VODG Social Value Toolkit

VODG (Voluntary Organisations Disability Group) has launched a practical resource that supports the delivery of social value in the commissioning of social care.

The VODG Social Value Toolkit promotes increased cooperation between social care commissioners and providers. The guidance has been created in response to the fact that while there are resources to support commissioners to implement the Social Value Act, less guidance exists for social care providers.

The new toolkit reflects an approach to commissioning which creates maximum value for money from public spending by realising additional benefits from providers – at no extra cost to the public purse.

Harnessing social value is an essential route to tackling inequalities. VODG’s toolkit guides social care providers on how to demonstrate the added value that not-for-profit organisations deliver.

VODG will continue to work with VCSE partners to showcase the delivery of the best possible quality services within the current financial constraints, and will work collaboratively with commissioners to explore all opportunities to maximise social value.

The report is free to downloaded via this link (http://www.vodg.org.uk/news/483/111/VODG-argues-delivering-social-value-is-key-to-reducing-inequalities.html)

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