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The economic benefits of short breaks for families of children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions

The economic benefits of short breaks for families of children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions

Our report with Together for Short Lives found that providing short breaks for parent carers of children in palliative care could provide significant benefits to wider society. Read more

Published: 7th October, 2020

Updated: 26th October, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Housing Rights Prisoner Programmes – Impact Assessment Feasibility Study

Housing Rights Prisoner Programmes – Impact Assessment Feasibility Study

Our project with Housing Rights Belfast has identified several potential economic impacts of their interventions such as taxpayer savings from reduced housing service costs, reduced costs of future re-offending, and increased tax revenue from improved employment outcomes. Read more

Published: 1st October, 2020

Updated: 6th October, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Developing wellbeing cost effectiveness measures in the charity sector

Developing wellbeing cost effectiveness measures in the charity sector

Pro Bono Economics has developed a seven-step approach to assess the wellbeing cost-effectiveness of a charitable intervention, in partnership with the What Works Centre for Wellbeing. Read more

Published: 17th September, 2020

Updated: 30th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Assessing the feasibility of evaluating the economic impact of the BS3 Community Webs programme

Assessing the feasibility of evaluating the economic impact of the BS3 Community Webs programme

Pro Bono Economics has shown that there is a positive correlation between receiving social prescribing services broadly similar to BS3 Communities services and positive effects on an individual’s health, wellbeing and level of loneliness. Read more

Published: 1st September, 2020

Updated: 11th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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A review of the evidence needed to place a full economic value on Action Tutoring’s work

A review of the evidence needed to place a full economic value on Action Tutoring’s work

Pro Bono Economics conducted an exploratory analysis to understand the evidence needed to support Action Tutoring to place a full economic value on the impact of its work. Read more

Published: 6th August, 2020

Updated: 7th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Assessing the economic benefits from improved employment outcomes for Prisoners’ Education Trust beneficiaries

Assessing the economic benefits from improved employment outcomes for Prisoners’ Education Trust beneficiaries

Pro Bono Economics has estimated that the Prisoners Education Trust’s Access to Learning programme provided cost and employment-related benefits to society worth £1.6 million in 2018. Read more

Published: 16th July, 2020

Updated: 25th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Fair4All Finance: Externalities arising from use of high cost credit in the UK

Fair4All Finance: Externalities arising from use of high cost credit in the UK

Pro Bono Economics’ literature review for non-profit organisation Fair4All Finance identified the evidence gaps that need to be filled in order to determine the societal costs associated with high cost credit (HCC). Read more

Published: 14th July, 2020

Updated: 7th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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The Clink Charity: an economic impact analysis

The Clink Charity: an economic impact analysis

Pro Bono Economics has discovered that The Clink delivers at least a four-fold return on investments by reducing reoffending and the associated social costs of reoffending. Read more

Published: 7th July, 2020

Updated: 7th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Supporting improved outcome measurements: Haven Children and Young People programme

Supporting improved outcome measurements: Haven Children and Young People programme

Pro Bono Economics (PBE) advised domestic abuse support charity Haven on how to collect and use data to better demonstrate the impact of their work. Read more

Published: 18th June, 2020

Updated: 7th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Assessment of the long-term societal benefits from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Assessment of the long-term societal benefits from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Analysis by Pro Bono Economics found that the long-term societal benefits of treatments provided by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in England could be between £2 and £3.2 billion. Read more

Published: 5th February, 2020

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Initial Analysis of One25’s Outcomes Star Data

Initial Analysis of One25’s Outcomes Star Data

One25 – the largest UK organisation for women facing street sex work – has a positive impact on service users, particularly regarding their safety, sexual health, and financial situation, according to Pro Bono Economics Analysis. Read more

Published: 17th December, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Turn2Us: Financial Outcomes Tool Review

Turn2Us: Financial Outcomes Tool Review

The Financial Outcome Tool used by Turn2Us – a charity that helps people in need access financial support – appears to have a sound structure and logic according to Pro Bono Economics analysis. Read more

