Who We Help
Your organisation exists because it makes a difference. People are healthier, more connected, more secure, more satisfied with their lives because of what you do. But when funders ask for evidence - when grant applications demand impact data - good intentions are not enough.
SVT helps non-profits and community organisations produce credible evidence of their social impact. Evidence that retains existing funding, attracts new investment, and gives your organisation the authority to tell its own impact story in terms that decision-makers respect.
Non-profit organisations deliver some of the most significant social value in Canada. They are also the least resourced to measure it. The typical situation:
The result: organisations competing for funding submit impact claims that look identical - because they all use the same borrowed values from the same databases. A funder cannot see whether your impact is different from everyone else's estimate.
We measure the actual difference your programme makes to the people you serve - not a proxy pulled from a value bank. Person-level evidence that shows which participants benefited, by how much, and through what channels.
SVT's engagement options let you begin with an advisory assessment, move to a first-order estimate when useful, and commission full person-level evidence when the decision warrants it.
See engagement options →We know data collection can be hard when you work with people facing homelessness, risk, or crisis. SVT designs practical data collection that produces rigorous results without burdening participants or staff.
SVT evidence is built on an externally reviewed methodology refined through more than 20 years of practical application, uses Canadian data for calibration, and produces results with explicit assumptions and stated uncertainty. Funders can verify the methodology. Reviewers can scrutinise the assumptions. The evidence holds.
If other applications use the same value-bank number for "community connection," yours can stand apart. It shows person-level evidence that cannot be copied from a database.
We believe that every organisation - regardless of size or budget - should be able to start understanding its social value.
Free, instant, early estimate of your programme's social impact (an estimate, not full evidence). Shows the approach. Shows what full measurement could reveal. No signup or commitment.
Try the Calculator →Plain-language introductions to social value, outcomes frameworks, and data collection best practices.
SVT's tiered services (Understand → Estimate → Evidence) allow you to progress at a pace matched to your resources and evidence needs.
See Pricing →The social value loss from arthritis in Canada is projected to reach $150.9 billion a year by 2055 - larger than its economic cost - showing decision-makers the full human burden.
Source: Burden of Arthritis in Canada, CANCEA, 2026.
CIHR-funded health research is expected to create about $98.2 billion in social value for Canadians - a $5.30 return for every $1 invested.
Source: Expected Economic and Social Impact of CIHR, CANCEA, 2026.
A portable health benefits programme for Ontario workers was estimated to generate $360 million to $550 million in social value, depending on plan design. Source: Portable Benefits Economic Impact Tool, CANCEA, 2023.
Grant applications compete on identical, transferred value-bank numbers - and yours does not stand out.
Funders renew the organisations that can prove impact, and quietly withdraw from those that cannot.
Programmes that genuinely change lives get cut because no one could demonstrate their value in terms a funder trusts.
Get a free early estimate of your programme's social value - an estimate, not full evidence, no commitment required.
We assess your organisation's context, data readiness, and evidence needs.
We define your outcomes, measurement approach, and data collection plan.
We measure person-level impact and produce a report suitable for funder communication.
Try the free calculator first, or schedule a consultation.
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