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Home & Family Charitable Trust
Case Studies
Case Studies
April 2, 2025
April 2, 2025

Home & Family Charitable Trust

Shifts are needed based on what the data is telling us.

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Te Ora Hou
Case Studies
Case Studies
April 2, 2025
April 2, 2025

Te Ora Hou

GoodMeasure has helped us gain a better understanding of what truly constitutes good practice

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Springboard Trust
Case Studies
Case Studies
April 2, 2025
April 3, 2025

Springboard Trust

Using GoodMeasure changed so much for us!

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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
Case Studies
Case Studies
April 2, 2025
April 2, 2025

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

Bringing our team closer together and ensuring our navigators connect the dots for everyone who supports us.

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Grace Foundation
Case Studies
Case Studies
April 2, 2025
April 2, 2025

Grace Foundation

GoodMeasure has added a lot of confidence to what we’re doing.

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GooC
Case Studies
Case Studies
April 2, 2025
April 2, 2025

GooC

GoodMeasure helped us establish systems to effectively track our day-to-day interactions with regular programs.

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Wellington City Mission
Case Studies
Case Studies
April 2, 2025
April 3, 2025

Wellington City Mission

The GoodMeasure process helps us meet that responsibility.

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Drive My Life - GoodMeasure Report
Reports
Reports
March 30, 2025
April 3, 2025

Drive My Life - GoodMeasure Report

Drive My Life - Taraiwa Mataora is dedicated to supporting at-risk individuals in Southland to obtain their Learner, Restricted and Full driver licences, increasing the number of safe and legal drivers in the community.

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Drive My Life - Insights Report
Reports
Reports
March 30, 2025
April 2, 2025

Drive My Life - Insights Report

Drive My Life - Taraiwa Mataora is dedicated to supporting at-risk individuals in Southland to obtain their Learner, Restricted and Full driver licences, increasing the number of safe and legal drivers in the community.

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Reaching the 15% with the Highest Needs
Articles
Articles
March 26, 2025
April 1, 2025

Reaching the 15% with the Highest Needs

Reaching the 15% with the Highest Needs – 15% of Kiwis account for half of all social service use, yet mainstream support often falls short. By redesigning services around real needs, we can drive better outcomes for those most at risk.

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The IDI turns 10: Why the world’s watching New Zealand
Articles
Articles
March 26, 2025
April 1, 2025

The IDI turns 10: Why the world’s watching New Zealand

NZ’s world-leading data system is transforming social investment, helping policymakers and organisations make smarter, evidence-based decisions.

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Improving impact starts with using your data
Articles
Articles
March 26, 2025
April 3, 2025

Improving impact starts with using your data

The ‘use to improve’ principle is simple. It says: the best way to improve your data is to use the data you already have. Read on to find out more!

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Not just insurance, a pathway to whānau wellbeing
Articles
Articles
March 26, 2025
April 3, 2025

Not just insurance, a pathway to whānau wellbeing

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei’s nib-Toi Ora programme breaks barriers to healthcare by offering fully funded, culturally responsive insurance to whānau, creating $10 million in social value.

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Choosing the right social investment approach
Articles
Articles
March 26, 2025
April 3, 2025

Choosing the right social investment approach

This case study explores three distinct social investment approaches – Broad, Balanced, and Deep Impact – each delivering social value at varying scales and costs.

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Social investment in action
Reports
Reports
March 15, 2025
April 4, 2025

Social investment in action

ImpactLab highlights how tailored housing reduced hospital stays by 92% for people with serious mental health conditions. This model saved $4.9 million in hospital costs and delivered an estimated $4.50 social return per dollar invested.

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Mary Potter Hospice
Case Studies
Case Studies
March 13, 2025
April 3, 2025

Mary Potter Hospice

We knew intuitively that our work was valuable, but we could not easily prove it.

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Springboard Trust
Case Studies
Case Studies
March 12, 2025
April 3, 2025

Springboard Trust

We heard about ImpactLab from some of our principals, who suggested it would be very good for us as we are very committed to evaluation and improvement.

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Guardians of Our Children
Case Studies
Case Studies
March 11, 2025
April 3, 2025

Guardians of Our Children

Helping Guardians of our Children level up their systems

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House of Science
Case Studies
Case Studies
March 11, 2025
April 1, 2025

House of Science

Data Diagnostics Alumni: How House of Science plugged the gaps in its data.

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Ngā Tāngata
Case Studies
Case Studies
March 11, 2025
April 3, 2025

Ngā Tāngata

We were looking for support to learn more about our data, understand what it tells us, and evidence the difference we make in a meaningful way.

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Impact Lab and Kuhu Mai collab
Articles
Articles
March 9, 2025
April 3, 2025

Impact Lab and Kuhu Mai collab

$2.6M in social value delivered through simple, human-centred support. By meeting people where they are—with a coffee and a conversation—Downtown Community Ministry is transforming lives and proving the power of connection in social impact.

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Q&A show with John Campbell
Articles
Articles
March 7, 2025
April 3, 2025

Q&A show with John Campbell

John Campbell interviews Impact Lab’s CEO, Maria about social return on investment - hear what she has to say!

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0800 What’s Up phone and online chat service
Articles
Articles
March 3, 2025
April 1, 2025

0800 What’s Up phone and online chat service

Barnardos’ 0800 What’s Up phone and online chat service for children and young people has been shown by a new GoodMeasure report from ImpactLab to provide $2 of social value for every dollar spent on it, an excellent outcome for this unique service.

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How social investment can transform lives and communities
Articles
Articles
March 1, 2025
April 3, 2025

How social investment can transform lives and communities

Moving individuals into tailored, long-term housing with a specialised Community Housing Provider helped dramatically decrease the number of average hospital night visits in one social investment study.

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MoneyTime
Case Studies
Case Studies
February 25, 2025
April 3, 2025

MoneyTime

Our MoneyTime financial literacy program for 10-14 year olds is provided free of charge into New Zealand schools.

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Cultured conversations
Articles
Articles
October 3, 2024
April 3, 2025

Cultured conversations

In discussion with Maria, Auckland art Gallery’s ‘Cultured Conversations’ series shares her perspective on the future of data in social services, and how a similar approach could be applied to the cultural sector.

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Matthew Monohan from Ma Earth
Articles
Articles
September 13, 2024
April 3, 2025

Matthew Monohan from Ma Earth

Maria chats with Matthew Monahan, from Ma Earth about SROI and the importance of impact measurement.

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Social investment approach
Articles
Articles
June 28, 2022
April 3, 2025

Social investment approach

A deep dive interview into Impact Lab and it’s social investment approach. We spend a lot of money with the intention that it has a positive impact on peoples lives - does our money have the impact we want?

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Beyond Consultation
Articles
Articles
January 6, 2022
April 3, 2025

Beyond Consultation

Maria joins Beyond Consultation to explore how data-driven insights can transform social investment. Listen now to how measuring impact helps organisations and funders make smarter decisions that drive real change for communities.

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