Impact Strategy · Measurement · Reporting
Yield Impact helps African organisations build impact strategies, measure what matters, and access the capital they deserve — because profit is the by-product of purpose.
"The green economy doesn't need more intentions. It needs organisations that can prove their impact — and use that proof to grow."
South Africa's green economy is at an inflection point. Capital is available. Mandates are in place. The missing piece is investable, measurable, reportable impact.
Yield Impact exists at that intersection — between the organisations creating change and the systems that fund and sustain it. We bring practitioner-level expertise in SROI methodology, impact measurement, and the South African funding landscape to every engagement.
Consulting Services
From strategy to measurement to reporting — we serve corporations, ESOs, NGOs, and entrepreneurs across the green economy.
Theory of Change design, KPI frameworks, SDG alignment, and stakeholder mapping — built for your sector and context.
Learn more →Full Social Return on Investment studies and M&E systems that translate your impact into a credible, investor-ready number.
Learn more →Annual impact reports, funder reporting, and GRI-aligned sustainability disclosure — stories backed by data.
Learn more →90-day programme helping green economy entrepreneurs articulate their impact and access DFI, ESD, and impact VC funding.
Learn more →Funding landscape mapping, application support, and bid writing for South Africa's impact capital ecosystem.
Learn more →Ongoing M&E, quarterly data analysis, and annual impact reporting — your outsourced impact measurement function.
Learn more →Digital Courses
Practitioner-built courses for African entrepreneurs and impact practitioners — self-paced, immediately applicable, and unlike anything else available in this market.
The Impact Entrepreneur's Guide to Investor Readiness
SROI & Impact Measurement for Practitioners
Sectors We Serve
About Yield Impact
Yield Impact is a South African impact consulting company and digital education provider — built on the conviction that organisations creating real social and environmental value deserve the tools to prove it, report it, and grow because of it.
The name Yield Impact comes from two ideas held in tension. Yield — the return on investment, the harvest from patient work, the measurable output of deliberate effort. Impact — the real, lasting change in people's lives and in the environment we all depend on.
We exist because there is a gap in the South African and African market that no one has closed: a full-stack impact partner that combines practitioner-level SROI expertise, deep green economy sector knowledge, and scalable digital products for the entrepreneurs on the ground doing the work.
"Profit is the by-product of purpose. Our job is to make that by-product measurable, reportable, and repeatable."
Our consulting practice serves corporations, enterprise support organisations, NGOs, and development finance institutions across South Africa and the broader African continent. Our courses serve the entrepreneurs building the green economy — giving them the investor readiness skills and impact measurement tools that used to be available only to large, well-resourced organisations.
We believe that capital flows to where it does the most good — but only when the organisations creating that good can prove it. That proof is what we build, together.
Good intentions are where impact starts. Evidence is where it becomes fundable, scalable, and credible. We help organisations make that shift.
South Africa's impact landscape is specific — the funding ecosystem, the regulatory environment, the social challenges. Generic frameworks don't serve it. We build for context.
SROI and impact measurement have been locked behind expensive consultancies. Our courses exist to change that — making practitioner-level tools available to every entrepreneur.
The green economy is built over decades, not quarters. We work with partners who are in it for the long term, and we build systems that outlast any single engagement.
Consulting Services
We work with corporations, enterprise support organisations, NGOs, and development finance institutions across the full impact value chain — from strategy to measurement to reporting to funding access.
Tier 01
For organisations that want to define their impact clearly before they measure or report it.
Best for: Corporations, ESOs, NGOs, Foundations
Custom Theory of Change, indicator and KPI development aligned to SDGs and B-BBEE ESD, stakeholder mapping, and materiality assessment. The foundation for everything that follows.
Annual strategic review for existing impact programmes. Alignment to changing regulatory requirements, benchmarking against sector peers, and updated indicator frameworks.
Tier 02
Our core differentiator — operational SROI methodology built on real South African green economy data.
Best for: Any organisation investing in social or environmental programmes
Full Social Return on Investment analysis with sector-specific financial proxies (energy, water, waste, agriculture, skills), attribution modelling, and an investor-ready final report with SROI ratio.
Results framework design, KPI data collection tools, Power BI or Looker Studio dashboard build, and beneficiary data management protocols. POPIA-compliant from day one.
Quarterly data collection and analysis, annual impact report production, and year-on-year SROI tracking. Your outsourced impact measurement function.
Tier 03
Evidence-based reports that satisfy funders, boards, and regulators — without sacrificing the human story.
Best for: Corporates, NGOs, ESOs with reporting obligations
Full annual impact reports aligned to GRI, SDG, B-BBEE, and South African reporting standards. Includes infographics, beneficiary case studies, and board-ready narrative.
Milestone and final reports for grant funders — aligned to IDC, DBSA, EU, and DFI reporting templates. Accurate, compliant, and delivered on time.
Tier 04
For entrepreneurs and SMEs ready to access South Africa's impact capital ecosystem.
Best for: Green economy entrepreneurs, impact businesses, ESOs placing enterprises into funding pipelines
90-day intensive one-on-one programme. Financial model review, impact narrative and SROI articulation for investor deck, and warm introductions to IDC, DBSA, Nedbank Green, and impact VCs.
Funding landscape mapping, application support and coaching, and bid writing for corporate ESD and CSI funding. We know the ecosystem — and who to call.
Digital Courses
Practitioner-built courses for African entrepreneurs and impact professionals. No theory for theory's sake — every lesson connects directly to funding, measurement, or reporting outcomes.
Course 1 — Available Now
The Impact Entrepreneur's Guide to Investor Readiness
South Africa has one of the most developed impact funding ecosystems on the African continent. The gap isn't capital — it's investment-ready businesses to absorb it. FUNDABLE closes that gap.
Built specifically for green economy entrepreneurs — in renewable energy, water, waste, agriculture, and education — this course takes you from "I need funding" to "I'm ready for this conversation" in 9 modules.
Course 2 — Coming Soon
SROI & Impact Measurement for Practitioners
The practitioner's playbook for measuring, valuing, and reporting real-world social and environmental impact — built on South Africa's green economy context and a real operational SROI methodology.
Designed for ESO staff, M&E officers, CSI managers, and NGO programme directors who need to go beyond outputs and build the evidence base that unlocks serious funding and organisational credibility.
Get In Touch
Whether you're exploring consulting services, a course licence for your cohort, or just want to understand what's possible — we're here for the conversation.