Stronger Communities for Children Knowledge-Sharing Seminar 1-2 November 2016, Katherine, NT. Measuring the impact of your SCfC Activities

1. Measuring change
Measuring the impact of your SCfC
Activities

2. What are we measuring?
• What has changed in the lives of individuals,
families or the community as a result of your
SCfC program and activities?
• Has the program made a difference?
• How are the lives of families better as a result
of your SCfC program?

3. When do we think about measuring

4. Measuring Change in SCfC
Priorities — details what the community want the
program to achieve.
Outcomes — the changes in the lives of individuals,
families, organizations, or the community as a result of
the program.
Indicators — the specific, measurable information
collected to track whether an outcome has actually
occurred.

5. Activity Detail Performance measurement
Activity Name
Choose from your plan
or an activity you wish
to plan.
Key Priorities
(from your plan)
SCfC Outcomes
Tick which SCfC Outcome this activity will
address.
Indicator
Decide what can be measured to
prove activity is working as planned.
How indicator will be
measured
School Holiday
Activities Program
Keeping children
engaged and learning.
Children connecting
with and respecting
culture.
Keeping children and
families safe and
engaged.
 Safer families and
communities.
 Support the nurturing of
young children.
 Provide children, young people
and families opportunities for
participation in cultural events.
 Support children to be school
ready.
 Support young people to
attend school and gain an
education.
 Build community capacity of
indigenous organisations to
deliver these services.
Number of children attending
holiday programs each day.
Reduction in youth crime and
incidents.
Families attending bush trips
Staff delivering activity to keep records
of all kids that attend each day.
Discussion with local police on weekly
basis.
Staff delivering bush trips to keep
records of number of families that
participate.
Measuring Change Example

6. In your group develop indicators for an
activity of your choice.
Activity Detail Performance measurement
Activity Name
Choose from your plan
or an activity you wish
to plan.
Key Priorities
(from your plan)
SCfC Outcomes
Tick which SCfC Outcome this activity will
address.
Indicator
Decide what can be measured to
prove activity is working as planned.
How indicator will be
measured
 Safer families and
communities.
 Support the nurturing of
young children.
 Provide children, young
people and families
opportunities for
participation in cultural
events.
 Support children to be
school ready.
 Support young people to
attend school and gain an
education.
 Build community capacity
of indigenous organisations
to deliver these services.