One of the major challenges facing social enterprises today is communicating the social benefits they deliver. As opportunities increase for social enterprise to engage with private and public sector organisations and new opportunities for work arise, it has become necessary to find ways of translating this positive effect into demonstrable data. Those social enterprises that cannot articulate the non-monetary value they bring are likely to find it increasingly difficult to secure funding and work.
Working in partnership with the South East of England Development Agency, The University of Brighton and Focus To Work C.I.C, SEL are co-ordinating a 3 day training course that will enable social enterprises to assess and communicate the social aspects of their business. The SIMPLE project combines top level academic research into the wide range of auditing, accounting and impact measurement tools available with professional, one-to-one training of social enterprises in the field.
The cost of this programme is capped at £350 thanks to subsidies from the South East England Development Agency and ESF funding. On completion of the course, participants will be awarded a Level 5 VRQ illustrating that they have the skills to adopt the approach for ongoing use in their organisation.
Recruitment for this programme is now complete. For further information, please contact Robin Harris on 020 7022 1920, or download the report produced from this project from the Knowledge page.
