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WIDER IMPACT Additionality
3.1.1 Impact over the BAU How do the organisation’s impacts compare with the BAU scenario? CHECK FOR: other service providers, government, the commercial sector, beneficiary progress without intervention 3.1.2 Cost Benefits Does the organisation’s impact lead to significant cost benefits through direct savings, avoided costs or increased revenues? CHECK FOR: savings in direct expenditure, avoidance of potential costs, increased revenues 3.2
Impact Multipliers
3.2.1 Economic Boost a. Direct Spending Does the organisation’s direct spending boost the local economy? b. Recirculation and New Spending Do the organisation’s activities generate significant onspending and new spending in the local economy? c. Direct Investment Do the investment structures and activities of the organisation leverage further direct investment into its projects? d. Local Value Does the organisation’s work attract further capital into the wider community or sector, thus contributing to a general boost in local value? 3.2.2 Knowledge Boost a. Sharing Information Within the Sector Does the organisation actively share information and collaborate with other sector organisations? b. Representing the Sector to Government and Business Does the organisation engage with government and business over the issues it seeks to address? c. Raising Public Awareness Does the organisation work to raise public awareness and understanding? 3.3
Game Change
3.3.1 Innovation of Approach Is the organisation developing new innovations with potentially game changing outcomes? 3.3.2 Pioneering of New Models Is the organisation pioneering new models to inspire widespread change? 3.4
Impact Risk
3.4.1 Diversification of Impacts Are the organisation’s activities and impacts appropriately diversified?
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