Programme Overview

The Impact Measurement Programme is your opportunity to get your organisation's impact strategy on the right track.

With five sessions covering various aspects of impact measurement, from data collection to communication, plus one 1-2-1 session, you can create a robust theory of change and develop an impact measurement framework with metrics and measures that work for your organisation.

You'll also be able to strengthen your funding applications, tenders and investment proposals and more.

The Programme is open to those with senior roles in their organisation, with responsibility for impact.

This Programme is the only opportunity to get access to Heidi and her vast experience in impact measurement and management live.

WE'RE ENROLLING NOW FOR 2025

The next Programme starts in February 2025 - with only 10 places we recommend securing your spot now.

It is delivered online every two weeks on a Tuesday starting 11th February 2025 at 9.30am until 11.00am, with the last session 8th April 2025.

There is a one-time payment of £1250, or three instalments of £450.

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Here's what you can achieve during this Programme:
📖 A robust theory of change.
📏 An impact measurement framework with a set of impact metrics and measures that work for your organisation.
🎖️ An embedded and integrated approach to your impact data collection and analysis.
🗣️ An effective strategy for communicating your impact with your stakeholders.
📈 A system for reviewing and continually improving your impact measurement approaches and maximising your impact.
📑 A joined up impact led strategy.
😍 Improved staff and Board engagement in, and knowledge of, impact measurement.
🪙 Stronger funding applications, tenders and investment proposals.

➡️ Who is it for?
You might be just starting your impact measurement and wanting to get it right early on, or perhaps you've been measuring your impact for a while but know you could do it better.
You have a senior role in your organisation with access to both strategic and operational information.
You have responsibility for impact in your organisation.
You are a doer and are willing to invest time between sessions to work on your organisation's impact practices.

ℹ️ About the Programme

It includes five group workshops covering everything you need to know about starting or improving your impact measurement and management practice.

Getting started with measuring impact

How to be truly impact led as an organisation

Data collection processes

Analysis and learning from your impact data

How to effectively communicate your impact

There will be opportunity for discussion and interaction during the sessions.

Plus one 1-2-1 with me, where you can delve deeper into anything that's been covered through the programme.

The programme is delivered online every two weeks on a Tuesday starting 11th February 2025 at 9.30am until 11.00am, with the last session 8th April 2025.

The sessions will be recorded if you can't attend but to get the most out of the programme you should aim to attend the live sessions.

💷 Cost

One payment of £1250.

Or pay via three instalments of £450 (one at sign up, and then two further monthly payments).

Heidi Fisher

Heidi is the founder of Make an Impact CIC – a social enterprise that supports other social enterprises, charities, public sector agencies and for-purpose organisations to better measure, manage and communicate their impact.

Heidi has been supporting organisations with impact measurement and management for over 20 years, working across all sectors, but she particularly loves working with organisations delivering health and social care, employability and skills, and financial inclusion, and using a Social Return on Investment approach. Heidi also loves organisations that don’t just want to tick boxes but genuinely want to go above and beyond, and continually focus on maximising the impact they have.

Heidi is multi-award winning and received an MBE for Services to Innovation in Social Enterprise and to Impact Measurement in the 2020 New Year Honours.

Heidi has worked with over 3,000 social enterprises, ranging from start-ups through to those with over £1 billion of income supporting them to become more sustainable, develop their trading income and to better measure, manage and communicate the impact they have. Heidi shares her experience and knowledge through delivering workshops and regularly delivers for universities and enterprise programmes in the UK and also globally.

Heidi is the author of two books, "Impact First: The social entrepreneur's guide to measuring, managing and growing your impact" and “Social Enterprise: How to successfully set up and grow a social enterprise.” Her vision is a world where all businesses are social enterprises that positively impact people and the planet.

What do participants say about Heidi's Impact Measurement Courses?

•Heidi's session provided lots of useful tips, information and practical 'everyday' examples that made things easier to understand. Lots of useful resources too.

•Good specific examples, engaging presenter.

•I loved it, Heidi is incredible.

•For me there were so many great takeaways. I love the fact that measuring impact doesn't have to be complicated, time consuming or expensive; the idea of a wooden brick in a box for a yes or no answer is so simple and cost effective. Linking our work to the Sustainable Development Goals is brilliant and the examples of how to present social impact to stakeholders was really helpful - we will do this in our annual Trustees' report which needs to be done very soon.

•I was having a really bad week following unfruitful negotiations. This session helped me realise that We're giving the council the wrong kind of social impact data. What they want to see is a ROI, we need to be reporting why we provide them with the best solution in relation to the things that matter to them not reporting on the things that matter to us or to the end user.

•Lots to take away from this session on what we can do to capture info to enhance our story. And the awareness that this is valuable.

•A lot of really important stuff for me. I have had such a lot of funders want this social measurement information and I feel better placed to achieve it now.

•The project that I'm involved with is 'on-going' and we need to review our Theory of Change document as we look to open up new facilities.

•She came completely packed with very useful information.

•This was one of the areas I needed clarity on - Heidi delivered the topic in a really pragmatic and informative way.

•Fascinating area to deep dive into.

•A fantastic jog through impact measurement, the whys and hows. Great resources and Heidi clarified how impact measurement needs to be built in at ground level, to ease all process and keep us on course with our projects.

Course Pricing

Pay via 3 instalments

3 payments of

£450

per month

3 instalments of £450 each (£1350 total).

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One off payment

£1250

Impact Measurement Programme One off payment