Transcript Stephen Woollett - Arts & Health South West

Research & Impact
Charlotte Hanson – South West Forum
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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 partnerships
Sub-sector
Higher Education
Institution
Social Purpose
Organisation
Geography
Health & Well-being
(mental health)
UWE
Well Spring Healthy Living
Centre
The Care Forum
Bristol
Employment & Skills
University of Exeter
Community Council of
Devon
Okehampton
(Devon)
Financial /Legal Advice
(CAB)
University of Bath
CAB BANES
CAB
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
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Emerging New Structures
Localism & personalisation
Open Public Services White paper
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Open Data
Outcomes based commissioning
Payment by Results
Community-based commissioning
Social Value Bill
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What is impact?
‘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)
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Why Measure your Impact?
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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
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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
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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 information
 01392 247901
 [email protected]
 southwestforum.org.uk/provingourvalue
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Dom Jinks
Head of Arts & Culture Services
University of Exeter
Focus
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Role of University
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Research vs Evaluation
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Examples
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Resources
Role of University
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Money for impact and research?
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Research is a key strand of
University’s Arts & Culture
programme
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Expertise. Projects specifically
investigating the arts. Externally
funded
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Assistance with Arts Funding – Arts
and Humanities Research Council.
Welcome Trust, Leverhulme Trust,
Garfileld Weston, Esme Fairbairn,
REACT . . . . .
Research vs Evaluation
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Work out which is more
appropriate for your work
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Are you trying to capture
something to further make the
case for funding?
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Are you investigating a previously
unearthed area?
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Where can you find the
appropriate person to help you?
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Can you do this in-house?
Research vs Evaluation
Research
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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
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Attempting to make a value
judgment about the merit or worth
of a programme, product, or
process
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we judge the worth of the
programme based on criteria and
standards
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Making the case
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Can use research methodologies
(qualitative & quantitative).
Singing for health
Singing for health
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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
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Study by Dr Lukas Konopka (Prof
of Neurology, Chicago University)
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Impact of art therapy on Soldiers
suffering with PTSD – use of
visual arts
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Brain scanning and EEG
measures
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Demonstrated repair of brain
areas affected by PTSD
Thankyou