Social Impact Award — Assessment Questionnaire

Does the initiative address a clearly defined, documented social challenge with an articulated rationale for why your organisation chose to act on it?

The challenge should be specific. Answer yes if you can name the problem, the affected group and your theory of change.

Does your organisation have a formal, structured partnership with at least one external organisation — such as an NGO, government body or community group — as a core part of this initiative?

A formal partnership means signed agreement, defined roles and shared accountability — not a one-off donation.

Is the initiative explicitly connected to advancing equity, inclusion or economic opportunity for women or underrepresented communities — and is this intentional, not incidental?

Answer yes only if gender equity or inclusion is a stated design principle of the initiative.

Do you have a formal system for measuring the social impact of this initiative on beneficiaries — beyond internal outputs such as volunteer hours or event attendance?

Impact measurement should capture change in the lives of the people served.

Has this initiative been active and operational for at least 12 consecutive months with documented outcomes?

Pilots or early-stage projects may answer no but should explain their evidence base.

How many individuals or communities have directly benefited from this initiative in the past 12 months — and how was direct benefit defined and measured?

How many external partners are formally involved — and what types of organisations are they?

What financial, operational or in-kind investment has your organisation committed in the past 12 months — and is this sustained multi-year funding?

What are the most significant measurable social outcomes achieved — such as employment rates, income uplift, access to finance or educational attainment?

How many employees or volunteers from your organisation actively contribute — and in what capacity?

What social problem or structural gap were you trying to address — and what evidence led your organisation to act on it?

Name the issue precisely. Include data on the scale of the problem and why existing responses were insufficient.

Describe how the initiative works in practice — its design, delivery model, partner roles and governance.

Strong entries show learning from communities and structural thinking — not one-off charitable giving.

What measurable impact has this created — and how will you sustain or expand this work?

Include both quantitative outcomes and human stories. Explain your accountability mechanisms.