| 英文摘要 |
In recent years, University Social Responsibility (USR) has become a core policy for Taiwanese higher education to respond to societal needs and implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, how to effectively measure the social impact of USR programs and how their organizational operations can ensure sustainability remain significant challenges for both academia and practice. This study applies the Social Return on Investment (SROI) framework to evaluate the social impact and organizational effectiveness of the ''Thousand Hands Education Program,'' a University Social Responsibility (USR) initiative in Taiwan. Adopting a mixed-methods approach, the research collects data from multiple stakeholders—including students, parents, volunteers, faculty, and administrators—and operationalizes the six-step SROI methodology to monetize educational outcomes and calculate impact ratios. The results indicate SROI values of 4.11 and 4.19 for the two core interventions, highlighting substantial social returns. In organizational terms, the program demonstrated sustainable governance through structured curricula, systematic knowledge transfer, and interdepartmental collaboration. The innovation of this study lies in applying the SROI model to assess intangible benefits such as emotional support and social interaction in an educational USR program, and integrating it with platform governance theory to propose a comprehensive evaluation framework that addresses both social value articulation and organizational resilience. The study further provides practical recommendations on platform-based governance, impact quantification, and institutional resilience, thereby addressing key gaps in current USR assessment models and contributing to higher education's role in social sustainability and local revitalization. |