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What gets counted, counts. nef is redefining the way we understand and measure progress: finding ways to make the invisible value of things which are essential to quality of life visible and measurable.

Our approach to impact measurement focuses on engaging people and building capacity. Whether we are measuring trust or local money flows, we know that involving the community and working with its strengths are vital to ensuring that measuring leads to action. And, ultimately, measuring what truly counts to everyday people is the only way we can improve our quality of life.

nef has developed a number of tools and approaches, many of which you can use in your own organisation or community.

about new ways of measuring progress
Our approach to evaluation is based on participation and strengthening capacity
ethical explorer
The online social reporting tool
look back move forward
look back move forward is a project evaluation and learning tool developed in a partnership between nef and the Shell better Britain Campaign
lm3
lm3 is a measuring tool that enables anyone to assess how a particular business or initiative impacts the local economy, and how to improve that impact
quality and impact
It is increasingly being recognised that measuring, proving and improving the quality and impact of social enterprises is crucial for the sector’s future
making indicators count
the ways the influence of quality of life indicators can be increased by linking them into policy making
prove it!
Our toolkit prove it! helps you measure the social capital that holds communities together and makes a place worth living in
social accounting and auditing
social accounting and auditing is a way of measuring and reporting on an organisation's social and ethical performance
social return on investment
Conventional financial returns do not capture the social benefits of projects and programmes
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Forest Schools Project Evaluation phase I