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MEASURING IMPACT Locality Forums

MEASURING IMPACT Locality Forums.

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MEASURING IMPACT Locality Forums

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  1. MEASURING IMPACT Locality Forums

  2. “Communities lie at the very heart of what makes the Borough of Stockton-on Tees so strong and so amazing. Which is why we actively encourage and support our communities to prosper and grow by creating an environment where everyone feels empowered, where those who want to become involved are supported and recognised, and where everyone can have an equal say. We know that the stronger we make our communities and make everyone feel involved, the more we celebrate their diversity and identity, then the happier, healthier and more successful our Borough will be. We want everybody here to feel the benefits of a more cohesive, caring and vibrant community. We’re on with it.”

  3. Overview • Background and Context • Why understanding impact is important • Planning • Monitoring • Review • Worked Example • Going Forward.

  4. Background and context • Changes from Stockton Renaissance to LSP – April 2014 • Brighter Borough for All - Document - LSP Contributions to Poverty Agenda • Giving every child the best start in life • Maximizing Family income • Embedding new ways of working – Meeting structures/ Task and Finish groups. • Annual Business meeting • Showcasing the work of the Locality Forums • Evidencing difference made / impact on communities

  5. Impact • Why understanding / monitoring impact is important • Develop a culture/ way of working in LSP & partners/ VCSE focused on impact. • Understanding Impact from the beginning not an “add on” • Provides clarity and focus on what you are doing • Clear to others how they might fit in /help • Helps planning activity , knowing what you want to achieve • Monitoring impact provides an evidence base • Clear to other stakeholders what value they might add • Supports bids and credibility • Success breed success.

  6. Planning • Evaluation tools • Plan, Do, Monitor, Review (culture) • Evaluation Tools promote effective planning • Setting priorities – based on needs assessment • Work up / document the What, how, who, when and … • What difference do we want to make and how will we know?

  7. Monitoring / Evaluation • Establish initially what needs to be measured • Measures of impact can be on a number of levels. • Short, medium and long term outcomes • How can impact be measured and monitored. • Be clear up front how , when and by whom impact will be measured. • Tools - Examples : Case Study, interviews, focus group, survey, increase in participation, numbers , longer term goal/ target • Ways of reporting outcomes. Visual / Graphic/ video recording/ Thank - you letter.

  8. Review • Regular updates and monitoring through Task and Finish meetings • Progress and monitoring of priorities standing agenda item on LSP Meetings • Regular review allows story to build and develop over time. • Better understanding and ready made storyboard for Annual meeting. • Review what worked well / not so well to inform future planning.

  9. Support • Toolkit - Held electronically • Support from Chair in ensuring effective planning and regular monitoring. • Support from LSP - Community Engagement Team • Support over next 12 months in initial project planning stage to embed the culture leading up to February business meeting. • Further training with task and finish groups if required.

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