Community impact measurement
See what's really happening in your community.
Every programme runs on relationships. Nectis maps them, measures them over time, and turns them into the hard numbers that answer the question everyone is asking.
Used by the teams running community programmes and the funders backing them, across the UK.
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The opportunity
Your programmes build connections.
Now you can show them.
Attendance figures show who came. The bigger story is what changed: new relationships forming, people connecting across groups, a community more connected than it was six months ago. That change deserves evidence as strong as everything else you report.
The platform
Three tools. One picture of change.
Network mapping, structured assessment, and target tracking in one place. Measure once, report everywhere.
See how it works →Nectogram
See your community's real network. Take a snapshot before your programme, another after, and show exactly how connections changed.
Social Capital Compass
Score six dimensions of community strength with documentation attached to every assessment. Track the direction of change over time, not just a snapshot.
Targets & Reporting
Set targets, track delivery, collect observations. Generate reports at individual, project, and programme level that answer the "so what?" question.
The evidence
Before and after.
That's the whole story.
Take a baseline at the start. Measure again after your programme. The comparison is visual, quantifiable, and categorised by connection type.
Not surveys. Not attendance sheets. Actual, measurable change in how people are connected.
See the case studies →311 connections grew to 1,003 over a single programme cycle, with trusting connections increasing by 245%.
Members arrived with an average of 1 connection each and left with 11 close connections, 6 of them reciprocal, inside a wider network of 150+ acquaintances. Backed by a decade of longitudinal evidence.
The community network mapped five times in 12 months, leading to 2 new tenant organisations and 2 social enterprises.
Who it's for
Built for the people doing the work.
Community teams
Map your community's network, run assessments, and generate the reports that get your programmes renewed.
Learn more →Managers & directors
See which programmes are delivering and which need support. One view across your whole organisation, ready for your annual return.
See the platform →Funders & commissioners
See before-and-after data across your entire portfolio. Know which investments are building lasting connections and where to double down.
See the results →"Heart and Sound used their Nectis data to secure three years of continued funding. The evidence spoke for itself."
12 projects evaluated across two government-funded programmes. Connections grew 223%, trusting connections up 245%.
"Nectis really helped make the case for our partnership approach and is now helping to extend the impact of the programme in other localities."
18 frontline workers used Nectis to map 501 connections and reshape resource allocation across localities.
"We used the insights gained from using Nectis in a successful application for a major grant."
79 projects funded, 59,381 people benefited, £2.7M delivered in the first round alone. Lifetime community benefit: over £100M.
What would your before and after look like?
30-minute walkthrough with real data from organisations like yours.
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