Wellspring is a social impact logic modelling and SROI reporting platform built for Pacific, Māori, and community organisations — and any organisation that needs to communicate its value to funders, boards, and government.
For years, we watched incredible organisations — community-rooted, values-driven, genuinely transformative — struggle to prove their worth in the language of funders and government. Not because the impact wasn’t there. But because the tools to measure and communicate it were designed for a different world.
Most social return on investment (SROI) tools treat all outcomes the same. They monetise everything — including things that should never have a dollar figure attached. Cultural identity. Whānau connection. The restoration of dignity.
We built Wellspring because every organisation — regardless of size, sector, or community — deserves a tool that speaks their language, honours their values, and still stands up to scrutiny in the boardroom and the beehive.
“Wellspring doesn’t just measure what you do — it surfaces what it means. For your community, your funders, and the generations who come after.”
Seek2Harvest SolutionsCultural frameworks embedded by default. Lalanga Fou built in, applied automatically.
He Ara Waiora and Te Whare Tapa Whā as native framework options. Never monetised without consent.
Simple and Standard tiers are completely free — accessible for any size organisation.
Pro tier reports are board-ready and SIA-aligned. NZ Treasury CBAx values throughout.
Prove your SROI with defensible evidence. Sensitivity analysis included in Pro.
Pro consultant mode lets you prepare reports on behalf of clients with your branding.
Whether you’re a first-time user or preparing a board-level SROI report, Wellspring walks you through the same four-step process — with depth scaling by tier.
Inputs, activities, outputs — articulate exactly what you do and why.
Identify the changes you create — including cultural and relational outcomes.
Wellspring asks the hard questions — unintended consequences, who misses out, what could go wrong.
A funder-ready impact report grounded in evidence — yours to print, share, and present.
Simple and Standard are free forever. Pro unlocks SROI calculations, SIA alignment insight, and a consultant-grade board report. Every tier produces a real, printable report.
Wellspring is built with Pacific and Māori wellbeing frameworks as native options — not optional addons. Every report is grounded in five frameworks, applied automatically based on your context. Pro reports add two further measures for cost-benefit valuation and funding readiness.
The Treasury’s Te Ao Māori wellbeing framework. Cultural, spiritual, and relational dimensions.
Mason Durie’s four dimensions of Māori health and wellbeing.
The Treasury’s holistic framework for measuring New Zealand wellbeing.
International comparative wellbeing indicators across 11 dimensions.
The Pacific wellbeing framework and All-of-Government Pacific Wellbeing Strategy.
Official proxy values for cost-benefit analysis, used to calculate your SROI ratio. Updated annually each November. A valuation measure, not a wellbeing framework.
A separate readiness check against SIA's four criteria — population clarity, outcomes focus, evidence base, and IDI data readiness — alongside the five frameworks above, not a sixth framework.
Cultural outcomes are never monetised by default. Pacific and Māori values — whānau connection, cultural identity, spiritual wellbeing — are reported qualitatively unless explicit consent is given. This is a non-negotiable design principle of Wellspring, not an optional setting.
The Social Investment Agency (SIA) is the New Zealand government body responsible for directing public investment toward social services that demonstrably improve outcomes for New Zealanders. As the agency gains influence over how government contracts and funds are allocated, organisations that understand their alignment with SIA's criteria have a significant advantage in securing and retaining government funding.
Understanding your SIA alignment is not just about having good data — it’s about having the right data, framed in the right way, with credible evidence behind it. Wellspring Pro is the only tool in Aotearoa purpose-built to help you understand your organisation’s alignment with SIA’s criteria and give you a clear, actionable pathway to strengthen it.
“Wellspring Pro shows you where your organisation sits against all four SIA criteria and gives you specific, prioritised recommendations — so you know exactly what to strengthen before your next funding round.”
Seek2Harvest SolutionsYour SIA alignment insight is presented out of 100, with individual scores for each criterion, a plain-English summary of where you stand, and four prioritised recommendations for what to do next. The report is formatted for presentation to your board, your funders, and government commissioning agencies.
Can you clearly define who your programme serves? SIA requires a well-defined, identifiable target population — ideally linkable to Stats NZ IDI data for longitudinal tracking. Wellspring assesses the precision and IDI-readiness of your population definition.
Are you measuring outcomes — the actual changes in people’s lives — rather than just outputs like “number of sessions delivered”? SIA favours organisations with a clear, honest outcomes framework. Wellspring’s consequence analysis, including flagged risks, is viewed positively by SIA.
How strong is the evidence behind your claimed outcomes? SIA distinguishes between self-reported data, validated instruments, and independently verified studies. Wellspring Pro’s evidence gap mapping rates each outcome’s evidence strength and identifies exactly what’s needed to strengthen your case.
Are your data systems capable of linking to the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) at Stats NZ for longitudinal population tracking? This is the highest-leverage action available to most organisations — and the most commonly missed. Wellspring assesses your current readiness and provides a step-by-step pathway to IDI access.
Most organisations start here on their own. Some reach a point where they want a second set of eyes — before a number goes to a funder, or once they're generating reports often enough that it's worth talking properly.
Simple and Standard, self-serve. Map your logic model and see your first impact chain at no cost.
Full SROI value, SIA alignment insight, and a consultant-ready report — generated per report, whenever you need one.
Reviewing inputs before a report goes to a funder, or generating them often enough to want a standing relationship — that's where S2H picks up.
Simple and Standard are free from day one. The internal preview is live now.