MEASURING SOCIAL ADDED VALUE - POLISH EXPERIENCE

JAKUB GLOWACKI

CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS

Main assumptions

• Tool will assess the processes within the organization.

• Assesment is based on a set of indicators/coefficients in four areas of assessment.

• In every ‘area’ all indicators are converted toone general/cumulative index.

• All necessary information are collected through on-line questionnaire.

• After completing the survey, organization is compared with average score for others participants of research. 2

Areas of assessment

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SOCIAL AND WORK INCLUSION

SOCIAL CAPITAL

LOCAL COMMUNITY

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

HOW IT LOOKS? HOW IT WORKS?

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http://swd.msap.uek.krakow.pl

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PILOT STUDY

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Answer 2 questions:• Whether organizations in Poland are willing to

examine their social added value?• Is the questionnaire well prepared?

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Pilot study

Organizations surveyed

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73 organizations invited to the research

44 organizations registered in system

33 organizations have startedfilling the questionnaire

24 filled questionnaire in at least 75%

19 filled questionnaire in 100%

Organizations surveyed

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OTHER COOPERATIVES

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

ZAZ

CIS

FOUNDATIONS

ASSOCIATIONS

SOCIAL COOPERATIVES

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invited

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100%

Main conclusions

• In most cases organizations were not interested in our research. Interviewers had to do hard work…

• Organizations must have an incentive to fill in the questionnaire.

• The biggest problem caused the financial part.• The majority of the organizations operating in

social economy sector is not interested in measuring SAV. Only a small part of them is aware of the benefits it brings.

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JAKUB GŁOWACKI

Cracow University of Economics

jakub.glowacki@uek.krakow.pl