4) Social Impact Measurement in Funding, Investment or Grantmaking

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Thank you for entering the 2025 SIMNA Awards!

Social Impact Measurement in Funding, Investment or Grantmaking

To be in the running for this award please complete and submit this entry form. The questions relate to the judging criteria, so you are encouraged to complete all sections.

Eligibility

Organisations may apply multiple times. However, you may only be considered for one category in the 2025 SIMNA Awards for each project or initiative. This entry form is for the Social Impact Measurement in Funding, Investment or Grantmaking award.

This award is intended to look across a funding, investment or grantmaking portfolio to see how social impact measurement is structuring and informing decision making. The Award is open to any organisation which funds activities intended to have a social impact, including (but not limited to):

  • local, state/territory and federal government bodies
  • trusts and foundations
  • corporations
  • impact investors
  • social enterprises and social businesses

For larger bodies with complex operations and multiple funding streams, the application may be with respect to a particular portfolio or initiative.

This award recognises the complexity of navigating social impact measurement across a variety of funded initiatives and stakeholder groups.

If you want to submit an entry for a different award category please click on the correct link on the SIMNA Awards home page. If you have any questions about the categories please contact Laura Glynn laura@simna.com.au.

Supporting documents

In addition to the word limits, you may attach either:

  • a five-page document (A4, 10pt or equivalent) containing a logic model/theory of change, images, graphics, and supporting evidence; or
  • a five-minute video presentation.

Judges are only asked to review supporting information within these limits. Anything beyond that may not be considered.

Contact person for this entry

Must be an email address. This is the email address we will use for any updates about your entry.
Must be an Australian phone number. 

The nominated individual(s)/organisation and/or initiative

How far progressed is your social impact measurement initiative?
For example multiple sites, Australia wide.
Word count:
Must be no more than 200 words. This question is not scored but is helpful to provide context and an overall understanding of the scope and nature of the funding, investment or grants program(s) and how social impact measurement was (or will be) applied. SIMNA may share this information in Awards communications; please notify us if this information is confidential, or if you would like us to use alternative data sources.

Judging Process

The SIMNA Awards celebrate those that have undertaken high quality social impact measurement AND are using social impact measurement to improve decision-making.

Because of this, judging is conducted in two parts:

  1. Purpose and Application – This considers the extent to which the social impact measurement project is outstanding in its specific category and the degree to which decision-making and the delivery of social outcomes is (or will be) influenced by the results. This part constitutes 40% of the overall score.
  2. Technical Quality – This considers the technical rigour which is evident in the project and the general application of Social Value International’s Principles of Social Value. This part constitutes 60% of the overall score.

Need inspiration or examples?

The Principles of Social Value website includes supporting information for each Principle.

  • Visit the website
  • Expand the Principles
  • For each Principle
    • Click 'Learn more'
    • Click 'Download the guidance'

Good luck!