Impact

Measure Your Organisation's SROI in Dollars.

Your organisation creates powerful social IMPACT.

We help you amplify it.

Why Measure Social Return on Investment (SROI)?

Your work creates positive change far beyond what traditional metrics can capture. Whether you're improving health, education, cultural connections, or community strength, these profound social impacts often go unmeasured and unrecognised. By measuring your SROI, you can tell the whole story of your work through clear, credible evidence.

With robust SROI measurement, you can:

  • Attract more funding by showing funders exactly how their investment will create change

  • Show your full value by capturing all the ways your work strengthens communities

  • Improve your programs using insights about what works best

  • Demonstrate how your work contributes to New Zealand's wellbeing goals

  • Engage and motivate your staff by showing them the difference their work makes

  • Build stronger partnerships by clearly communicating your impact to stakeholders

  • Identify opportunities to scale successful programs

  • Stand out from similar organisations when competing for resources

  • Meet growing expectations from funders for impact evidence

Social impact is about caring for people and communities

Who We Help: Your Needs and Benefits

  • make better choices about where to invest public money

    Government & Public Sector

    YOUR NEEDS

    You must show that public money is being spent wisely and making a real difference. You want clear evidence about which programs work and how they improve people's lives. This helps you explain your decisions to the public and other government agencies.

    YOUR BENEFITS

    You'll receive solid evidence about which programs work best and why, helping you make better choices about where to invest public money. This information helps you report to the public about how tax dollars improve communities and plan future programs more effectively.

  • how your funding improves communities over time

    Philanthropic Funders & Foundations

    YOUR NEEDS

    You want to know your donations create lasting positive change in communities. You need to understand which approaches work best and be able to show your trustees and supporters the real impact of your giving.

    YOUR BENEFITS

    You'll get clear proof of how your funding improves communities over time. This helps you choose the best projects to support and shows everyone involved - from donors to community partners - exactly how your money makes a difference.

  • how your programs change lives, spot ways to improve your work,

    Charities & Social Enterprises

    YOUR NEEDS

    You must show supporters and funders exactly how you change lives. You want straightforward ways to measure your work and explain why your approach makes a real difference to those you help.

    YOUR BENEFITS

    You'll receive strong evidence that helps you win grants and donations. You can clearly show how your programs change lives, spot ways to improve your work, and prove to supporters that their money is well spent. This information also helps you grow your most successful programs.

  • share how you're helping communities while supporting your business goals

    Corporate Social Investment

    YOUR NEEDS

    You want to understand and show how your community projects make a real difference. You need to prove to your staff, customers, and shareholders that your social programs are worthwhile and align with your company's values.

    YOUR BENEFITS

    You'll get clear ways to measure and share how you're helping communities while supporting your business goals. This helps you run better social programs, engage your employees, and show customers and investors how you make a positive difference in society.

SROI REPORTING

Read our simple guide for organisations seeking to attract funding and investment

Our Unique Approach

Rigour

Our Ph.D.-qualified economists and scientists bring advanced analytical capabilities to every SROI project, ensuring that our assessments are rigorous, evidence-based, and aligned with best practices.

Using Treasury-approved methodologies and comprehensive data analysis, we deliver trustworthy findings. Our approach incorporates quantitative and qualitative metrics to capture the full scope of social and economic outcomes, ensuring decision-makers have a clear, data-driven foundation for action.

By applying structured evaluation frameworks, we help organisations assess trade-offs, optimise resource allocation, and enhance long-term social value.

Actionable Insights

We transform complex SROI data into clear, compelling stories. Our reports give you the evidence you need to communicate your value and secure support. By translating technical analysis into actionable insights, we ensure that impact assessments drive meaningful decision-making rather than remaining static documents. Whether for funding applications, policy advocacy, or strategic planning, our work equips organisations with the clarity and confidence to demonstrate their social and economic contributions effectively.

Māori Perspective

Tauutuutu is the ethical foundation that underpins our work in social impact assessment and guides our engagement with communities, organisations, and the environment.

