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impact
/ɪmˈpakt/
verb
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have a strong effect on someone or something.
During Shona’s 20 years of experience in the Recreation and Youth Development Sectors, she found herself asking the same question, “If we provide youth development programs, how do we know if a young person has actually developed?”.
Traditional methods of outcome measurement tend to focus more on outputs and quantitative data used to entice funders or address generic grant requirements. After 10 years of research, practice, and engagement, Shona developed an innovative framework for Outcome Measurement – one that is not linked to a specific program, funder, or staff member, but to an organization’s unique purpose, vision, and all areas of service program delivery.
Shona established Development Impact in early 2020 to support Social Change Organizations to integrate Outcome Measurement processes and culture into their strategies, operations, and communications with confidence.
Vision
Organisations know where and how they’re enhancing
social change
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Purpose
Support and guide organisations to define their intended outcomes and measure their impact to enhance social change
Values
Caring, Inquisitive, Passionate, Integrity
Origin Story
During Shona’s 20 years of experience in the Recreation and Youth Development Sectors, she found herself asking the same question, “If we provide youth development programs, how do we know if a young person has actually developed?”.
Traditional methods of outcome measurement tend to focus more on outputs and quantitative data used to entice funders or address generic grant requirements. After 10 years of research, practice, and engagement, Shona developed an innovative framework for Outcome Measurement – one that is not linked to a specific program, funder, or staff member, but to an organisation’s unique purpose, vision, and all areas of service program delivery.
Shona established Development Impact in early 2020 to support Social Change Organizations to integrate Outcome Measurement processes and culture into their strategies, operations, and communications with confidence.
