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Research & Impact

Research & Impact. Charlotte Hanson – South West Forum & Dom Jinks – University of Exeter. Talking About Impact. Charlotte Hanson, Research Project Manager, South West Forum. Proving Our Value.

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Research & Impact

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  1. Research & Impact Charlotte Hanson – South West Forum & Dom Jinks – University of Exeter

  2. Talking About Impact Charlotte Hanson, Research Project Manager, South West Forum

  3. Proving Our Value “Demonstrating the economic impact of social actions undertaken by social purpose organisations” South West Forum in partnership with HEI: • University of Bristol, Capacity Building Cluster • 5 Research Partnerships across the region

  4. Research partnerships

  5. The Policy Context – ALL CHANGE • Emerging New Structures • Localism & personalisation • Open Public Services White paper • Open Data • Outcomes based commissioning • Payment by Results • Community-based commissioning • Social Value Bill

  6. What is impact? ‘Any change resulting from an activity, project, or organisation. It includes intended as well as unintended effects, negative as well as positive, and long-term as well as short-term.’ (NCVO 2010)

  7. Why Measure your Impact? • To understand and value change - moving from outputs to outcomes • Provide information to funders and other stakeholders on your unique contribution • To provide information to investors on their ‘return’ • For organisational planning

  8. Key Points for Impact Assessment • Be clear why you want to talk about impact as an organisation • Embed impact in your organisation • Be clear about your outcomes • Know your audience • Be proportionate • Collaborate

  9. Some resources to get going • New Economics Foundation (NEF) - http://www.proveandimprove.org/ • Charities Evaluation Services - www.ces-vol.org.uk. -Outcomes Champions • NCVO - Value of Infrastructure Program. • The Guild - Measuring the economic and social impact of local Services • The Young Foundation - Supporting local social enterprise

  10. South West Forum Contact us for support and information • 01392 247901 • charlotte@southwestforum.org.uk • southwestforum.org.uk/provingourvalue

  11. Dom Jinks Head of Arts & Culture Services University of Exeter

  12. Focus • Role of University • Research vs Evaluation • Examples • Resources

  13. Role of University • Money for impact and research? • Research is a key strand of University’s Arts & Culture programme • Expertise. Projects specifically investigating the arts. Externally funded • Assistance with Arts Funding – Arts and Humanities Research Council. Welcome Trust, Leverhulme Trust, Garfileld Weston, Esme Fairbairn, REACT . . . . .

  14. Research vs Evaluation • Work out which is more appropriate for your work • Are you trying to capture something to further make the case for funding? • Are you investigating a previously unearthed area? • Where can you find the appropriate person to help you? • Can you do this in-house?

  15. Research vs Evaluation Research Evaluation Attempting to make a value judgment about the merit or worth of a programme, product, or process we judge the worth of the programme based on criteria and standards Making the case Can use research methodologies (qualitative & quantitative). • Understands what the situation is, but then probes into why the situation is that way and how we can better understand the situation with regard to developing, expanding, and testing various theories • Unique context

  16. Singing for health

  17. Singing for health • Steven Clift – Sydney De HaanCentre • Focusing on impact of singing in community groupsfor people with enduring mental health issues • Surveyed various groups - 1000 people from UK, Germany and Australia • 3 basic questions • 24 statements about potential effect of activity • Evaluation as a larger piece of research

  18. Visual Arts and PTSD in soldiers • Study by Dr Lukas Konopka (Prof of Neurology, Chicago University) • Impact of art therapy on Soldiers suffering with PTSD – use of visual arts • Brain scanning and EEG measures • Demonstrated repair of brain areas affected by PTSD

  19. Thankyou

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