Rooted in a profoundly reciprocal framework, tauutuutu extends beyond simple transactions to create enduring relationships based on mutual obligation, escalation, and shared benefit. In Māori society, this principle shaped economic, social, political, and environmental interactions, ensuring that every exchange balanced obligations and strengthened and deepened connections over time.

In our work, this ethic informs how we assess social impact—not as a static measure but as an evolving cycle of stakeholder reciprocity. We recognise that social value is not merely quantified; it is grown through relationships, shared responsibility, and the continuous exchange of knowledge, resources, and support. By embedding tauutuutu into our approach, we ensure that impact assessment moves beyond transactional evaluation and becomes a tool for reinforcing long-term, sustainable partnerships that reflect the interconnected nature of economic, social, and environmental wellbeing. More.

NON-MARKET VALUATION

We use economic methods to determine the value of impacts that do not have a price. For example, what is the value of cultural belonging?

Your impacts are unique, and so is the value created. Borrowing social impact values from external sources is usually not good enough. We have developed software to conduct this analysis quickly and simply for users. No matter what impact you create, we can investigate its monetary value.

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STREAMLINED PROCESS

  1. Discovery & Scoping – Define project objectives, key impact areas, and data requirements to ensure a focused and effective assessment.

  2. Data Collection & Analysis – Gather and evaluate quantitative and qualitative data using robust methodologies to generate reliable insights.

  3. Impact Quantification – Apply economic frameworks to precisely measure social, economic, and environmental outcomes.

  4. Report Development – Translate findings into clear, evidence-based reports that communicate impact effectively to stakeholders.

  5. Internal System Optimisation – Provide recommendations to enhance internal processes for continuous impact measurement and improvement.

  6. Strategic Guidance – Deliver actionable strategies to maximize positive outcomes and strengthen long-term impact.

EMPOWERING

We don’t just give you an answer; we provide the tools and systems to gather your own data. We have developed extensive tools to help you gather data from your people to enhance your social impact reporting. This means you will have better data each year to produce even better social impact reports, reducing your reliance on external providers and empowering you to produce your own impact reports.

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PRICING

Every SROI is unique. However, we've delivered more than enough projects to give you a clear indication of likely costs. Our pricing is based on a fixed-fee model, agreed upfront, ensuring full transparency and no surprises.

  • A rapid, evidence‑based SROI when you need numbers fast.

    What you receive

    • Online scope & planning workshop (1 hour) to confirm objectives, boundaries and key stakeholders.

    • Desktop stakeholder & outcome mapping using existing reports, logic models and proxy data.

    • Financial valuation of priority outcomes drawing on Treasury CBAx and other recognised proxies.

    • Headline SROI ratio and pay‑back period, plus one straightforward sensitivity test.

    • Concise 10–15‑page report (PDF) in plain language, with executive summary and single‑page infographic.

    • Virtual presentation of findings (up to 60 minutes) with Q&A and minor post‑presentation edits.

    Ideal use‑cases

    • Pilots or proof‑of‑concept projects needing SROI numbers for funding bids.

    • Early‑stage funds seeking a quick value case before a board decision.

    • Programmes where timing or budget is tight but accountability still matters.

  • Our most‑requested service: a full SROI delivering stakeholder voice, analytical depth and actionable recommendations.

    What you receive – everything in Impact Snapshot, plus

    • Stakeholder engagement – up to 10 semi‑structured interviews or two virtual focus groups, including consent, recording and thematic analysis.

    • Theory‑of‑Change co‑creation session to refine outcomes and attribution.

    • Valuation of all material outcomes using a mix of market data, CBAx and wellbeing valuation.

    • Scenario & sensitivity analysis (optimistic, base, conservative) with a transparent assumption log.

    • Distributional analysis for priority groups (e.g. rangatahi Māori, whānau, government).

    • 20–30‑page illustrated report with context, methodology, findings, recommendations and a one‑page graphic summary.

    • Follow‑up implementation workshop (90 minutes, virtual) to translate insights into practical next steps.

    Ideal use‑cases

    • Any situation where you need to produce a robust SROI assessment - particularly to attract funding and investment.

