SIMNA Awards 2019 winners revealed!
On 17 October 2019, the impact of an inspiring and diverse range of organisations was celebrated at the 2019 SIMNA Awards Ceremony at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre in Melbourne.
Organised annually by the Social Impact Measurement Network of Australia (SIMNA), the SIMNA Awards celebrate the country’s best, most innovative, most collaborative and most effectively funded initiatives from the past year and celebrate those who are making better decisions for people and local communities.
Winners were announced across four categories. Congratulations to our 2019 Winners and Runners-up!
Excellence in Social Impact Measurement Award, sponsored by Think Impact
- Winner: YMCA of Brisbane, Impact Measurement Methodology
- Runner-Up: Love Mercy Foundation – Cents for Seeds Social Impact Report
Innovation in Social Impact Measurement Award, sponsored by Urbis
- Winner: City of Parramatta Council – Valuing Our Green Places
- Runner-Up: Sacred Heart Mission – Journey To Social Inclusion (J2SI)
- Runner-Up: Building communities: Dignity Studios
Outstanding Collaboration in Social Impact Measurement Award, sponsored by SVA Consulting
- Winner: Life Education Queensland – Healthy Eats Pilot Program
- Runner-Up: Connections Week (Adelaide Zero Project)
Effective Investment in Social Impact Measurement Award, sponsored by Our Community
- Winner: icare Foundation Social and Economic Impact Report
- Runner-Up: Creative Victoria’s Social Impact Program
The event was live-streamed on Facebook – catch up on the action here!
Simon Faivel, SIMNA Chair and Director of SVA Consulting said:
The 2019 SIMNA Awards reinforce what the Network exists to do – bring the people and organisations together that are tackling entrenched disadvantage to share their stories of measurable social change.
We received the largest number of applications ever this year. This is hugely positive. This has coincided with the introduction of a new, more robust and transparent judging process, which we are proud to showcase at this event.
Special thanks go to our sponsors for making the SIMNA Awards possible, in particular the Australian Government, Department of Social Services, Deloitte Access Economics, SVA Consulting, Our Community, Urbis and Think Impact.’
Check out the 2019 photo album below!
For more information on the SIMNA Awards, please contact Lisa McGhee, Lead Doer and Connector at SIMNA on 0474 224 318 or email lisa@simna.com.au.
