Inspiring Impact Masterclass Inspiring Impact NI
Jul 15, 2015
What we will do today
• Share best practice and network
• Introduce you to the tools and resources
• Discuss application and try tools
• Action plan
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Background to Inspiring Impact
• Collaborative UK wide programme
• Ten-year vision
• Challenging economic context
• Change in funding requirements
• Benefit of improved strategy and services
• More than just measuring impact
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• Support to the VCSE
• Engagement with funders
• Establishing an Inspiring Impact Exchange
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NICVA’s experience
• Logic model
• Use of database
• Feedback from service users
• Longer term impact
• Continuous improvement
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Theory of change
Tool to help you describe:
• The need you are trying to address
• The changes you want to make
• What you plan to do
Often represented in a diagram or chart
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Elements in Theory of change
• Final goal
• Intermediate outcomes
• Activities
• Enablers
• Evidence
• Assumptions
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Group work
In groups please introduce yourselves and
discuss:
• What is impact?
• What is good impact practice?
• What are the challenges you face?
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Tips
• Collect the information you need
• Use a sample survey if collecting data from large groups
• Systematically record, manage and store it
• Have a clear idea of how you want to analyse, present, and
use the information you collect
• Be able to retrieve and analyse when needed
• Be able to report on the information in appropriate formats
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Assess
• It's impossible & unnecessary to measure and assess
everything you do –
• Analyse your findings
• Keep analyses simple
• Monitor and evaluate the full range of difference you are
making’, positive, negative and unanticipated impacts
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Review
• Learn from findings & use to improve what you do
• Disseminate findings – appropriate method to relevant
audiences
• Tell the whole story – the good , the bad, the ugly
• Build measurement into you everyday work
• Critique your methods of data collection and findings
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Disseminating and sharing learning
• Who
• How
http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/media/9088373/impact-
report-2014.pdf
• Content
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Code of Good Impact practice
• Take responsibility
• Focus on purpose
• Involve others
• Proportionate and appropriate
• Consider full range of the difference
• Be honest and open
• Be willing to change
• Actively share
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Group Work for Code of Good Practice
Each group is given two of the principles to
discuss.
• What do you do currently related to these
principles?
• How can you improve what you do – think of
each stage of the Impact Cycle - Plan, Do,
Asses and Review
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Measuring Up
Easy-to-use impact measurement diagnostic system
Includes:
• Questions to help assess how well their current
measurement practices suit their needs
• Actions needed to improve impact practice
• Useful approaches and tools
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How Measuring Up can help you
• Identify your impact practice strengths and weaknesses
• Work towards an established standard of practice
• Improve the way you plan, evidence, understand,
communicate and learn from your impact
• Review your progress
• Understand what ‘good’ practice looks like for your
organisation
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Group work
1. Log onto the inspiring impact website
2. Choose one of the organisations round the
table as the “scenario” to use
3. Work your way through the questions under the
Plan section
4. Look at notes and add notes of your evidence
and action needed
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Impact Hub
Search by topic/sector/format/cost for the resources you
need to improve your impact practice.
Includes:
• Diagnostic tools
• Questionnaires
• Survey tools
• Performance management systems
• Research reports
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