The SROI Network

The SROI Network and Forth Sector Development are pleased to announce the launch of the Scottish Governments SROI Project  The aim is to develop, promote and support the use of a standard form of measuring social return on investment (SROI) across the social economy in Scotland.

The SROI Project programme will be taken forward between 2009-2011 and aims to:

• Develop widespread awareness and knowledge of SROI among third sector organisations, funders, commissioners and accounting bodies;
• Promote the increasing adoption, acceptance and use of SROI as a reporting method by third sector organisations;
• Support increasing numbers to have the ability and understanding to take forward SROI on their own behalf;
• Enable third sector organisations to demonstrate their impact clearly;
• Assist funders and commissioners to make more intelligent investment or purchasing decisions;
• Increase the accessibility of SROI for all parties;
• Ensure that the SROI methodology is robust, while taking on board the best of other impact measurement methodologies, such as social accounting.

The project will be centred on a major engagement programme, with seminars, workshops and pilot studies as well as the production of an interactive website, indicator bank and training programme.  If you would like to receive notification of upcoming events, workshops and publications, please send an email with your contact information to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Led by Forth Sector and the SROI Network, the consortium includes sub-contractors Haldane Associates, the Association for Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations (ACOSVO), the Social Enterprise Academy (SEA), the Social Audit Network (SAN), the new economics foundation (nef), New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) and Charities Evaluation Services (CES).

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