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Communication In Times Of Pandemic: Social Organisations Pull Their Socks Up
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Communication In Times Of Pandemic: Social Organisations Pull Their Socks Up

How social organisations deal with this crisis will define their survival in the medium and long term. Here we analyse how they are adapting their communication so as to reinforce the message and boost fundraising.

By Pilar Ballet Stone Soup consultant specialised in strategic communication and Angela Millan Stone Soup consultant specialised in creativity and social innovation and fundraising

Stone Soup Consulting are Organisational Members of SVI and are a part of Joint Member Network EsImpact.

Article originally published on ethic.es in September 2020

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Valuable? A Tale Of Two Credit Unions
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Valuable? A Tale Of Two Credit Unions

International Credit Union Day is an annual celebration of the credit union movement’s hard work and notable achievements. The theme for this year is ‘inspiring hope for a global community’. This article, co-written by social value practitioners, compares and contrasts the impact that two credit unions in two countries have had on people’s lives.

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Rest Assured – A Testimonial From A Level 3 Advanced Practitioner

Rest Assured – A Testimonial From A Level 3 Advanced Practitioner

In this series of blogs, interviews and Q&As we are talking to and hearing from our members from across the globe about their experiences with the different services, why they go through them, what this brings to their practice, and what next.

Here we are delighted to hear from the experiences of one of our SVI Level 3 Advanced Practitioners, Sandra Velthuis, about her experiences with SVI Report Assurance over the last few years:

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SVI Partners With Online Learning Platform Efiko To Expand Its Reach

SVI Partners With Online Learning Platform Efiko To Expand Its Reach

Efiko Academy, the first online learning platform dedicated to impact skills and competencies, works together with SVI to provide the accredited Social Value & SROI Practitioner Training in a highly interactive and practical way. “A scalable online solution to expand SVI’s reach,” according to Ben Carpenter, SVI’s CEO.

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Announcing The Launch Of Social Value Arabia (SVA)

Announcing The Launch Of Social Value Arabia (SVA)

Arising from the noticeable global and regional movement towards impact and social investments, and the increasing awareness of companies, investors and the local community in the importance of non-financial accounting and value measurement; Social Value Arabia (SVA) comes to provide appropriate guidance, tools and support for analysts and professionals involved in CSR, accounting, and managing social value across sectors in the Arab Region. It is the national network for social value analysis and the official representative for Social Value International (SVI) in the region.

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Community Media Trust Earn Report Assurance And Social Value Management Certificate!

Community Media Trust Earn Report Assurance And Social Value Management Certificate!

Social Value International are proud to announce Community Media Trust have had a report assured and earned Level 1 of the Social Value Management Certificate!

Community Media Trust is a non-profit making media organization with a Vision of Well informed, Active & Involved Communities and a Mission to Educate, entertain and inspire communities using participatory media.

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Announcing Doroob As Social Value Pioneers!
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Announcing Doroob As Social Value Pioneers!

Social Value International are proud to announce Doroob as Social Value Pioneers!

Doroob Al Barakah is a 40 years-old Saudi endowment company. Fifteen years ago, it launched one of its turn-key projects, the “Doroob Scholarships” Project specialized in learning and educational services and operating initially in Saudi Arabia and later expanded to Sudan and Kenya with arrangements almost complete for its launch in Ethiopia.

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