MCIS Language Solutions
Social Impact Metrics Ver. 3
Eliana Trinaistic, September 29th , 2016
Rational for MCIS metric to be captured in two categories:
a) Transactions (encounters or actions expressed in quantifiers, quantitative)
and
b) Transformations (perception and witnessing long term change in
narratives, qualitative):
• Increased complexity of NPs/SEs decision making (decentralization)
• Increased aspiration of stakeholders and funders for NPs/ SeEs to provide
the evidence of their impact
• Demographic and cultural shifts (more diverse, mobile, technologically
connected work force and beneficiaries) that allows for new alliances to
form quickly and complexity of the impact to be measured in multiple ways
• Maturation of the field (30 years of practice)
• Desire to build in common language and shared concepts that will matter
•Source: Pastor, Ito, Rosner. Transactions, Transformations, Translations
4 PILLARS of MCIS IMPACT SAMPLE METRICS
TRANSACTIONS
Quarterly
TRANSFORMATION
Semi-annually
TARGETS
I WINNING BUSINESS IN A NEW
WAY
Quantitative
# - number
$ - value
% - percentage
Qualitative –
stories, interviews,
narratives
In brackets –
measurements that
overlap
Year 1 – None
(Pilot year)
II ENGAGING PARTNERS
III LEADING THE SECTOR
IV BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL
CULTURE AND CAPACITY
4
PILLAR I TOOLS SAMPLE METRICS
TRANSACTIONS TRANSFORMATION
WINNING
BUSINESS
IN A NEW
WAY
I.1 New
Business
Evaluation
Criteria
# of contracts won that serve
primary beneficiaries
# of contracts won that provide
access to critical information and
services
#of contracts won awarded by
social enterprises (SE), NPs or
diversity org
#of contracts won serving
vulnerable sector (other)
A. Ability to innovate and
experiment with new business
models and strategies (IV.
CAPACITY)
B. Increased ability to transcend
business interest and have long-
term objective in focus
C. Ability to form strategic
relationships to optimize
capacity (II. ENGAGING)
D. Increased accountability
5
PILLAR II TOOLS SAMPLE METRICS
TRANSACTIONS TRANSFORMATION
ENGAGING
PARTNERS
II.1
LPs Interviews
(List,
Questions, Data
Base)
# of stories gathered (LPs)
# of stories published (LPs)
# of stories gathered (SPs)
# of stories published (SPs)
# of processes established (for
conducting and collecting stories)
# of meetings/ trainings to develop
narratives and frame issues
# of mediums used for outreach
# of contributors (total)
# of diverse audiences (readers,
viewers) reached
A. Increased awareness about the
role of LPs in ensuring access to
critical information and services
B. Ability to form strategic
partnerships to promote
organizational mission and vision
(I. WINNING)
C. Increased adoption of
narratives/ framing of issues
D. Increased sense of belonging to
a larger community of LPs
E. Increased ability to influence
public awareness and
consciousness
II.2
SP Interviews
(List,
Questions, Data
Base)
6
PILLAR III TOOLS SAMPLE METRICS
TRANSACTIONS TRANSFORMATION
LEADING
THE
SECTOR –
III.1
ADVOCACY
CAMPAIGN
A) PLANING & IMPLEMENTATION
# of activities planned
# of allies (research, others) involved
# of reports/ briefs written and
distributed
B) ACTION & ACTIVITIES
# of members/allies
# of mediums used for outreach
# of contributors (total); # of people
engaged
# of diverse audiences (readers, viewers)
reached
C) OUTCOMES
# of policies won/ defended
# of critical services gained
$ of cost avoided …
A. Increased internal research capacity
B. Increased motivation for people to get
involved (well received frame)
C. Increased adoption of narratives/
framing of issues (II. ENGAGING)
D. Ability to (re)act quickly and take up
upon issues of lack of critical access
E. Ability to influence public
F. Ability to increase accountability of
decision maker
G. Ability to organize and win larger
campaigns
H. Ability to create infrastructure for
larger wins
I. Ability to develop policy and set the
agenda from the bottom-up
7
PILLAR IV TOOLS SAMPLE METRICS
TRANSACTIONS TRANSFORMATION
BUILDING
ORG.
