Making the case for funding
Funders and commissioners increasingly ask for evidence of social impact beyond anecdote. Without a recognised measurement framework, smaller organisations can struggle to compete for contracts and grants.
Who We Help
Social Value for VCSE Organisations
Tell a compelling impact story with clear, credible reporting.
Charities, social enterprises, CICs, and community organisations create enormous social value. But proving it to funders, commissioners, and the public in a credible way is a constant challenge. The Social Value Engine turns your data into impact reports that are useful, usable, and trusted, using the same SVI-accredited SROI methodology as local authorities and NHS bodies, at a price that works for the sector.
The challenge
What organisations in your sector face
Reporting to multiple stakeholders
VCSE organisations report to trusts, commissioners, local authorities, members, and the public, often with different expectations. Building consistent, credible evidence that works across all audiences takes significant effort.
Resource and capacity constraints
Small teams with limited data collection budgets need tools that are efficient and guided, with no specialist evaluator required, and that still produce rigorous, defensible results.
How SVE helps
Built for how you work
Tell the story behind your data
Connect activities, outcomes, and impact in a way others can understand. Our platform structures your evidence into a clear, logical chain that funders and commissioners can follow.
Reduce weeks of work to hours
AI-guided workflows replace manual SROI calculations and spreadsheets. Our step-by-step wizard walks you through every stage of an analysis. No specialist evaluator needed.
Make complex information clear
Visualise social value without oversimplifying or losing rigour. Every figure links to its proxy source, quantity, and SROI adjustments, so your reports are both accessible and audit-ready.
Produce reports people actually use
Generate publication-ready SROI reports and visual impact cards suitable for strategies, evaluation, funding applications, annual reporting, social media, and newsletters. Choose from pre-made layout templates with your own branding.
Common use cases
What organisations like yours measure
- SROI evidence for trust and foundation funding applications
- Demonstrating social value to public sector commissioners
- Impact reporting for corporate partnerships and CSR funders
- Annual impact reporting to members and the public
- Visual impact cards for social media and newsletters
- Bid-writing support with SROI evidence for Procurement Act tenders
- Measuring value of volunteering and community participation
- Evaluating social enterprises' trading activity social returns
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The Social Value Engine has helped with the continuation of a couple of services. It's also opened up important conversations with commissioners about what social value really means—are we measuring cash savings, or are we measuring people's lives?
Case studies
See it in practice
Credible social value evidence, built for the voluntary sector
Book a free demo and we'll show you exactly how SVE works for organisations in your sector.
