SOCIAL IMPACT

ASSESSMENT

Illinois Campus Compact (ILCC)

Chicago Illinois

Candace MetcalfAmeriCorps VISTA 2015

“One goes to college to learn, it seems, not to think. When one enters the portals of learning, one leaves the dearest pleasures--solitude, books and imagination--outside with the whispering pines. I suppose I ought to find some comfort in the thought that I am laying up treasures for future enjoyment, but I am improvident enough to prefer present joy to hoarding riches against a rainy day.”

― Helen Keller, The Story of My Life

What is Impact Assessment?

Is a form of analysis used to strategically measure impacts on social conditions and social outcomes for any new development and existing developments. To better understand the effects of the social group who will be affected by such developments.

Examples of developments

Socio-Cultural/Spiritual/Behaviors/

Values/Opinions

PolicySocial/

Environmental

Other AdverseSocial

Risks/Conflicts

Empowering People/

Capital-Financial & Human

Historical/Political

• A New Government Policy e.g. Marriage Equality

• Change in Spiritual Beliefs or Cultural Practices

• Conflict and Displacement or Resettlement of Refugees

• An Industrial Plant

• Global Warming Prevention

Key Objectives

Drive ‘change’ and focus on the ‘social mission’

Making better informed decisions, improve outcomes

Assess and resolve conflicts between social,

environmental, economic, urban and rural developments

Inform and empower people (including marginalized),

increase social value/return on social investment.

Core principle is accountability and ethical development

Key Objectives cont.…

Identifying changes, cultural dynamics and society

involved

Understanding baseline demographics

Creating a relationship with the community, becoming or

identifying a mediator for the many different groups of

people of society.

Get people involved from that society, informed

awareness.

Ultimately be a positive advocate for what the people

want!

Our central purpose is to provide psychotherapeutic help for refugees and asylum seekers, especially children and

families of recently arrived refugees who are having problems of adjustment - Refugee Therapy Center

Focused & ClearWhat do we want to accomplish?

Social Mission Statement

Process of SIA

A Comprehensive Guide for Social Impact Assessment, Center for Good Governance(Rietberg-McCracken and Narayan 1998); 2006

Social Impact Assessment Guidance for Assessing and Managing the Social Impacts of Projects (Frank Vanclay 2015)

Effective Planning

Phase 1- Exploring issues related to the

project

Phase 2 - Analysis and assessment of

important variables

Phase 3 - Implement strategies

Phase 4 - Management and monitoringSocial Impact Assessment Guidance for Assessing and Managing the Social Impacts of Projects (Frank Vanclay 2015); pg. 8

Communit

y

•Residents•Economy•Governance

University

•Project Proponents•Policy•Community Partners

•Resources

The Public

•Message of Development•Opinions and Beliefs

Other

Working with Refugees

Stakeholders

Stake Holders Roles/Significance

External stake holders Role in project Position/assistance on issues Level of significance to project

USAID Partner Offering delivery assistance High

Peace Corps Partner Temporary housing assistance High

NGO #1 Partner Raising donations High

NGO #2 Non-partner Considering helping Low

U.S. State Dept. Non-partner Monitoring conflict in region Low

Other

Internal and external need to be reviewed

Logic Modeling

Problem/ Situation

Input Activities Outputs Immediate

Outcomes

Progress/

Timeframe

GoalsAchieved

Long-term

Outcomes

Refugees need shelter, food, water, basic subsistence

3,500 displaced due to conflicts in region

Social media fundraising, already established network with NGOS

Drafting a fundraising plan, draft a networking/partnership plan

Identify other sources to tap-social capital

Establish funds, acquire tents, food, clean water, soap, blankets

3 emergency support staffestablished $2000.00 per refugee

Formal plan of delivering aid

Timeline established by (date)

Plan to complete activities by 2 weeks through (date.)

Formal plan by (date)

Connected with 3 strong NGOS in our network willing to support cause by sharing on social media and promote cause

Refugees receive shelter, food, water, soap

3 emergency staff to assist for 2 months

• Theories of Change• Impact Value Chain

Each Item Needs to be focused and measurable in order to address relation betweenProcesses and actions that contribute to the outcomes.

