How can practitioners demonstrate 'impact' to funders?

01-September-2004

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Coming at this from the angle of practitioner I'm very conscious that working with clients from time to time you are aware that the guidance intervention has 'had an impact' but the difficulty is in demonstrating this to e.g. funders who are looking for something more tangible than my opinion. ...

Coming at this from the angle of practitioner I'm very conscious that working with clients from time to time you are aware that the guidance intervention has 'had an impact' but the difficulty is in demonstrating this to e.g. funders who are looking for something more tangible than my opinion. Perhaps subjective anecdote needs somehow to metamorphose into a more robust evidence base, and from this perspective impact analysis needs to find a mechanism by which to capture those impressions. Professional satisfaction, and therefore performance, may relate to impact analysis, but how can this be judged?


Lucy Marris; 01-September-2004 19:32:11; forum (1) help

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1 Are there any parallels between teaching and guidance?

Are guidance practitioners similar to many teachers in that they get their greatest professional satisfaction from making a difference in possibly a small number of individual cases? Are those interested in impact unrealistic in expecting positive outcomes from each guidance event?

Are guidance practitioners similar to many teachers in that they get their greatest professional satisfaction from making a difference in possibly a small number of individual cases?

Are those interested in impact unrealistic in expecting positive outcomes from each guidance event?

jenny bimrose, 01-September-2004 19:34:17 forum / discussion
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