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Research & Impact

Charlotte Hanson – South West Forum

&

Dom Jinks – University of Exeter

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Talking About Impact

Charlotte Hanson, Research Project Manager, South West Forum

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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

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Research partnershipsSub-sector Higher Education

InstitutionSocial Purpose Organisation

Geography

Health & Well-being(mental health)

UWE Well Spring Healthy Living CentreThe Care Forum

Bristol

Employment & Skills University of Exeter Community Council of Devon

Okehampton (Devon)

Financial /Legal Advice (CAB)

University of Bath CAB BANESCAB

Bath & North East Somerset

Infrastructure University of Bristol VOSCUR Bristol

Other(Community)

University of Gloucestershire

GAVCA + 3 SPOs Gloucestershire

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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

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‘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)

What is impact?

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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

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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

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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

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South West Forum

Contact us for support and information01392 247901charlotte@southwestforum.org.uksouthwestforum.org.uk/provingourvalue

Dom Jinks

Head of Arts & Culture Services

University of Exeter

Focus

Role of University

Research vs Evaluation

Examples

Resources

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 . . . . .

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?

Research vs Evaluation

Research 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

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).

Singing for health

Singing for health

• Steven Clift – Sydney De Haan Centre

• Focusing on impact of singing in community groups for 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

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

Thankyou