural Communities’, with the Social Value Engine team. Exclusive and free to RSN members, this 90-minute event offers a light-touch overview to social value and how measuring it can help you to demonstrate the full impact of your activities as well as a short introduction to the Social Value engine, one of only two software tools accredited by Social Value International.

As part of the programme for this event, we have also invited three RSN members to present case studies which demonstrate the merits of social value assessment regardless of the size of the project or the sector in which you operate.

Case Study 1: ‘Using social value to demonstrate the importance of community-led services’

Helena Moss, Local Growth Programme and Policy Manager, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, has been championing social return on investment for more than 10 years and has worked with the voluntary and community sector since 2001. Helena will talk about how community organisations can use social value assessments to demonstrate the importance of their services and how these evaluations can be used to safeguard services and lever in external funding.

Case Study 2: Using Social Value to Analyse COMF funding in Cornwall

The Contain Outbreak Management Fund (COMF) was set up during the Covid-19 pandemic to help local authorities in England reduce the spread of coronavirus and support local public health. Gemma Finnegan, Development Lead for Cornwall Rural Community Charity, will share some insights and observations drawn from her experience of carrying out social value assessments on local projects that were supported through the fund.

Case Study 3: Why and How – the Lincolnshire Rural Support Network (LRSN) Journey

LRSN is a volunteer-led organisation that provides pastoral and practical support to farming and rural people during periods of anxiety, stress, and problems relating to their families and businesses. Amy Thomas, Head of Charity for the LRSN, will present on the importance of social value for small charities, and how it can be implemented in small staff teams and with limited resource.

We hope this varied programme piques your interest in social value and encourages to register now for free by clicking below:

Registration for the event here

RSN members can receive a 25% discount on purchasing access to the Social Value Engine if taken up by 30 November 2022 by using the code of RSN22/25%.

The Social Value Engine is backed by a team of professionals from East Riding of Yorkshire Council and economic development consultancy Rose Regeneration, who together bring over 30 years of local authority, rural/economic development and evaluation experience.

To find out more about the engine, why not watch this short 3-minute video:

For more information view the Social Value Engine website here