`The Impact Network is supported by the YMCA George Williams College (GWC) and is one of seven Regional Impact Networks across the country.
The network exists to support youth organisations to undertake meaningful evaluation and impact measurement. It does this by providing a ‘safe space’ in which members can share issues or challenges that they are facing in their work, seek advice from peers, and access support that enables them to develop solutions that work for them and that will inform their practice.
- We aim to support network members to:
- Be better able to assess, appraise and interpret evidence.
- Strive to improve the quality of the evidence that they are gathering and use that evidence to inform practice.
- Be more confident in applying their technical skills and knowledge to plan and undertake meaningful evaluations.
Collectively, we want to hold each other to account on:
- Ensuring that we keep young people at the centre of any impact measurement and evaluation.
- Improving the quality of the evaluations we undertake.
- Using the findings from any impact measurement and evaluation to inform ongoing delivery and practice.
