1. Social Return on Investment (SROI) study
Research summary

2. Stakeholders have been extensively engaged to inform the findings of the report
We forecast that each program will generate significant, positive social returns
Utopia
Hermannsburg (Ntaria)
Yuendumu
The study includes insights for effective funding of youth programs across central Australia

3. Stakeholders have been extensively engaged to inform the findings of the report
Six stages of SROI
Stage 1: Scope the project
Convened SROI Reference Group
Defined boundaries and investment
Stage 2: Understand the change
Review data and findings from previous evaluations
Extensive stakeholder consultation (48 interviews)
Stage 3: Measure the change
Identified outcomes and developed program logic maps
Refined maps with Reference Group
Stage 4: Value the change
Identified relevant indicators and financial proxies to value the outcomes.
Determine those aspects of change that would have happened anyway or are a result of other factors (filters)
Stage 5: Calculate the SROI
Calculate the outcomes and compare to the investment of the program
Stage 6: Report, use and embed results
Reported findings, presenting in Canberra and Alice Springs

4. Total value of outcomes Total value of investment
SROI is calculated by dividing the value of all outcomes by the value of investment
First we determined the adjusted value for each outcome (example below)
Indicator
# young people abstaining from volatile substance abuse during the investment period
Deadweight
% of young people who would have abstained from volatile substance abuse anyway
Adjusted value
n x $x x (1 – y%) x (1 – z%) = $a
Financial proxy
Cost to NT health system of volatile substance abuse for three years
Attribution
% outcome is attributable to the youth program (young people may receive support from their family, school and other community programs)
… then we determined the SROI ratio
SROI Ratio
x : 1
Total value of outcomes
Total value of investment

5. Significant outcomes*
We forecast that Utopia will generate $3.48 for every dollar invested in the program
Source
FY16/17
Projected FY17/18 to FY19/20
Monetary
$322,461
$967,382
Non-monetary
$17,985
$53,955
Total
$340,446
$1,021,337
33 – approximate average number of individuals attendees per day in FY15/16.
5690 – total number of attendances over FY15/16.
Significant outcomes*
Value
Young people
$1,542,878
Families
$237,600*
Community
N/A*
School
$55,081*
Health system
$199,836
Justice system
$1,520,034
Total
$3,555,429
SROI $1
$3.48
Young people
1.4 Increase engagement in education and / or training
Justice system
6.3 Decrease in detention
*Outcomes forecast to generate the greatest monetary value
**Note: the value of a number of outcomes for this group were not able to be estimated

6. Significant outcomes*
We forecast that Hermannsburg will generate $4.03 for every dollar invested in the program
Source
FY16/17
Projected FY17/18 to FY19/20
Monetary
$665,834
$1,997,502
Non- monetary $0
Total
45 - approximate average number of individuals attendees per day in first half FY16/17.
10 - number of diversion program participants in FY15/16
8 - average number of youth board participants in FY15/16
Significant outcomes*
Value
Young people
$3,080,825
Families
$435,600*
Community
N/A*
School
$110,162 *
Health system
$185,289
Justice system
$4,233,746
Total
$8,045,621
SROI $1
$4.03
Young people
1.4 Increase engagement in education and / or training
Justice system
6.3 Decrease in detention
6.4 Decrease in detention, through use of community supervision
*Outcomes forecast to generate the greatest monetary value
**Note: the value of a number of outcomes for this group were not able to be estimated

7. Significant outcomes*
We forecast that Yuendumu will generate $4.56 for every dollar invested in the program
Source
FY16/17
Projected FY17/18 to FY19/20
Monetary
$1,016,370
$3,049,110
Non- monetary
$16,640
$49,920
Total
$1,033,010
$3,099,030
75 – approximate average number of individuals attendees per day Jun-Dec 16.
120 – average number of active Jaru trainees Jan-Jun 16.
8 – number of Jaru graduates Jun-Dec 16.
10 – number of diversion program participants FY15/16.
14 – average number of youth committee participants Jun-Dec 16.
Significant outcomes*
Value
Young people
$8,678,604
Families
$549,450
Community
N/A
School
$165,243
Health system
$270,600
Justice system
$4,480,636
Total
$14,144,532
SROI $1
$4.56
Young people
1.4 Increase engagement in education and / or training
1.11 Increase employability
Justice system
6.3 Decrease in detention
6.4 Decrease in detention, through use of community supervision
*Outcomes forecast to generate the greatest monetary value
**Note: the value of a number of outcomes for this group were not able to be estimated

8. The study includes insights for effective funding of youth programs across central Australia
Investment in youth programs in remote communities across central Australia indicates a significant net benefit
Regular, consistent diversionary activities must form the base of youth programs
Increasing funding for programs with a well-resourced and managed base level of activities, to provide more sophisticated activities, is likely to increase value
Yuendumu
Developing employability
Further bolt on programs
Hermannsburg
Value
Local leadership
Additional activities, such as computer use
Bolt on programs
Utopia
Regular, consistent diversionary activities
Time and resourcing