Impact Measurement Journeys for Social Enterprise

About this webinar

This session will explore tips, tricks, tools, and traps to avoid in developing a strong impact measurement and evaluation approach as part of your social enterprise journey. Speakers will share experiences and practical examples to:

• Get started with implementing impact evaluation processes and practices.
• Build good data collection and analysis habits.
• Communicate impact.
• Respond to challenges of placing impact above sustainability - how do we become financially strong while providing strong impact?

Lara Stephenson

Co-Founder

 

Social Good Outpost

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Lara is a strategic communication designer and impact consultant with over a decade of experience helping purpose-led organisations strengthen how they communicate, measure, and evaluate their work. She is the Co-Founder of Social Good Outpost, an Australian studio working at the intersection of social enterprise, public good, and design-led strategy. Her work blends systems thinking, design facilitation, and a strong foundation in monitoring, evaluation, and learning. She is known for her ability to make complexity accessible, engage stakeholders across levels of experience, and create tools that people really use.

Ishara Sahama

Co-Founder

 

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Ishara is a human geographer who focuses on systemic change through community engagement, social justice advocacy and systems impact measurement. Ishara is passionate about co-designing experiences, programs or systems that leave a positive & lasting impact on communities and the environment. They are skilled at transforming human emotions and socio-cultural motivations into tangible outcomes that can be easily evaluated for impact. Leading the impact evaluation, reporting and storytelling sphere of Echo Impact Group, Ishara works closely with stakeholders, community leaders and members to understand the full depth and breadth of social complexity and change. They are committed to reflecting truth, lived experiences and justice through storytelling and evaluation.

Daniel Teoh

Founder

 

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Daniel is a social entrepreneur based in Malaysia, where he works with indigenous communities to build their collective social and economic capital. He is the founder of Native Discovery and Native Allies, twin organisations which facilitate meaningful relationships between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples to collaborate on nation building activities through guided immersion trips, public advocacy, and capacity building programmes.

Eloise Hall

Co-Founder and Managing Director

 

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Eloise Hall is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of TABOO Period Products, a social enterprise selling organic cotton period care, established to eradicate period poverty in Australia. She is a passionate social entrepreneur, committed to making long-lasting, structural changes to bridge the inequality that exists in our communities. Eloise has been recognised with various awards including Entrepreneur of the Year, (Impact category, EY, 2023), Westpac 2023 Social Change Fellow, InDaily’s 40 under 40 and The Advertisers Woman of the year Rising Star award. Eloise has double bachelors degrees in Business and International Relations and has sat on various boards including the South Australian Social Enterprise Council and the Robinson Research Institutes Advisory Board.