CULTURE
&
CAPACITY
IV.1
CORE
VALUES/
CHANGE
MNGMT.
# of sessions to create new narratives
# of internal communication with staff
# of training sessions to implement new
narratives
# of meetings to convey new messages
# of staff stories collected
# of internal communications with the
Board/ Committees
A. Increased staff awareness and
action that extends beyond the
organization
B. Increased ability of the staff to speak
about the mission, and motivate and
inspire others
C. Sense of belonging to a community
D. Increased trust in the org. leadership
IV.2 SBI
RESERVE
FUND
# of beneficiaries given access
# of words translated/ minutes interpreted
# of LPs employed
# of agencies/shelters served
# of staff hours (in kind)
# of staff persons engaged
A. Increased ability to be held
accountable directly for social impact
org. creates
B. Increased ability to improve well-
being of all involved stakeholders
(beneficiaries, SPs, staff)
8
PILLAR IV. TOOLS SAMPLE METRICS
TRANSACTIONS TRANSFORMATION
BUILDIN
G ORG.
CULTUR
E &
CAPACIT
Y Contd.
IV.3 DATA
MNGMT.
PLAN
# of data sets to be released to the public A. Increased ability to keep
stakeholders informed
B. Increased ability to generate
evidence based metric
IV.4
SOCIAL
PROCUR.
CRITERIA &
HIRING
PRACTICES
–
# of target population people appointed as
employees or trainees
# of weeks members of target population were
engaged on a project
% - age of vacancies filled by target population
% - the total cost of purchase of goods and
services from SEs, NPs with similar or aligned
mission
% - the total cost of purchase of goods and
services from local SEs, NPs with similar or aligned
mission
# of SEs or local aligned businesses subcontracted
Ratio of spent $$ vs. $$ created
A. Increased intentionality
about alternative
infrastructures that also
promote our mission and
vision
B. Increased accountability
C. Increased alignment with
municipal, provincial or
federal development
strategies
MCIS Social Impact Metrics 2016

MCIS Social Impact Metrics 2016

  • 1.
    MCIS Language Solutions SocialImpact Metrics Ver. 3 Eliana Trinaistic, September 29th , 2016
  • 2.
    Rational for MCISmetric to be captured in two categories: a) Transactions (encounters or actions expressed in quantifiers, quantitative) and b) Transformations (perception and witnessing long term change in narratives, qualitative): • Increased complexity of NPs/SEs decision making (decentralization) • Increased aspiration of stakeholders and funders for NPs/ SeEs to provide the evidence of their impact • Demographic and cultural shifts (more diverse, mobile, technologically connected work force and beneficiaries) that allows for new alliances to form quickly and complexity of the impact to be measured in multiple ways • Maturation of the field (30 years of practice) • Desire to build in common language and shared concepts that will matter •Source: Pastor, Ito, Rosner. Transactions, Transformations, Translations
  • 3.
    4 PILLARS ofMCIS IMPACT SAMPLE METRICS TRANSACTIONS Quarterly TRANSFORMATION Semi-annually TARGETS I WINNING BUSINESS IN A NEW WAY Quantitative # - number $ - value % - percentage Qualitative – stories, interviews, narratives In brackets – measurements that overlap Year 1 – None (Pilot year) II ENGAGING PARTNERS III LEADING THE SECTOR IV BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND CAPACITY
  • 4.
    4 PILLAR I TOOLSSAMPLE METRICS TRANSACTIONS TRANSFORMATION WINNING BUSINESS IN A NEW WAY I.1 New Business Evaluation Criteria # of contracts won that serve primary beneficiaries # of contracts won that provide access to critical information and services #of contracts won awarded by social enterprises (SE), NPs or diversity org #of contracts won serving vulnerable sector (other) A. Ability to innovate and experiment with new business models and strategies (IV. CAPACITY) B. Increased ability to transcend business interest and have long- term objective in focus C. Ability to form strategic relationships to optimize capacity (II. ENGAGING) D. Increased accountability
  • 5.
