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Magnus Young, Shujog ... Impact Assessment Creditation ... Training being run by Shujog (Shugog was started by Durreen Shahnaz

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Peter Burgess

Gmail Peter Burgess Discover How to Measure Impact Magnus Young, Shujog Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 4:05 AM Reply-To: 'Magnus Young, Shujog' To: Peter Discover How to Measure Impact View this email in your browser Dear Peter, With an aim to grow the social finance space exponentially, last year Shujog opened up its Impact Assessment methodology to you all and it has been great to see how you have embraced it. Over the last few months more than 30 people across Asia have been trained in our assessment methodology and a number of them are now Accredited Impact Assessor (AIA) and doing their own assessments in their countries. Join us for the next Impact Assessment Accreditation course on Friday, April 25, 2014. Through this course, you will learn how to assess the social impact an organization creates and take your first step toward becoming an accredited Impact Assessor. The course consists of three modules that span 6 months. Specifically, you will learn to: • Design a Social Impact Framework and conduct Impact Assessments according to Shujog's trademark methodology • Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of social value creation in Social Enterprises • Propose high Impact Social Enterprises to receive the Impact Mark™ • Facilitate capital raising to scale the impact of Social Enterprises The accreditation process has 3 step modules to complete. Module 1: Full-day workshop in Singapore. Teaches you how to create an Impact Framework and prepare for measuring the social impact of different organizations. Module 2: Practical application of Module 1 training. Participants conduct an Impact Assessment independently in their home country, with guidance and assistance from the Shujog team. Module 3: Full-day workshop in Singapore. Final training on using the Impact Framework, verifying results, and accreditation as an Impact Assessor. Join the course, beginning with Module 1 on:
Date: Friday, April 25, 2014
Time: 9am – 4pm
Venue: TBC, Singapore

To find out more, click here.

We look forward to welcoming you as a part of our network of accredited impact assessment professionals.

Best regards,

Manager, Research
Shujog

Module 1: Impact Academy for Impact Accreditation (November 1)
Participants will learn how to create an Impact Framework™ and assess the impact of Social Enterprises on their stakeholders. The workshop provides participants with an overview of how to use Impact Assessments when communicating with impact investors and other third parties. The course details for Module 1 can be found here.

Module 2: Impact Assessment and Verification
Participants conduct an Impact Assessment for an organization. Participants receive regular guidance and advice from Shujog throughout the process. Participants that successfully complete an Impact Assessment are entitled to participate in the Accreditation Academy.

Module 3: Accreditation Academy
Participants that have completed an Assessment to a satisfactory standard and received verification of their Assessment by Shujog participate in the Accreditation Academy to receive final training toward becoming Impact Assessors. Accredited Assessors can propose high impact organizations to receive the Impact Mark™

Who should attend?

• • Individuals who would like to have a deeper understanding of social
• assessments and/or make monitoring and evaluation into a professional
• career
• • Finance professionals who are interested in evaluating the social impact of
• their investments

• • Learn how to conduct and interpret an Impact Assessment
• • Become an Accredited Impact Assessor and be part of Shujog's network of
• local impact assessment partners
• • Propose high impact organizations to receive the Impact Mark

The Organizers

Shujog and its sister entity IIX are Social Enterprises (SEs) based in Singapore that are dedicated to creating vibrant social capital markets in Asia Pacific.

Shujog works to equip SEs, investors, and other members of the ecosystem with the tools to create greater accountability, transparency and insight in the SE space in Asia Pacific. Through its impact assessment, advocacy, and research work, Shujog is a leader in delivering products and services that will strengthen the impact investing market and create greater opportunities for SEs in Asia Pacific.

IIX, Shujog's for-profit sister entity, operates three capital-raising platforms tailored for SEs at various stages of growth: Impact Incubator™, Impact Partners™ and Impact Exchange™. These platforms showcase Asian SEs seeking growth capital to a global audience of impact investors, giving these SEs greater opportunities to scale and expand their positive impact. IIX also works to develop the financial products and ecosystem that will facilitate the growth of the impact investment sector in Asia Pacific and Africa.
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