# Social Value / Measuring Impact ## available for: - australia - canada ## Quantify and demonstrate the community impact you are generating This module provides credible and accurate valuations of the monetary savings facilities, sports and recreation networks generate for society, aligned with national reporting standards. [explore a demo report](https://activexchange.com/modules/know/social-value/#demo-report) +$500 Typically, over $500 in Social Value is generated for every regularly active member. ### features ## Understand, evidence and communicate your community impact This module converts participation data into a measurable dollar value, revealing how being physically active reduces health risks, supports mental wellbeing, and improves productivity and educational attainment. It provides a credible and consistent way to show the broader economic and social benefits generated through your facilities, sports or programs, helping you secure investment, inform policy, and connect with a wider range of stakeholders. ### Accurate Calculated at the individual participant level using verified visit and attendance data. Demographic and community factors are applied to ensure health, mitigation and societal costs reflect the latest published evidence. ### Consistent Automatically collated from source data systems to ensure updates and comparisons remain reliable over time, supporting consistency across venues, partners and reporting periods. ### Credible Developed in partnership with leading research experts and grounded in international best practice, ensuring every outcome aligns with recognised standards for sport, recreation and community health. ### Validated Regularly benchmarked against national datasets and research findings to ensure predictions reflect real-world outcomes and withstand scrutiny across policy, funding and research contexts. ### who it's for ## Designed for decision-makers shaping active and engaged communities ### Facilities & clubs Quantify the health savings your leisure facilities and sites generate for your local community. ### Sports & programs Quantify the health savings your sport or program generates for your local community. ### Planners & funders Quantify the health savings the various sports & programs in your Local Government Area generate. ### indicators ## Measure the health, wellbeing and productivity outcomes of being active Aligned closely with International Guidelines for Physical Activity and configured to each country, the model reflects how physical activity participation reduces prevalence (risk) across key health and wellbeing indicators. ## Australia ### Health Effective Participation - Chronic - Reduced risk of dementia - Reduced risk of breast & bowel cancers - Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease - Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes ### Health Effective Participation - Acute - Mental health benefits - Increased productivity - Improved educational outcomes ### Health Effective Participation - Health System Savings - Health system savings ### Learn to Swim - Reduced risk of drowning ## Canada ### Economic Impact - GDP from Active Recreation (for recreation operators only) - GDP from Sports (for organized sports bodies only) - GDP from Retail Sales (SPAR) ### Health Impact - Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease - Reduced risk of stroke - Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes - Reduced risk of breast & colon cancers - Reduced risk of hypertension - Reduced risk of osteoporosis - Reduced risk of depression ### Social Impact - Volunteerism ### Environmental Impact - Infrastructure replacement ## Measuring Impact in YOUR Community: A CAN Active Insights Webinar The first session in the CAN Active Insights webinar series focuses on Measuring Impact, exploring how participation and recreation facility data can be used to demonstrate local impact and community savings from getting people active. [watch webinar](https://activexchange.com/measuring-impact-in-your-community-a-can-active-insights-webinar/) ### report inclusions ## What's inside your Social Value report The model generates a savings/contribution estimate at an individual participant level across contributing indicators and categories. ## summary ### Totals - Total eligible & contributing participants - Total Social Value generated - Social Value generated per participant - Total community benefit by category - Total community benefit by location - Total community benefit by local government authority ## WHO ### Community benefit by: - Gender - Age & gender - Deprivation - Category/indicator & gender - Category/indicator & age - Category/indicator & deprivation ## WHERE ### Community benefit by: - Activity location - Local government authority - Category/indicator & activity location - Category/indicator & local government authority ## BY INDICATOR ### Community benefit per indicator by: - Gender - Age - Deprivation - Activity location - Local government authority - Indicatory/category ## OVER TIME ### Community benefit over time by: - Activity location - Age - Gender - Deprivation - Local government authority - Category/indicator ## optional ### Forecast Social Value Forecast your potential Social Value using ActiveXchange’s demand forecasting. ## Explore an interactive demo report Navigate through the pages and use the filters within the report to explore the model across gender, age, location and indicators. Please accept cookies to access this content. ## Ready to see your own data? ### activexchange's social value award ## Celebrating impact across the network This is awarded every quarter to the facilities and teams who have generated the highest relative increase in Social Value in each period. Join the network of facilities already proving the community value of physical activity and recreation. ## Richmond Recreation Centre #### $4.29m yearly Social Value generated ## Top 3 indicators ## $1.32m ## Reduced Risk of Drowning ## $758k ## Improved Educational Outcomes ## $754k ## Mental Health Benefits ## Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre #### $12.76m yearly Social Value generated ## Top 3 indicators ## $4.15m ## Mental Health Benefits ## $1.95m ## Improved Educational Outcomes ## $1.42m ## Health System Savings ## Richmond Recreation Centre #### $6.01m yearly Social Value generated ## Top 3 indicators ## $1.53m ## Mental Health Benefits ## $932k ## Reduced Risk of Dementia​ ## $926k ## Health System Savings ## Michael Wenden Aquatic Leisure Centre #### $1.47m yearly Social Value generated ## Top 3 indicators ## $878k ## Reduced Risk of Drowning ## $148k ## Mental Health Benefits ## $124k ## Reduced Risk of Dementia ## Cardinia Life #### $3.32m yearly Social Value generated ## Top 3 indicators ## $1.25m ## Reduced Risk of Drowning ## $510k ## Mental Health Benefits ## $422k ## Reduced Risk of Dementia ## Could your facility be next? - a message from andrew mundy, chief operations office - ymca Sa ## Shifting the conversation to community impact​ ActiveXchange has supported YMCA SA in turning basic operational data into actionable business intelligence, unlocking new ways to improve both service delivery and marketing efforts. Through interactive maps, dashboards and, in particular, social value insights, they’re now able to measure what matters most: the real-world impact of their services. It’s helped shift the focus from just financial metrics to meaningful community outcomes. ## products ## Recommended Add-Ons #### Acquire ## Focus resources to generate more customers and members cheaper [Learn More](https://activexchange.com/modules/grow/acquire/) #### Programs ## Enhance your timetable to drive increased bookings and member lifetime value [Learn More](https://activexchange.com/modules/grow/programs/) #### Community Reach ## Evidence who you are reaching and benefiting [Learn More](https://activexchange.com/modules/know/community-reach/) ## Growth intelligence starts here If you’re looking to leverage data for more informed decision-making or to better connect across your network, please get in touch with our team.