Virtual Café by YouthREX | Gwen | Activity https://cafe.youthrex.com/members/iaonhara-ien/activity/ Activity feed for Gwen. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 1edc65cb991589c3080989664f832037 Gwen replied to the discussion How can evaluation ‘improve’ youth programs rather than just ‘proving’ that they work? in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/evaluation-and-youth-work/forum/discussion/how-can-evaluation-improve-youth-programs-rather-than-just-proving-that-they-work/#post-3229 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:46:19 -0400 Reply to How can evaluation ‘improve’ youth programs rather than just ‘proving’ that they work?

Evaluation is essential for improving programs. Evaluation should engage with all stakeholders of a program – program participants, program staff, community members impacted directly/indirectly by the program, etc. These stakeholders should all have the opportunity to share their feedback and satisfaction with a program, as well as any…

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]]> b9bf2de93c077d4dae7dbf8861b52186 Gwen replied to the discussion What is your youth program’s “recipe”? What are the key components? in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/evaluation-and-youth-work/forum/discussion/what-is-your-youth-programs-recipe-what-are-the-key-components/#post-3228 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:50:29 -0400 Reply to What is your youth program’s “recipe”? What are the key components?

Our program has a few key activities that make up the work we do:

  • 8-12 granting streams (depending on funding and staff capacity)
  • capacity building workshops
  • relationship building workshops and panels
  • outreach and engagement initiatives
  • impact sharing initiatives

To evaluate these activities and ensure they’re doing what we hope they’re doing,…

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]]> 356dc5e73e1190caa2a0fef1ae1bb6d9 Gwen replied to the discussion What are good practices for making sure that youth can make an informed decision about participating in an evaluation of a youth program? in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/evaluation-and-youth-work/forum/discussion/what-are-good-practices-for-making-sure-that-youth-can-make-an-informed-decision-about-participating-in-an-evaluation-of-a-youth-program-2/#post-3227 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:00:39 -0400 Reply to What are good practices for making sure that youth can make an informed decision about participating in an evaluation of a youth program?

Some good practices to ensure youth participants are making informed decisions about participating in evaluation are:

  • inform participants that an evaluation is happening at the start of a program
  • inform participants of the evaluation purpose, method, and the reason why an evaluation is taking place
  • explain how the lessons learned through…

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]]> e0a854b8b2a6f33bdd897bed9b235097 Gwen replied to the discussion What is your metaphor for evaluation: "Evaluation is like a _____ because _____". in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/evaluation-and-youth-work/forum/discussion/evaluation-is-like-a-___________-because-____________-readiness-for-evaluation-metaphor-activity/#post-3226 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:35:42 -0400 Reply to What is your metaphor for evaluation: "Evaluation is like a _____ because _____".

Evaluation is like a book report because it gives an overview and an analysis of what happened, but it’s not the full story – for that, you have to read the book/participate in the activities.

]]> 0cb991f06d49ccb2d24a19a8608e0180 Gwen replied to the discussion What challenge with evaluation mentioned by participants in the Beyond Measure study is similar to a challenge that your youth program / organization experiences? in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/evaluation-and-youth-work/forum/discussion/what-challenge-with-evaluation-mentioned-by-participants-in-the-beyond-measure-study-is-similar-to-a-challenge-that-your-youth-program-organization-experiences/#post-3222 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:47:37 -0400 Reply to What challenge with evaluation mentioned by participants in the Beyond Measure study is similar to a challenge that your youth program / organization experiences?

The challenges around capacity to analyse qualitative data are a significant challenge my organization is facing currently. We have all these stories, quotes, advice pieces for future participants, art, pictures, lists and lists of skills youth learned – but we don’t do anything with that data. We’re collecting it, and storing it, but we have…

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