Track Record

Our role is to collect and analyze data to assist in making impactful investment decisions to support the health and well-being of Viimsi municipality in Northern Estonia. The process of creating regional and local health and well-being profiles has been initiated by the National Institute for Health Development.

Viimsi Municipality Government.

Main objectives, activities, and results

Erasmus+ Youth in Action is part of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and supporting European youth projects. Based on the survey results from 2015-2020, we analyzed its effects and outcomes from the perspective of project participants and project leaders. The research focused on and offered comparisons between three activity types: Youth Exchanges, Mobility of youth workers, and the European Solidarity Corps (previously: the European Voluntary Service). The results offer many valuable insights, e.g. the profiles of youth most/least involved in the programs and the learning outcomes most/least acquired. The conclusions can be used to further increase the quality of the activities´ implementation and increase their impact. The research report can be found here.

HAAP Consulting

The Estonian Education and Youth Board

The main objectives:

The main aim of the project is to improve the capacity, skills and know-how of youth organizations in the Baltics on topics related to social impact management (impact tracking, measurement, evaluation and communication). Additionally, with the project and its activities we will promote the importance and approaches of social impact management in youth organizations among policy makers and stakeholders in Baltic countries by creating practical, user-friendly impact management tools and policy recommendations and implementing non-formal education learning and experience sharing events for youth organizations.

The main activities:

With this project 2 social impact management learning events in Latvia and Estonia will take place, 4 practical, user-friendly social impact management publications will be released: a best practice compilation, a toolbox for impact assessment, communication guidelines and a set of policy recommendations. Additionally, 6 multiplier events in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania for various youth work related audiences will take place during the project.

Expected results:

It is expected that 155 youth workers (staff and volunteers) of youth organizations in the Baltics have improved their capacity, skills and know-how about social impact management through participating in transnational learning events and multiplier events of the project. It is expected that they feel confident and motivated to use the new skills and know-how in practice.

The aim is also to reach 40 youth policy and youth social entrepreneurship stakeholders, policy makers, decision makers and ecosystem enablers in the Baltics and have them gain insights and knowledge about impact management in youth organizations in the Baltics. The goal is that they will also participate in multiplier events and after the experience are more willing and motivated to use the knowledge, tools and policy recommendations to promote quality and efficiency of larger youth systems on a local, national and Baltic States level.

In addition, 300 youth workers (staff and volunteers) of youth organizations in Baltic States and 100 youth policy and youth social entrepreneurship stakeholders, policy makers, decision makers and ecosystem enablers in Baltic States have gained knowledge about and used the tools and publications created in the project and overall, 50 000 people have been reached and informed about the importance of the work of youth organizations as well as project activities, results and outcomes through project communication and dissemination of results activities.

Additional information:

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Balti riikide noorteühenduste mõju haldamise vajadused ja väljakutsed

The Social Entrepreneurship Association of Latvia, Geri Norai LT, the National Youth Council of Latvia and the Estonian National Youth Council.

Erasmus+ programme of the European Union (KA205 – Strategic Partnerships for youth)

Our CEO Jaan Aps runs a collective impact oriented service design workshop with child psychiatrists and other service providers (e.g., Social Insurance Board).

Estonian Psychiatric Association

Cyberbullying is increasingly a serious problem affecting young people´s mental and physical health in our digital world. Telia Eesti is among the main stakeholders contributing to antibullying activities in Estonia and we were happy to help!

The research activities included studying the scientific literature (meta-analyses and systematic reviews) as well as assessing Telia’s activities so far based on interviews and desk research. As a result, Telia received a comprehensive overview and actionable proposals on how to build on their existing strengths and further improve the activities to create more impact and get even wider coverage in society.

Telia Eesti AS

Objectives, activities, and results

Stories For Impact conducted a session „Using Storytelling in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning“ at the virtual Exchange Hub of DEAR, the European Union’s Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme. DEAR, supports projects that engage Europeans in worldwide issues of social, economic, and environmental development. In a highly interactive session, we covered topics like the purpose, positive potential, and use cases of storytelling in monitoring, evaluation. and learning as well as its standards and risks. Each of the participants drafted a story about their project based on their existing evaluation data.

The European Union’s Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme Support Team

Objectives, activities, and results

NULA incubator is the only social innovation incubator in Estonia, helping the social startups to progress from having the initial idea to working with the first beneficiaries and paying clients. Stories For Impact provides the startup teams with impact management tools and skills in the form of training and individual mentoring. As a result, all of the startups have their initial theory of change firmly in place along with a workable measurement plan that keeps them informed and learning along the way. We have been working with the NULA incubator team annually since 2017.

The Good Deed Foundation, The National Foundation of Civil Society

Objectives, activities, and results

Replacement care means taking care of the child outside their birth family either for a short or a long term. Its quality and effectiveness are important to ensure the well-being of children and young people affected by it. The project aims to find out how recent changes in the social care system have affected the development and implementation of replacement care and therefore the well-being of children and youth.

For example, the assessment answers the following questions:

• How have the changes in legislation and financing have impacted the field of replacement care?
• What has been the impact on the development and provision of training and support services?
• How to increase the sustainability of the changes?

To reach this aim, project partners develop a comprehensive methodology that helps to assess the impact of changes and activities in replacement care. The methodology is then put into practice and necessary information is collected and compiled, analyzed and, based on the result, the progress, as well as bottlenecks and additional development needs, are pointed out.

HAAP Consulting

Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs

Objectives, activities, and results

Young people (aged 16-26) in NEET (Not in Employment, Education, or Training) situations have varied and complex needs thus requiring tailored help. On the other hand, any effective system needs to be standardized to a certain extent. The Estonian Education and Youth Board together with the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Research aims to create a future model through co-creation and service design to support NEET youth at the local level as effectively as possible.

To construct the model, first, it is necessary to identify current barriers, map out the current mobility, and assess the quality of existing services. As a result of the development process, a model will be developed with the involvement of the municipalities and NEET youth themselves.

Social Innovation Lab & The Center for Applied Anthropology of Estonia

The Estonian Education and Youth Board & European Social Fund

The impact management training is organised as a part of a development programme for the future leaders of Estonian NGOs organised by the the Network of Estonian Nonprofit Organizations and financed by the Active Citizens Fund – Estonia (the EEA Grants 2014-2021, funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway).

The Network of Estonian Nonprofit Organizations

NULA incubator is the only social innovation incubator in Estonia, helping the social startups to progress from having the initial idea to working with the first beneficiaries and paying clients. Stories For Impact provides the startup teams with impact management tools and skills in the form of training and individual mentoring. As a result, all of the startups have their initial theory of change firmly in place along with a workable measurement plan that keeps them informed and learning along the way. We have been working with the NULA incubator team annually since 2017.

The Good Deed Foundation, The National Foundation of Civil Society