The Investment Impact Index™ One of the biggest issues for the development sector in Africa is how to determine whether we have really made a difference through any given social investment programme, and what kind of difference we have made. Have our interventions improved the lives of those they set out to change for the better? Have resources and funds been meaningfully allocated and utilised? Is a …

We started our impact journey in 2009. It is only through looking back that we realised how far we have come. We did not set out to change the world, simply to answer a single question: What difference did we make?Since then, we have assessed more than 600 programmes worth more than R3 billion. We have assessed development programmes over 15 portfolios – from …

Social and community investment and development programmes have become critically important for companies worldwide. As a result of the increasing demand for robust corporate governance and an illustration of the “licence to operate”, growing consumer awareness, as well as a growing global awareness of the divide between rich (corporates) and poor (communities), companies and grantmakers are investing billions into corporate social community development …

Social impact assessment is one of our core services. What is corporate social investment or impact investment without measurement? The goal of impact assessment is to drive improvements that increase the value of programmes and investments for the people they serve.Next Generation’s impact assessments consider: Individual programmes Investment portfolios Sector-specific focus areas It determines the social impact and return on investment for: Individuals Communities Development sectors Investors …

Performance measurement and management practices – monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment – play an invaluable role in providing insights into becoming more effective. Lessons from past evaluation studies have shaped our current approach to development.The field of performance management continues to evolve in response to key pressures, reflecting and influencing trends in development thinking. While the tools for performance management and the approaches used …

Make improved and informed investment decisions with the Investment Impact Index™ – An impact measurement framework that makes investment visions a reality.Historically the volume of data when measuring and managing impact has been a challenging, time consuming and expensive task. Philanthropists and social impact investors alike have strived to make better investment and development decisions. With the aim of creating greater positive impact and ROI; however, …

Next Generation has developed the Investment Impact Index™ to assist our clients in the social and impact investment sector to measure, verify, analyse and report on impact.Impact Vocabulary and Definitions Impact: The term ‘impact’ typically refers only to relatively long-term effects that can be attributed to a specific intervention. However, in the wider impact investment and social business domains, ‘impact’ …