Different parts of the SROI framework can be applied to understand the effectiveness and efficiency of any investment, program or organisation – without doing a full SROI report.

In this article we outline some of the ways that the SROI framework and the principles of SROI have been used by our clients to support their decision-making without – necessarily – doing a full SROI analysis. We also identify the encouraging trend away from using the SROI framework as a one-off evaluation towards using it as an ongoing measurement framework.

We consider:

• How to ensure that SROI is the right approach for your organisation’s circumstances
• Using the SROI framework to develop an hypothesis on impact
• Ensuring that you focus your effort in the right places
• Using the SROI framework as a measurement tool to underpin continuous improvement.