The Social Outcomes Model

The Social Outcomes Model is an evidence-based adaptive intelligence system and provides a new way to identify and understand the key leading indicators that predict vulnerability. Vulnerability doesn’t happen in the silos its traditionally measured in, so we developed a model that looks at the entire patterns of Vulnerability. In Australia, we utilised more than 70 independent data sources (and counting) and dynamically updates when new and additional data is available, providing a critical read on the fast-changing social and economic terrain.

It was launched during Anti-Poverty Week 2020, with an expert panel from Foodbank Australia, Good Shepherd Aust/NZ, Anti-Poverty Week and the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA).

The Social Outcomes Model was developed in response to the overwhelming challenges faced by many organisations in the social impact sector during The Covid-19 pandemic.

Our forte lies in knowing what information to seek and being able to extract the insights - and we wanted to lend that breadth of expertise to enable the social impact sector. So that they, in turn, can ensure people get the support they need, when and where they need it.

The ever-changing facts and hidden realities of vulnerability has impacted many communities across the country and these shifts are revealed through the model, through pandemics, natural disasters and the impacts on affordability, cost of living and financial stress.

NSW Communities receiving JobSeeker / Youth Allowance (Other)

The model helps to extract the right insights to:

provide a measure of vulnerability to establish greater evidence for funding,

identify areas where vulnerability is forecasted, but not yet presented, to better inform resource management, responsiveness and funding requirements and

enable earlier intervention in communities and potentially reduce the overall negative impacts to people in those communities.

As featured on ABC’s 7.30 Report (14 October 2020). You can read the ABC article here.

See what we’ve done with Foodbank Australia, Oz Harvest and SecondBite to tackle Food Insecurity

The Foodbank Hunger Map is a dynamic map that provides a picture of food insecurity in Australia. This is something that has never been done before to this level of detail.

The Map is built on the foundation of the Social Outcomes model created by The Art of More, which uses over 8,000 data points to identify the likelihood of someone being food insecure by area and severity. Using this map, we can see where food insecurity exists, where food relief is currently going and where support is still needed right down to the suburb level.

The Map will be used to help us understand food insecurity better and how to achieve zero hunger in Australia.

Here’s what the CEO of Foodbank Australia, Brianna Casey, has to say about the Foodbank Hunger Map

Learn More

Want to know more about the Social Outcomes Model or The Hunger Map contact us here to understand how vulnerability is shifting in your communities.

For a bit more background you can watch our webinar launch from 2020, you can watch it here or view the presentation.