STAGE III / Create the Vision and Objectives TOOL 7 / Planning your project impact measurement
STEP 6. MAKE A BASELINE DATA COLLECTION PLAN Collecting data on change needs to start with an initial value. This is the starting point you with which you can compare the final data.
Baseline data is data that you collect BEFORE you have started your project or made change in the neighbourhood!
Depending on the project, you may want to collect data at the beginning and end of a time period (a month, a year, etc.), after a time period (for 2-3 months after you start the project) or at regular intervals (each sixth months). Tip: Think about your activities and when you are closest to your recipients.
DATA is just facts or statistics collected for analysis. It can be as simple as ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures of a space!
HOW TO MOVE UP ON THE LADDER: Share your plan with the community! By sharing your plan of what determines success of the project and how you will collect data, you enable the wider community to understand what you are doing and why. Having more people understand your project empowers community members to participate in the project and offer their input.
PLACEMAKING FOR DEMOCRACY: COMMUNITY TOOLKIT
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