At Huber Social, we continue to be inspired by the remarkable work of our clients across the globe. In the latest edition of The Beeline, we delve into two significant projects making waves in Aotearoa New Zealand.

From Creative Waikato’s artist-in-residence program to the Child Cancer Foundation’s tireless work, these stories reveal the power of creativity, hope, and community connection. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how our impact measurement drives real change and helps our partners maximise their positive outcomes.

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Over the past year, the Huber Social Academy has worked to bring clarity to the importance of measuring social impact, and we'd like to celebrate that by offering you a limited time discount offer!

Huber Social are proud to support the Child Cancer Foundation as they continue to make a profound impact on the wellbeing of families navigating the challenges of paediatric cancer.

We’re excited to share the latest edition of The Beeline with you!

Here in the Southern Hemisphere, the winter solstice has just passed, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year in New Zealand and Australia. It heralds the deepening of winter, a time for reflection and renewal. For Māori in New Zealand, it coincides with Matariki, the Māori New Year, which is celebrated with a public holiday. It’s a time to pause, appreciate the seasonal shift, and embrace the unique cultural heritage that enriches our winters.

At the heart of every resilient community lies a commitment to inclusivity and empowerment. SkillWise, in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand, exemplifies this ethos through its dedication to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and intellectual impairments.

We're pleased to introduce 'The Beeline,' our inaugural newsletter. Through The Beeline, we aim to keep our community abreast of the latest developments in the social impact arena. We'll explore new applications of our framework and methodology in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and beyond, and take joy in spotlighting the impactful work of our clients and partners worldwide. If you're a Huber client and wish to share your story here please get in touch.

Ed Diener coined the term subjective wellbeing as the scientific definition for one’s own assessment of satisfaction with life, and the extent to which you are fulfilling your potential and leading a life that you value. This led to the introduction of the Satisfaction With Life Scale in 1985, and it remains the most widely used measure of wellbeing in the world, sitting at the heart of the Huber Social Wellbeing Measurement Framework.

The social impact measurement of Pups in Prison was designed to begin to understand the short and long-term impact of the program – not only on prisoners, but the prison environment as a whole and the eventual recipients of the dogs.

The answer is a mix of storytelling and science. We isolate COVID-19 in results by explaining the context and backing it up with data.

Accounting for COVID-19 in Social Impact Measurement is a hot topic of our clients right now. Get in touch for our point of view.

In the pursuit to measure social value we must not get carried away and overlook and oversimplify how this is to be achieved. Otherwise we risk establishing a new economy that may create as many issues as it seeks to address.

Refugees have a need for services that target areas of wellbeing beyond the immediate emergency resources such as food, water, shelter and clothing. Focus on these emergency services often leave little resources to address wholistic factors of wellbeing such as a sense of purpose, community connection, self-belief, relationships, communication and general life skills. Left unaddressed, we set ourselves up for a continuing cycle of unrest, conflict and ongoing mass displacement of people.

Should student wellbeing be the ultimate goal for the education sector?

If we want to elevate Wellbeing to the same level as GDP, the same rules need to apply. We need a universal measure of Wellbeing, subjective Wellbeing, measured to standard and independently verified that delivers actionable insight for targeted investment.

Just as longitude is needed alongside latitude, we need to measure Wellbeing alongside economic growth to navigate the progress of humanity.