Until recently, SOS Children’s Villages International, like many organisations in the social sector, lacked a rigorous and systematic approach to gauging the long-term impact of their services. With this in mind, SOS Children’s Villages International developed a social impact evaluation methodology in 2014 to measure the long-term effects of its services on children and their families and communities, as well as the social return on investment. This evaluation methodology has been tested and applied to similar service types across 15 low-, middle-, and high-income countries worldwide. The findings are regularly consolidated, in order to derive trends and learnings for the global organisation and to inform strategy and policy. The present article will discuss the evaluation methodology and the related limitations. Conclusions regarding the validity of the methodology will be offered in terms of the measurement of social service impact and the way forward.

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衡量家庭强化和替代托儿服务的长期影响的评估方法：以 SOS 儿童村为例

直到最近，SOS Children's Villages International 与社会部门的许多组织一样，缺乏严格和系统的方法来衡量其服务的长期影响。考虑到这一点，SOS 儿童村国际于 2014 年制定了社会影响评估方法，以衡量其服务对儿童及其家庭和社区的长期影响，以及投资的社会回报。该评估方法已在全球 15 个低收入、中等收入和高收入国家的类似服务类型中进行了测试和应用。定期合并调查结果，以便为全球组织得出趋势和经验教训，并为战略和政策提供信息。本文将讨论评估方法和相关限制。