Heidi Fisher

Heidi is a multi-award winning specialist in social enterprise and social impact. She received an MBE for Services to Innovation in Social Enterprise and to Impact Measurement in the 2020 New Year Honours. Heidi’s background is as a Chartered Accountant, and she is the founder of Make an Impact CIC. Heidi has worked with over 3,000 social enterprises, from start-ups to those with over £1billion of income, supporting them to become more sustainable, develop their trading income and to better measure, manage and communicate their impact. Heidi has over 20 years’ experience in developing data collection systems (qualitative and quantitative data) and conducting process, impact and economic evaluations including value for money, cost benefit analysis and SROI. Heidi works with organisations looking at local and system change, particularly for health and social care programmes, focusing on reducing poverty, financial inclusion and health inequalities. Heidi is the author of two books, "Impact First: The social entrepreneur's guide to measuring, managing and growing your impact" and “Social Enterprise: How to successfully set up and grow a social enterprise.” Her vision is a world where all businesses are social enterprises that positively impact people and the planet.