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jayal replied to the discussion What are some barriers to evaluation that your organisations/programmes face? in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 03:57:52 -0500

Reply to What are some barriers to evaluation that your organisations/programmes face?

I have supported some other youth/artists with writing grants over the years and learned alot in that process and had some informal mentorship and generally seek out learning opportunities when I can. Many young leaders/folks I think lack time and limited funds for in-depth evaluation, maybe skills/access to knowledge or support…

jayal replied to the discussion What data do you already collect as part of your program? What data could you be collecting that you are not currently collecting? in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 03:48:08 -0500

Reply to What data do you already collect as part of your program? What data could you be collecting that you are not currently collecting?

For my personal proposed youth program (related to media/art) , it isn’t funded and it is more a personal project that maybe I would grow into something larger and therefore I do not/haven’t collected any information. Mainly in the past collaborative projecr, it would be registration/names, date of workshop delivery, number of participants, some…

jayal replied to the discussion Does your youth program have an inventory of all the program data it collects (example include registration form)? If yes, how you did your program create this inventory and what are ways you use it in your program evaluation? If no, what would help your program to create a data inventory? in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 03:41:13 -0500

Reply to Does your youth program have an inventory of all the program data it collects (example include registration form)? If yes, how you did your program create this inventory and what are ways you use it in your program evaluation? If no, what would help your program to create a data inventory?

In the program that I work full-time with, we have external research team of evaluators who developed and conveyed data needed by funder to the program Manager and other program supervisors, and discussions/engagements with myself and other co-workers. This is part of the reason I became very interested in evaluation process and provided…

jayal replied to the discussion A large part of evaluation is sharing the findings with other people, both internal and external to your program. What are great tips you have used or seen others using to share evaluation findings? in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 03:32:54 -0500

Reply to A large part of evaluation is sharing the findings with other people, both internal and external to your program. What are great tips you have used or seen others using to share evaluation findings?

In the past, my collaborators and I hosted a ‘wrap-party’– a community feast/gathering to share the work completed with podcasting project e.g. workshop delivery, groups/places engagement and outreach, some highlights, opportunity to ask questions, and also time and space to socialize, connect and build further relationships with…

jayal 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

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 03:27:12 -0500

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?

A few more points come to mind:

-clear easy to understand purpose of the evaluation

-multiple ways to participate/accessibility e.g. consider literacy, access to technology, etc.

-giving clear understanding where information/responses go or used e.g. visual quotes in reports, helps tally/percentage

-consent and how anonymity is important

jayal replied to the discussion What is your metaphor for evaluation: "Evaluation is like a _ because _". in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 03:13:38 -0500

Reply to What is your metaphor for evaluation: "Evaluation is like a _____ because _____".