    5 PILLAR II TOOLSSAMPLE METRICS TRANSACTIONS TRANSFORMATION ENGAGING PARTNERS II.1 LPs Interviews (List, Questions, Data Base) # of stories gathered (LPs) # of stories published (LPs) # of stories gathered (SPs) # of stories published (SPs) # of processes established (for conducting and collecting stories) # of meetings/ trainings to develop narratives and frame issues # of mediums used for outreach # of contributors (total) # of diverse audiences (readers, viewers) reached A. Increased awareness about the role of LPs in ensuring access to critical information and services B. Ability to form strategic partnerships to promote organizational mission and vision (I. WINNING) C. Increased adoption of narratives/ framing of issues D. Increased sense of belonging to a larger community of LPs E. Increased ability to influence public awareness and consciousness II.2 SP Interviews (List, Questions, Data Base)
  • 6.
    6 PILLAR III TOOLSSAMPLE METRICS TRANSACTIONS TRANSFORMATION LEADING THE SECTOR – III.1 ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN A) PLANING & IMPLEMENTATION # of activities planned # of allies (research, others) involved # of reports/ briefs written and distributed B) ACTION & ACTIVITIES # of members/allies # of mediums used for outreach # of contributors (total); # of people engaged # of diverse audiences (readers, viewers) reached C) OUTCOMES # of policies won/ defended # of critical services gained $ of cost avoided … A. Increased internal research capacity B. Increased motivation for people to get involved (well received frame) C. Increased adoption of narratives/ framing of issues (II. ENGAGING) D. Ability to (re)act quickly and take up upon issues of lack of critical access E. Ability to influence public F. Ability to increase accountability of decision maker G. Ability to organize and win larger campaigns H. Ability to create infrastructure for larger wins I. Ability to develop policy and set the agenda from the bottom-up
  • 7.
    7 PILLAR IV TOOLSSAMPLE METRICS TRANSACTIONS TRANSFORMATION BUILDING ORG. CULTURE & CAPACITY IV.1 CORE VALUES/ CHANGE MNGMT. # of sessions to create new narratives # of internal communication with staff # of training sessions to implement new narratives # of meetings to convey new messages # of staff stories collected # of internal communications with the Board/ Committees A. Increased staff awareness and action that extends beyond the organization B. Increased ability of the staff to speak about the mission, and motivate and inspire others C. Sense of belonging to a community D. Increased trust in the org. leadership IV.2 SBI RESERVE FUND # of beneficiaries given access # of words translated/ minutes interpreted # of LPs employed # of agencies/shelters served # of staff hours (in kind) # of staff persons engaged A. Increased ability to be held accountable directly for social impact org. creates B. Increased ability to improve well- being of all involved stakeholders (beneficiaries, SPs, staff)
  • 8.
    8 PILLAR IV. TOOLSSAMPLE METRICS TRANSACTIONS TRANSFORMATION BUILDIN G ORG. CULTUR E & CAPACIT Y Contd. IV.3 DATA MNGMT. PLAN # of data sets to be released to the public A. Increased ability to keep stakeholders informed B. Increased ability to generate evidence based metric IV.4 SOCIAL PROCUR. CRITERIA & HIRING PRACTICES – # of target population people appointed as employees or trainees # of weeks members of target population were engaged on a project % - age of vacancies filled by target population % - the total cost of purchase of goods and services from SEs, NPs with similar or aligned mission % - the total cost of purchase of goods and services from local SEs, NPs with similar or aligned mission # of SEs or local aligned businesses subcontracted Ratio of spent $$ vs. $$ created A. Increased intentionality about alternative infrastructures that also promote our mission and vision B. Increased accountability C. Increased alignment with municipal, provincial or federal development strategies