What is a community? What community impact can we observe in learning mobility projects? What is the difference between intended and unintended impact? Is all impact good? How can we measure and provide evidence for impact? What good practices are there for planning and ensuring impact?
Our guest Susie Nicodemi, a youth worker, consultant and author from UK, was involved in the creation of the “Practical Guide to Community Impact” in learning mobility projects. In our podcast she shares with us some of the insights and highlights of the guide and the research behind it, and why it makes sense to change people’s lives one by one.
LINKS AND RESOURCES
Gems of Youth Work: https://shokkin.org/gems-of-youth-work/
Visual Practical Guide to Community Impact
The Practical Guide aims to be hands-on, explaining some of the basics so that more and more people (especially practitioners) can feel confident in exploring the concept. The PDF version of the contents (including references and bibliography) is also available on that page.
https://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/youth-partnership/community-impact-of-learning-mobility
Impact Tool from Dutch National Agency. What exactly does impact mean for your project? How can you ensure that a project has the largest impact possible? Leading you step by step, helping you question and improve your approach.
https://www.erasmusplus.nl/en/impacttool-mobility
Q! App. Improving the quality of learning mobility projects. Find resources and lift the quality of your project, including some tips and practical ideas on how to improve community impact. Also, create and rate projects together with your partners.
