In partnership with the Commons Social Change Library, we are running the Impact Evaluation Workshop, a practical two-part training for organisers, campaigners and advocates at all levels looking to learn the fundamentals of how to effectively measure the impact of our campaigns, advocacy projects and social movements.
From learning the foundational concepts of impact evaluation, to communicating the story of impact to your community – this workshop is a hands-on training designed for you to weave the practice of impact evaluation as a deep movement-building tool across the many areas of our advocacy work.
The training will be delivered over two weeks, with an opportunity for you to develop your own impact framework and apply the lessons within your own advocacy context. So if you are looking to measure the impact of your advocacy and you don’t know where to begin, this training is designed for you.
LEARNING OUTCOMES AND SKILLS
Understanding foundational concepts and definitions of impact evaluation
Identifying key elements of strong impact evaluation
Learning how to apply basic evaluation framework to your own context
Building impact evaluation into your campaign strategy
Communicating your impact evaluation and telling your story of impact
Applying the lessons to your own campaign and/or movement
key dates
The workshop will be delivered over two half-days spaced over a two-week period for participants to apply the lessons directly into their work.
Wednesday, 9 September
Wednesday, 16 September
The workshop will take place in the following time zones:
1:00PM — 5:00PM AEST
12:30PM — 4:30PM ACST
11:00AM — 3:00PM AWST
3:00PM — 7:00PM NZST
Following the workshop, we will host office hours as a space for participants to share their work, workshop specific challenges and receive feedback from the trainer.
TRAINER
Sophie Hartley
Researcher and Trainer
Sophie Hartley is a researcher at the Commons Social Change Library, where she works on the Movement Monitor project, helping to measure the impact of the Australian climate movement. Sophie recently completed a PhD at RMIT University, where she researched the impact of emerging technologies on global climate governance. With a background working as a community organiser in human rights and social inclusion organisations, Sophie is passionate about using research to benefit activist communities.
COST
$350+GST: Small Nonprofit Concession – For nonprofits with an annual revenue of less than $500K.
$600+GST: Regular Nonprofit Concession – For nonprofits with an annual revenue between $500K and $3 million.
$800+GST: Large Nonprofit Concession – For nonprofits with an annual revenue of more than $3 million
$1,000+GST: Full Price – For government, political offices, social enterprises, b-corps and businesses servicing the non-profit sector.
$350+GST | Individual — For individuals and grassroots organisers who are not affiliated by an organisation or movement.
To ensure more equitable access across our trainings and events, a limited number of full and partial scholarships ($170+GST) are available to grassroots advocates, community groups and start-up/small organisations. We welcome and prioritise scholarship applications from First Nations people, people with disability, people of colour, people with lived experience seeking asylum and unwaged changemakers. To apply for a scholarship, please complete an application here or contact Phong at phong@australianprogress.org.au.
TEAM REGISTRATIONS
Please note that due to the cohort-style format and peer-learning in the training, team registrations are limited to up to five people.
ACCESSIBILITY
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Zoom - During the workshop, we will be meeting via Zoom. If you have access to a computer or laptop, we recommend you join the training by computer to make navigating the materials easier. See here for accessibility documentation for Zoom; including a list of keyboard shortcuts here.
Video norms - During the online sessions, we will encourage everyone to have your cameras on if you feel comfortable, but we will not require you to do so.
Chat - On Zoom you will be able to use the chat function. Participants will be asked to introduce themselves in chat, and to enter responses in the chat.
Captions - We will have auto captions enabled in Zoom.
Google Docs and Digital Documents - We will be sharing workshop materials over Google Drive, Google Docs and Google Slides. All documents, forms, and surveys will be provided in accessible formats. We will use the screen share function to share slides, as well as navigating between Zoom and an interactive slide deck.
Early access to slides - A view-only version of the slide deck can be supplied early if this supports your participation. Any copies of the slides provided will include alt-text / image descriptions.
Post-training resources - We do not supply recordings from our online training as standard, but can record sections of the workshop if needed to facilitate your engagement. You will receive a copy of the presenter slide deck, interactive slide deck, and other resources. Where video or audio content is included during the training or in any of the resources, we will provide audio descriptions, captions or transcripts as needed.
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Setting norms - As a cohort, we will also set expectations at the start of the training to ensure everyone can comfortably participate in the workshop.
Breaks - Breaks will be organised regularly throughout the training including meal breaks.
Breakout rooms - This training regularly uses breakout rooms, with group sizes ranging from pairs, through to groups of 5-10 for discussions and workshop activities.
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Other additional support - We build in flexibility in the program, as we go based on the needs of the cohort. In the registration form, we will ask you for your access needs. If you require something in place that is not already arranged, or if you need more information about any part of the workshop, we will work with you to provide this.
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If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact us at info@australianprogress.org.au.