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Measuring impact
The document outlines a 90-minute workshop focused on measuring the impact of intergenerational (IG) projects, emphasizing methods for evaluation and storytelling. Participants will engage in peer discussions to develop strategies and tools for assessing their project's effectiveness, while also considering the diverse needs of participants. Key areas of interest include evidence gathering, best practices for capturing impact, and creating a framework for storytelling that demonstrates change in the community.
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- 1. MEASURING IMAPCT D R AL I S O M E R S G W T A N N U A L C O N F E R E N C E M A R C H 2 0 2 0
- 2. HOW DO WEGO FROM THIS…
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- 5. 90 MINUTE WORKSHOP Thismorning we will cover: • How to approach measuring the impact of your IG project • Share our experiences with one another to see what works for us and what doesn’t • Walk out with a plan for each of you to go and begin! • First- show of hands- who here does any sort of impact measurement or evaluation? • Differences between concepts of “evaluation” and “impact measurement” • We will work individually and in small peer groups • See if we can begin to build a sample format for GWT members to use
- 6. GWT SURVEY FEEDBACK FROMIG PROJECTS: 99 members ranked the following tools as most to least useful: 1) Stories 2) Case studies 3) ‘How to” guides 4) Videos 5) Statistics 6) Photographs **What is it about story-telling that seems most effective when engaging in IG projects?
- 7. WHAT GWT MEMBERSWANTED HELP TO LEARN MORE ABOUT… • Evidence gathering and assessment systems that are approachable for hard to reach participants and are part of the process and not add-ons and literature based. We are likely often to be working with people for whom reading isn’t yet possible, or for whom literacy is an issue or barrier. • Everything! • How to evidence correctly for outside agencies. • How to tap into specific training locally. • Support with funding applications, Mentors, Research to support, Policy and procedures. • Benefits for older and younger people, stats to help promote and encourage those who are unsure, more stories of work that has happened. • What others are doing.
- 8. MORE FEEDBACK… • Howparticipating in intergenerational projects have impacted financial, health and well-being of participants lives. • Sample case studies from groups or typical questionnaires used through inter- generational work. • How I can best evidence my work to make sure it is worthwhile and making an impact as I think it is. • Long term impact on health and well-being – individuals and communities. • Best ways to gather evidence. • Any tools for capturing and measuring impact. • I think from recent TV programmes covering research in this area, it has been vital to be able to assess the impact for elderly people by measuring physical/mental baselines. I continue to look for meaningful ways to measure impact on children, however this can be challenging to report in a statistical manner: this would be beneficial to encourage researchers to follow up.
- 9. LET US BEGINTO MAKE OUR STORIES… • On a piece of paper, make three columns. • Next, write down what the purpose of the IG project you are a part of is… • Next, make a list of the kinds of the people involved (volunteers, specialised staff, participants of different ages) • Next, write down what you think the mechanism of change is…Is it the relationship building between different age groups? Is it a process they are going through- learning a new skill? Is it an activity they are engaged in? Describe it.
- 10. FIRST PAGE OFWORK Purpose of my IG project is… People who participate are… Mechanism of change… Include paid and nonpaid staff, think about how participants get to the project- do younger ones depend on parents for transport or looking after them? Put small and large goals here. For example, my first purpose is to teachYear 3 students how to print books. My second purpose is to provide a social space for older people in the community to meet… Spend time thinking about this- what do you think would prevent your project from working if you didn’t have it? Is there a special element in your work? An inspirational meeting place, food, dedicated volunteers?
- 11. BUILD A STAKEHOLDERMAP Older participants Younger participants People who support them People who support them Wider community members Wider community members IG activity we run: chain reaction Staff, volunteers? Anyone else?
- 12. SHARE YOUR WORKWITH YOUR PEERS • Try to walk through what you have written down with your peers • Did it make sense and was it clear when you said it out loud? • Were there many similarities or differences in what you listed as your mechanisms of change? Participants? • If we were to build a generic model for everyone to use, which parts should we keep?
- 13. WHAT INFORMATION DOWE SEEK? • Reflecting on what we are aiming to achieve, who takes part, and what activities we do together, what information do we feel we need to tell our story well? • What do we want to know about? • Each person, make a list of pieces of information you are hunting for…I will make one for all of us as a group based on your work
- 14. HOW CAN WEGET THIS INFORMATION? • First, we can ask participants to tell us themselves (methods- smiley faces checklist, surveys, interviews, focus groups, videos, photographs). What are the strengths and weaknesses of this? • How can we handle groups that cannot communicate for themselves? (too young, too old…) Observations work well, and we can ask those who spend the most time with these groups! Parents, carers, loved ones, teachers. • Remember to be detectives on a hunt… • If you aren’t interested in the information and you can’t see how it will be useful, it is unlikely to be useful to anyone else!
- 15. MAKE YOUR OWN INFORMATIONMAP What do I want to know, and from who? How can I get this information? What methods should I use? Experiences of toddlers and care home residents with dementia… Parents Teachers Carers Surveys Short interviews Observe interactions Did either initiate contact or interaction? Nonverbal communication Paying attention Following instructions Count & Describe!
- 16. COUNT AND SUMMARISE •Pull all of this information together. • You now have the framework for your own storytelling • Map your project objectives, who participates, what creates change • Map your stakeholders and how the change you are putting into place ripples out in your community • Decide what you want to know and determine how you can find it out in a sensible and meaningful way • Pull all of this together and share your story with your stakeholders • Well done!