Mantell Gwynedd - Social Value Cymru

Social Value – Why bother?

On the 9th October 2019 the Social Value Cymru conference was held in the Conwy Business Centre. Social Value Cymru is led by Mantell Gwynedd and works in partnership with AVOW, FLVC, Medrwn Môn, CVSC and DVSC to support third sector organisations to embed social value within their organisations, and how social value data can inform their decision making. The project works with 25 organisations who all deliver services in north Wales.

This event was organised in partnership with the North Wales Social Value Forum Steering Group that was set up in response to Section 16 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. This act places a duty upon local authorities (with partners) to promote the development of not for profit organisations to provide care and support services and preventative services.

The supporting Code of Practice in relation to this duty requires local authorities, with health board partners, to establish regional forums to support social value-based providers and to develop a shared understanding of the common agenda and develop good practice.
Agenda

Agenda

Social Value – Why bother?

Social Value Cymru Conference

Social Value Conference Report

Graphic highlighting the key point from the day

Photos from the event

9/10/19 - Social Value Conference

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Video of the event

Testimonials

“This session has been invaluable in cascading my understanding of measuring per se”

- North Wales Measure and Manage your Social Value Project participant

“The evaluation carried out by Mantell Gwynedd has enabled us to provide evidence as to the social value and impact the Change Step project has on veterans, their families and the communities they live in. From a quality perspective it has also reassured us that the work we do has an impact not only from a financial perspective but also that it breeds confidence in our service provision and those who commission our service. As a third sector organisation, which is reliant on grant funding, this level of evaluation is essential for ongoing sustainability and developing new services. The customer care aspect demonstrated by Mantell Gwynedd was second to none and their grasp of our project from the outset was very impressive”
Geraint Jones, Director of Partnerships and Development for CAIS Cyf.

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