Accounting for Social Value – Hot off the Press!
Demonstrating Value is featured in Accounting for Social Value, a new book published by University of Toronto Press edited by Laurie Mook.
Demonstrating Value is featured in Accounting for Social Value, a new book published by University of Toronto Press edited by Laurie Mook.
Yesterday evening Vancity Community Foundation and SAP co-hosted a special event to share advice about creating performance snapshots. With over 50 guests in attendance at the SAP Executive Briefing Centre, the event was a huge success. For those of you who missed out, here’s some highlights and useful recommendations that were shared yesterday evening.
So, you’ve read about performance snapshots, you’ve seen examples in the snapshots gallery, but what you really want to know is, how do I make a snapshot for my own organization? Here’s your chance to find out! Hear about the experiences of other organizations who have created and used performance snapshots to measure and communicate their impact at special event co-hosted by the Vancity Community Foundation and SAP.
What do fresh fruits and veggies, colourful flowers and homemade crafts have to do with Demonstrating Value? Quite a bit as we discussed in last weeks blog post!
As a fun follow-up, we thought we'd share some of the photos Annie Lambla captured during her time working with the BC Association of Farmers' Markets, helping develop the Farmers' Market Impact Toolkit.
Things have been quiet on the blog for the past few weeks, but behind the scenes we’ve been busier than ever. Now after a brief hiatus, we’re back to sharing news and stories on evaluation and impact, and discussing the tools, resources and information you need to tell your organizational story and communicate the value of your work.
Read on to learn about the exciting projects on-the-go at Demonstrating Value
Using Demonstrating Value to Show Impact & Manage Performance
You’re reading our newsletter, you’ve likely spent some time on our website and blog…and now you may be wondering, “who are these Demonstrating Value folks?” Well, we’d like to tell you! In the spring issue of The Value Herald, we will introduce you to Garth Yule, Program Manager of Evaluation and Community Impact at the Vancity Community Foundation (VCF), whose duties include managing Demonstrating Value.

Demonstrating Value is crossing borders, with a recent feature on both techsoup.org and techsoupcanada.ca that includes excerpts from the Demonstrating Value Workbook.
In the Fall of 2011, Demonstrating Value launched its e-newsletter, The Value Herald. With this newsletter, Demonstrating Value shares quarterly updates on useful tips and tricks, inspiring ideas, and informative resources with you and your organization.
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