Impact Measurement
Turn everything your organisation does — from volunteering to funding — into clear, comparable social value.
With Social Handprint, you move beyond tracking activities and start understanding the real difference you make — for people, communities and the environment.
Measure in € and Sustainable Development Goals - Translate your actions into social value and contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals — the global framework for a better world
Make impact comparable - Use one clear standard across teams, programmes and organisations
Act on real insights - Understand what works, where to invest and how to increase your impact
Social Handprint: the standard for measuring impact
A footprint shows your negative impact. A handprint shows the positive difference you create.
Social Handprint gives you one clear way to measure and understand that positive impact — across all your activities, programmes and investments.
It works by translating what you do into social value: linking activities to outcomes, and expressing those outcomes in a way that is comparable, actionable and easy to report.
One standard - Measure impact consistently across teams, projects and organisations
From actions to value - Turn activities into measurable social value in € and contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
Clear insights - Understand what works, where to invest and how to improve
Built for real use - Simple to apply, yet robust enough for reporting and decision-making
See your impact, at a glance
What does this actually look like in practice? With Social Handprint, your activities are translated into a clear overview of the social value you create — across themes like education, health, environment and inclusion.
Total social value - See the combined value of your activities expressed in € — giving you a clear sense of your overall impact
Impact across themes - Understand how your work contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, such as quality education, reduced inequality and climate action
What drives your impact - See which activities and programmes contribute most to your results
Clear and shareable - Use visual dashboards and reports to communicate your impact to stakeholders
How the Social Handprint works
Capture your activities
Easily input what your organisation does — from volunteering and funding to internal and external initiatives
Link to outcomes
Activities are connected to social and environmental outcomes, based on research and recognised impact indicators
Calculate social value
Those outcomes are translated into an estimated social value in € and contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Visualise and act
View your results in dashboards and reports, compare performance and use insights to improve your impact
Proven & trusted
Social Handprint is already used by thousands of organisations to measure and understand their impact — from local initiatives to large companies and funds.
It combines practical usability with a solid methodological foundation, making it both accessible and credible.
Widely adopted - Used by thousands of organisations to measure and report their social impact
Scientifically grounded - Based on external research, social cost-benefit analyses and recognised data sources
Validated approach - Independent researchers confirm the method provides a reliable way to make impact measurable and understandable
Accessible by design - Simple to apply, without requiring complex data or specialised expertise
Built for every organisation working on impact
Impact Organisations
Measure and communicate the social value of your activities and programmes
Impact of projects, services and organisational activities across the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Stronger funding applications, clearer reporting and better insight into how to increase your impact
CSR Departments Corporates
Measure the impact of your CSR, ESG and sustainability programmes
Employee volunteering, donations, operations and broader social impact
Clear ESG and CSRD reporting, proof of impact and insight into where to invest for maximum value
Governments
Measure and steer the impact of policies, programmes and subsidies
Impact of funded initiatives, social return and community programmes
Better policy decisions, transparent reporting and insight into what creates real societal value
Funds
Allocate funding based on measurable impact and outcomes
Impact of funded organisations and programmes
Smarter allocation of resources, comparable insights and clear reporting to stakeholders
What makes Social Handprint the new standard?
Most approaches stop at tracking activities. Social Handprint sets a new standard by turning what you do into a shared, actionable understanding of impact.
Beyond outputs - Not just hours volunteered or money donated, but the real social value created
One common standard - Measure impact consistently across organisations, programmes and regions
Comparable by design - Understand how different initiatives perform — and where impact is highest
Built for decisions - Use impact data to steer strategy, funding and engagement — not just to report
Part of a bigger system - Connected to volunteering, giving and funding — so all your impact comes together in one place
