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Applying Social Accounting
OISE/UT Social Accounting
Certificate Course
December 13, 2004
B.J. Richmond
York University
Dec. 13 Afternoon Agenda
1:15 – 1:40 Applying Social Accounting: BJ
1:40 – 2:10 Presentation by Eric Plato, short discussion
2:10 – 2:40 Implementation Research Results, and discussion: BJ
2:40 – 3:00 Closing remarks; evaluation
3:00 Implementation Begins!
Presentation Outline
Overview What’s Been Done Uses, Challenges
Implementation Approach Plan Reporting
What’s Been Done
Research Case studies of nonprofits, co-operative
Training Workshops, seminars, certificate course
Publications Book, journal articles, reviews, reactions
SA Uses
Provides nonprofits with: New perspectives on NP use,
production of resources Emphasis on production not consumption
Management Information For better management of resources,
broader perspective on impacts
SA Uses
For primary stakeholders Provides more complete picture to those
who ensure its success (e.g. Board, staff, community)
Provides data for funders, donors Proactive information on leveraging
funder/donor $$
SA Challenges Commitment
Need champions among staff and Board
Training For staff, Board, volunteers
Data collection Staff to set up effective data collection systems
Systems, standards are key For counting, valuing volunteer hours
Implementation
Approach Plan Reporting
Implementation Approach
Inventory Assess what is needed
Allocate resources Least effort, most benefit
Train Staff, volunteers in setting up systems, tracking
Evaluate Benefits, use of resources
Developing an Implementation Plan
Step 1: Decide level Report on volunteer contributions, one
program (need to be able to capture outputs for this – see WCRI example)
Step 2: Get management on board Handout: Persuading Your Board (LM)
Make a business case, demonstrate, prepare outline of time and resources required/sources
Implementation Plan cont’d
Step 3: Take inventory What data do you have? Need?
Volunteer roles, hours; Board, committee hours
Verification – from other sources, e.g. Board hours against meetings, ED’s recollection, one member tracks; e.g. volunteer survey
Volunteer hour tracking system in place? Needed?
Developing an Implementation Plan
Step 4: Decide how much data to collect Costs to volunteers? Benefits to
volunteers? Step 5: Plan resources needed
Recruit an MSW student, a volunteer to set up systems, collect data, produce parts of the report? Use staff incentives?
Developing an Implementation Plan
Step 6: Prepare timeline On a two-year basis
Step 7: Prepare a “who does what, when” plan Work backwards from first key
opportunity to introduce Step 8: Network with others who are
doing this!
Reporting
Preparing to report Structure
Preparing to Report
Prepare report for first key opportunity Prepare it as a social report to
accompany financial reports Decide who is best to present the
report; other venues for using it
Report Structure: from Chapters 4,5 & 8
Context: mission, niche, outputs, etc. Role of volunteers: role played in
fulfilling agency mission, contribution expressed as FTE, as a resource compared with other resources
EVAS: including method
EVAS - clarifications
Who did the report, for what fiscal year, how
Method: explain sources of data, verification of data; explain Comparative Market Value; cite the use of this method in our text
Qualify: Report qualitative data; discuss limitations – what not included
EVAS disclaimer:
“This statement provides social data to accompany the organization’s financial report. It is specific to the year and circumstances reported. It cannot be used to compare with results from other organizations or this organization at other times. It is provides a partial account of the value of volunteer contributions.”
Next …
Presentation from “the real world” Then, a presentation of research that
we did on implementing social accounting …
Social Accounting in Practice
Presentation by Eric Plato, CMA,Financial officer at Frontier College, graduate of last year’s social accounting certificate course