A cross-border initiative empowering community organisations and social enterprises in Northern Ireland and the border counties to measure, manage, and maximise their social value.

About the Social Value Collaborative

The Social Value Collaborative (SVC) is a strategic partnership dedicated to building a more resilient, inclusive, and impactful social economy across Northern Ireland and the border counties. SVC is a project supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). The project represents a €1.02 million investment in the future of the region’s social economy.

Our partners

We are an innovative consortium led by Enterprise Evolution in partnership with Catalyst NI, supported by the Department for the Economy (NI) and Women in Business NI.

Our goal

Our goal is to deliver a transformative shift in how social value is understood and practiced. We help organisations professionalise their impact measurement, ensuring they can compete for major contracts, secure investment, and clearly evidence the positive impact they have in their communities.

Throughout the duration of the programme we will work with 60 organisations by providing the following:

Expert Training

Intensive social value support for groups of likeminded organisations.

Digital Platform

Access to tools that streamline measurement and reporting.

Coaching

Customised support for organisations.

SVC Network

A dedicated space for shared learning and growth.

Information for interested organisations:

Why join the programme?

The Social Value Collaborative is here to help your organisation move from knowing you make a difference to proving it with confidence.

Social value is becoming central to funding, commissioning and partnership decisions. By taking part, you can turn the impact you already deliver into credible, compelling evidence that strengthens your organisation in an increasingly outcomes-driven environment.

Whether you are at an early stage or already have impact systems in place, the programme adapts to your starting point equipping you with practical tools, expert guidance and peer collaboration to strengthen your approach.

Fill out the form to register for one of our weekly online information sessions held over teams.

Ready to apply? Access our application form here.

Eligibility Criteria

This programme is designed for community and social economy organisations with growth ambitions that are based and operating in Northern Ireland for and the border counties of Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth (the PEACEPLUS area).

Community and social economy organisations are those that are mission driven rather than profit maximising. They have:

  • A social purpose, with their primary purpose to deliver social, environmental, cultural, or community benefit. Economic activity (trading, service delivery, asset management) is used as a means to achieve that social purpose, not an end in itself.
  • Governance arrangements designed to ensure accountability to members, beneficiaries or the wider community, rather than to shareholder or external investors. They have democratic or participatory organisational structures, that include Companies limited by Guarantee, Community Interest Companies, Cooperatives, Associations, Charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations.
  • An approach to profit / surplus distribution that limits or prohibits private benefit. Any surplus is generated reinvested in the organisation or distributed in line with its social mission, with limited or no distribution to private investors.

If you are an eligible organisation looking to understand more about your social value, we would like to hear from you.

Please select which online information session you would like to attend.

    Apply to join:

    The first cohort of this programme will be held in Belfast, commencing June 17th 2026.

    Applications will close on May 18th at 5pm. We welcome your applications as early as possible due to limited programme spaces.

    Multiple intakes and locations will be announced throughout the programme duration.

    To find out more about upcoming opportunities email us at hello@entepriseevolution.org.uk or join one of our online information sessions every Tuesday between 12pm and 12.45pm.

    Ready to apply? Submit your application now using the form below.