Key Information, Variables, and Impacts

• Baseline demographics of affected community, area, environment and periphery

• Identify priorities of Social Impacts

• Discussions, brain storming, interviews, surveys, literature, existing data, scoping]

• Use workshops, consultations, field research, attend meetings, hearings, public records, expert consultations

Infrastructure

Economy

Health

Community

Environment

Pros

• Government support

Cons

• Cost of living• Inflation• Lack of income

Pros • 1 medical clinic

Cons• Dirt roads• No phone lines• No shelter

Pros• Low birth/death rate• Community seeks medical

help for common health issues.

Cons

• Ramped STDS among people are 18 to 40, gonorrhea, clap,

Pros • Safe water

Cons

• Air pollution

Pros • Low divorce rate

Cons

• Women lack authority in public life

• Women participation in economy

• Child labor• Civil conflicts

Variables

Infrastructure

Economic

Health

Community

Environment

Impact • Government support increases

Impact• Cost of Living policy created• Inflation • Lack of income decreases

Impact • Increased access to vaccines

Impact• Dirt roads get paved• Increased access to phone

lines• Shelter Improves

Impact

• Decreased infant death rate

• Community seeks medical help for common health issues

Impact• Rampant STDs among

people under 18 to 40, gonorrhea, clap increase

Impact • Water contamination

Impact • Improved Air Quality

Impact • Increased divorce rate

Impact

• Women lack authority in public life, problematic culture

• Women participation in economy increases

• Child labor decreases• Civil conflicts increase

Impacts

Social Impact Assessment Guidance for Assessing and Managing the Social Impacts of Projects (Frank Vanclay 2015); pg. 8

Variables

Population

Change in PopulationWorkers in Area, Temp WorkersSeasonal Residence, ResidenceRefugee/ImmigrationDislocation/RelocationSocial ClassInequality

Family/Individual

Cultural CapitalReligious PracticesConflict/CooperationPoliticsCrime, Public Heath, SafetyEntertainment

VariablesCommunity/Institution

Opinions/Beliefs/PositionGroupsInterested PartiesZoning RegulationsIndustryHousingCost of LivingEconomic DescriptionInfrastructureEnvironment

“What is the point? We assume that every time we do anything we know what the consequences will be, i.e., more or less what we intend them to be. This is not only not always correct. It is wildly, crazily, stupidly, cross-eyed-blithering-insectly wrong!”

-Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide : Five Complete Novels and One Story

Book Recommendations

A Community Guide to Social Impact AssessmentBy Rabel J. Burdge; ISBN- 978-0941042178

Logic Modelinghttp://createquity.com/2012/06/in-defense-of-logic-models/

Free Download- Social Impact Assessment http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/cgg/unpan026197.pdf

SIA training manual http://www.unep.ch/etu/publications/EIA_2ed/EIA_E_top13_body.pdf

SIA Infohttp://www.iaia.org/publicdocuments/sections/sia/IAIA-SIA-International-Principles.pdf

Variables in Social Impact AssessmentUtilizing Social Impact Assessment Variables in the Planning Model by Rabel Burdgehttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07349165.1990.9726030

SIA INFOhttp://www.socialimpactassessment.com/documents/IAIA%202015%20Social%20Impact%20Assessment%20guidance%20document.pdf

Example of SIAhttp://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/archived/mdbc-S-E-reports/2208_scoping_study_social_impact_possible_increased_flow_final_report_stage1_volume1.pdf

SRA-Social Reporting Standardhttp://www.social-reporting-standard.de/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SRS_Leitfaden_120716_en.pdf

Examples of Impact AssessmentSocial Impact Assessment of Possible Increased Environmental Flow Allocations to the River Murray System Prepared for Basin CommissionEnvironmental Flows Project

Prepared by

PROFESSOR HELEN ROSSRef: AU1-196

http://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/archived/mdbc-S-E-reports/2208_scoping_study_social_impact_possible_increased_flow_final_report_stage1_volume1.pdf

Social Impact Assessment on the Syrian Conflict on Lebanonhttp://www.arabstates.undp.org/content/dam/rbas/doc/SyriaResponse/Lebanon%20Economic%20and%20Social%20Impact%20Assessment%20of%20the%20Syrian%20Conflict.pdf