Rose Regeneration

Calculating Social Return

LAG Handbook

Calculating Social Return

We have worked with Dumfries and Galloway LEADER and Crocketford to measure community development activities.

Using the Social Value Engine https://socialvalueengine.com/ – an online tool that systemises the process of measuring social value to help people/organisations forecast, plan and evaluate activities – we have measured the new initiatives/services created for young people, voluntary work, training and employment opportunities in Crocketford. These activities have been supported with funding from the Dumfries and Galloway LEADER programme. For every £1.00 invested in community development in Crocketford £8.48 of social value was generated.

The findings of this work were published in a handbook is for LAGs, including Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs), across Europe (please see page 34).