Since 2010, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service embarked on a new initiative to explore how social impact assessment (SIA) of service projects or programme could be promoted in the Third Sector in Hong Kong.  In collaboration with project donors and organizers, HKCSS has attempted a number of SIAs to articulate the social impacts of service projects.  As a result of these attempts, a framework and a methodology for SIA are emerging. The purposes of this workshop series are:

• To help NGOs and their practitioners interested in impact articulation to grasp the methodological principles and steps of SIA in more realistic terms through examining individual cases of SIA;
• To introduce new materials, resources, tools and create network of interested parties for NGOs’ use for SIA;
• To engage NGOs and their practitioners to contribute to the framework and methodology being developed with reference to the actual service experiences in Hong Kong

In the workshop, participants can expect to learn:

• Basic concepts and principles about Social Impact Assessment (SIA)
• SIA Framework developed by HKCSS and ExCEL, HKU
• SIA in specific service contexts
• Procedure and implementation process of SIA
• Lessons learnt and tips for NGOs to conduct SIA