Funders sometimes find that the charities they support cannot achieve their ambitions or prove the value of their work. When this happens, funders can commission NPC to work with grantees to help them assess their impact or even make a greater impact. We provide:
Case study: Putting a number on impact
The Badenoch Trust commissioned NPC to do a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis of Columba 1400—a charity it funds which runs leadership academies for young people from difficult backgrounds.
Our work showed that for every £1 funders invest in the charity’s services, they generate a social return worth £2.50.
As a result of our work, Columba 1400 has used the report to attract several hundred thousand pounds—almost a quarter of its income—in donations from another funder. This demonstrates the value of measuring and communicating results.
With the charity’s permission, NPC published the findings to demonstrate to a wider audience the potential of economic analysis.