Social investment is a key concept driving the Coalition Government’s approach to the funding and delivery of social services. Social investment has its own Minister for Social Investment, the Hon Nicola Willis, and a stand-alone Social Investment Agency headed by former Commissioner of Police, Andrew Coster.
Social investment, alongside an approach to determining value called social return on investment, is now a significant topic of conversation between funders and the community sector. In Social investment and social return on investment, social researcher and evaluator, CSI associate Rachael Trotman, explores these concepts and what they mean for philanthropy.
Read the 3 page Social investment and social return on investment paper below.