Published: 5th September, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Measuring the Impact of Art Against Knives

Measuring the Impact of Art Against Knives

Pro Bono Economics worked with Art Against Knives to strengthen links between their theory of change and best available evidence on violent crime to improve overall measurement framework. Read more

Published: 4th September, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Assessing the Impact of the Villiers Park Educational Trust’s Scholars Programme

Assessing the Impact of the Villiers Park Educational Trust’s Scholars Programme

Villiers Park Educational Trust’s Scholars Programme was found to have a positive benefit to both the academic attainment and soft skills development of pupils. Read more

Published: 17th June, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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An assessment of the value of Working Chance's recruitment services for women

An assessment of the value of Working Chance's recruitment services for women

Working Chance, a charity which works to reduce barriers for female re-offenders entering employment, was found to have a potential attributable economic benefit of £1.4 million per year. Read more

Published: 7th June, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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British Science Association: Graduate Earnings and the STEM Premium

British Science Association: Graduate Earnings and the STEM Premium

In this, Pro Bono Economics’ second collaboration with the British Science Association (BSA) it was found that the Association’s CREST Silver Awards programme only had to have a minor effect on university degree choice to deliver more societal benefits than it costs to run. Read more

Published: 3rd June, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Pro Bono Economics’ work on targets and measures for Sport England

Pro Bono Economics’ work on targets and measures for Sport England

A Pro Bono Economics project for Sport England has highlighted the potential for volunteering organisations and programmes to collaborate to create new industry standards, which could include producing a universal definition of volunteering, containing frequency, longevity or experience measures, or a more standardised assessment of the resources needed to support volunteer programmes. Read more

Published: 11th April, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Economic analysis of Step Together’s ex-offender rehabilitation programme

Economic analysis of Step Together’s ex-offender rehabilitation programme

In this report for Step Together Volunteering – a charity that provides opportunities for individuals excluded from society – Pro Bono Economics has shown the positive impact its work may have on reducing reoffending rates for the cohort of people it engages with. Read more

Published: 25th March, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Does leadership training influence charity performance?

Does leadership training influence charity performance?

Pro Bono Economics’ report for charity Clore Social Leadership shows a clear link between leadership training investment and improved charity performance. Read more

Published: 21st March, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Measuring the economic impact of supporting young people into employment

Measuring the economic impact of supporting young people into employment

In a report for WorkingRite, Pro Bono Economics has advised the employment charity to carry out data collection with its mentored work programme participants six months to a year post completion, to demonstrate if it results in sustained outcomes. Read more

Published: 18th March, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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The economic cost from childhood exposure to severe domestic violence

The economic cost from childhood exposure to severe domestic violence

A new Pro Bono Economics report for Hestia - a charity dedicated to helping people in times of personal crisis - has shown that a failure to support children exposed to domestic violence in the UK may be costing taxpayers between £480 million and £1.4 billion. Read more

Published: 5th March, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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The Long Term Impact of Therapeutic Residential Care Programmes

The Long Term Impact of Therapeutic Residential Care Programmes

Our report for Therapeutic Residential Care charity Mulberry Bush has shown that there are multiple evidence gaps in this area in the UK. Read more

Published: 25th February, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Assessing the work of the Governors for Schools charity

Assessing the work of the Governors for Schools charity

National education charity Governors for Schools exists to improve educational standards in schools across the UK through effective governance. Read more

Published: 23rd January, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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Pro Bono Economics estimates the costs and benefits of Veterans Aid's work with veterans

Pro Bono Economics estimates the costs and benefits of Veterans Aid's work with veterans

Veterans Aid is a charity supporting ex-servicemen and women in crisis. The organisation offers a diverse range of interventions, providing immediate, practical support to veterans who have served in HM Armed Forces who are homeless, facing homelessness or in crisis. Read more

Published: 7th January, 2019

Updated: 28th August, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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