    • Community programmes that want to tell the story behind the numbers.

    • Iwi ventures seeking credible evidence to attract further investment.

    • Government‑funded initiatives that must satisfy Treasury or agency reporting requirements.

    • Charities preparing for contract renewals or decisions about scaling up.

  • An advanced evaluation and decision‑support package that pairs SROI with MCDA to optimise scarce resources.

    What you receive – everything in Impact Insight, plus

    • Bespoke MCDA framework – criteria weighting, option scoring and visualisation of trade‑offs to guide strategic choices.

    • Non‑market valuation (e.g. discrete‑choice experiment or benefit transfer) for outcomes lacking market prices.

    • Enhanced economic analysis – distributional weights, deadweight and decay adjustments, with scenario modelling of key uncertainties.

    • Comprehensive visualisation deck (high‑resolution charts and infographics) for board and stakeholder communication.

    • Stakeholder feedback loop – present draft results, gather input and refine recommendations.

    • 40–50‑page strategic report with technical appendix and a two‑page board briefing.

    • Virtual strategy session (half‑day) to embed findings into planning, funding pitches or policy advocacy.

    Ideal use‑cases

    • Large‑scale investments where several options compete for limited capital.

    • Cross‑agency collaborations that must balance diverse objectives transparently.

    • Organisations setting long‑term strategy and needing a documented rationale for trade‑offs.

    • Complex projects that integrate mātauranga Māori with social, environmental and financial outcomes.

Which package is right for you?

  • SROI Snapshot – Best suited for internal decision-making, exploratory analysis, or early-stage concept validation—not recommended as the primary evidence for significant funding proposals.

  • SROI Assessment (most popular) – Ideal when stakeholders, funders, or boards require robust evidence, detailed analysis, and transparent reporting to strengthen funding proposals and demonstrate credibility.

  • SROI Strategic Evaluation – Designed for projects facing complex strategic choices, extensive stakeholder involvement, or where detailed trade-off analysis is essential for long-term funding and investment decisions.

Prices exclude GST and reasonable travel expenses (where applicable).

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Make Your

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Kemp Reweti, Manahautū, CE – Pūhoro Charitable Trust

Kemp Reweti, Manahautū, CE – Pūhoro Charitable Trust.

“Over several years, we have had the privilege of engaging Matatihi to deliver external cost-benefit analysis reports that clearly demonstrate the economic and social impact of our Academy’s work.

These reports have enabled us to track our impact over a number of years. These have been invaluable tools and taonga for Pūhoro in helping us quantify and fully understand the positive effects that our programme has on rangatahi Māori in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Mātauranga).

Their thorough approach and deep understanding of our needs, have enabled us to better understand and articulate the value and benefits of participation in our national Pūhoro STEMM Academy programme, and clearly identify some of the present and longitudinal benefits that our impact creates for rangatahi, their whānau, broader society and the economy. As a kaupapa Māori driven organisation, we recommend the services of Matatihi and Dr Jay Whitehead and his impressive team.”

EXAMPLE

Measuring the Economic Impact of the Pūhoro STEMM Academy

The Pūhoro Charitable Trust (PCT) improves Māori science, technology, engineering, mathematics and mātauranga (STEMM) capability.

Pūhoro is pleased to release its most recent cost-benefit analysis (CBA) by Matatihi through support from the Institute of Environmental Science and Research - ESR in August 2021.

The CBA report found that the potential economic benefits of Pūhoro outweigh the economic costs by a factor above 14 to 1 for secondary students, and 16 to 1 for tertiary students. The net benefit for the high school program is above $60 million and $32 million for the tertiary program.

The report also found that Pūhoro is having a significant economic and social impact on regional economies, stimulating over $1.9m value added to New Zealand’s economy per annum and 6.3 FTE positions outside of Pūhoro’s direct operations.

Overall the report found that the Pūhoro STEMM Academy has a significant measurable impact on individual students, regional economies and Aotearoa.

SUMMARY

FULL REPORT

Note: a more recent report has been produced for 2024.

However, it is not publicly available yet.