Are you interested in impact measurement and management? This free webinar will be a hands-on experience of two innovative methodologies: the Impact Management Project (IMP) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) operating principles for impact management.

The speakers will share their experience working on two case studies with organisations that have used these two different impact measurement methodologies. 

• From one side, Stone Soup Consulting and the NGO Oxfam Intermon Spain will present their learnings from the IMP based on their experience evaluating two social businesses in Latin America supported within a venture philanthropy program called “Enterprises that change lives”.

• On the other hand, Better Way and STOA will share their experience on the verification of STOA’s impact management system and its alignment with the Operating Principles for Impact Management issued by IFC.

With a practical focus, the webinar will also include some time for attendees wanting to share their experience using these methodologies. We believe shared knowledge will improve everybody's overall performance! 

DATE: 

24th of November at 2:30 PM CET (1h15')

SPEAKERS:

• Sophie Chauliac, Stone Soup consultant in results & impact measurement.

• Elodie Nocquet, founder of Better Way, a business that works with investors and companies to build responsible or impact-oriented approaches, and to measure impacts.

• Anaïs Mangin, advisor at Oxfam Intermon Spain, an international NGO working to end the injustice of poverty. She works for Enterprises that Change Lives, a venture philanthropy programme that invests in impact driven enterprises in low and middle income countries. 

• Virginie Vitiello, Responsible for Environment and Social issues at STOA, an impact investor which supports long-term infrastructure and energy projects with high added value in developing countries.

REGISTRATIONS:

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Deadline for registrations: 20th of November

In March 2020, all partner teams for the latest iteration of the Erasmus + ArtE program (“ArtE-the Art of Employability”) travelled to Witten in Germany to participate in the initial staff training event, a wonderful oppportunity to share best practice and learn from the more experienced partners in the program. The program is based on the JobAct^® theatre methodology - which addresses disadvantaged people and fosters their social inclusion with a combination of theatrical education and social work. Read more about the approach in the blog post: Introducing the Erasmus + program “ArtE-the Art of Employability.

Through theatrical work, participants acquire competences in communication and interaction, as well as personal and social skills, underpinned by creative theatre approaches to boost their self-confidence. JobAct^® projects actually taking place on stage. The sense of achievement by developing a successful stage play, leads to a long lasting trust in one's own capacity.

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By Sophie Robin, Managing Partner
Stone Soup Consulting
Article originally published on Diario Responsable

Quien haya trabajado alguna vez en el mundo de la consultoría sabrá que las relaciones de confianza son la clave de un modelo de negocio sostenible. Los contratos se ganan, bien porque ya existe una buena relación (es decir, los clientes quieren seguir trabajando con una consultoría porque han tenido buena experiencia con ella), bien porque las personas que ponen en contacto a las entidades cliente con la consultoría ya se conocen y confían la una en la otra, o bien por reputación previa o recomendación directa.

El mundo de la consultoría es un poco como el mercado de las canguros: existe un mercado abierto, pero parece que cuando se trata de cuidar del pequeño (aquí la empresa), la mayoría prefiere escoger a las personas o entidades que conocen y aprecian. Hasta ahora todo es perfecto, comprensible y legítimo.

Los problemas empiezan cuando este capital de confianza empieza a ser el único criterio que entra en la balanza, y es utilizado a pesar de las reglas establecidas en el mercado.  Cuando consultorías y clientes que ya se conocen, trabajan juntos o simplemente se aprecian por una relación personal, empiezan a falsear las reglas del mercado haciendo prevalecer el capital de confianza por encima de todo.

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To discover new possibilities and synergies between the entrepreneurial mindset, employment and artistic principles, the ArtE program was launched on the 27th of November 2019. This program is a development initiative of the JobAct approach, implemented by the lead partner, Projektfabrik based in Germany and it has been running for over 13 years now.

The basic concept of JobAct^® theatre methodology - is that it addresses disadvantaged people and fosters their social inclusion with a combination of theatrical education and social work. By and through their theatrical work, participants acquire competences in communication and interaction, as well as personal and social skills, underpinned by creative theatre approaches to boost their self-confidence. JobAct^® projects are actually taking place on stage. The sense of achievement by developing a successful stage play, leads to a long lasting trust in one's own capacity.

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