Measuring Your Impact World Pulse Training

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Queen Sheba Consulting Services- A Business Initiative ( A Real Example) for training purposes

We Consult coaching service initiative offers personalized guidance and support to individuals seeking to achieve their personal and professional goals. We Consult possess a deep understanding of various areas, such as Nonprofit program development, leadership, life balance, and personal growth to name a few. We Consult provide tailored strategies, tools, and accountability to help clients overcome challenges, build resilience, and unlock their full potential. Through a collaborative and supportive environment, We Consult empower individuals to make meaningful progress and live more fulfilling lives.

Lesson 1 MEL -Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning / Outputs: I have trained many local volunteers in Senegal on various projects since pre-nonprofit status for my NGO registered in USA exclusively for Senegal, West Africa as well as Pro Bono Volunteers during our ongoing tenure with additional Nonprofits in Partnerships and collaborations since 2004. Outcomes: Along the way this helped strengthen our mission and created a motivational upgrade in my vision for potential possibilities that I was not aware of. For example: Sister Associations and collaborations in neighboring countries on the Continent of Africa. Impact: The impactful numbers increased as we expand as to whom we supported, growth and region. Reliable sources of Tracking for Nonprofits: Candid, Charity Navigator, as well as World Pulse. This is super important because we are supported to report yearly 1. Progress 2. Evaluate Initiatives before Implementing. 3. We as a team learn from the results by journal record keeping such as How was our performance in a program. What worked and how can we improve the next program. 4. Sharing the impact: Communicating with Co-workers, Professional Volunteers, Peers, Partnerships and the most important of all: The People we serve. We get a chance to hear how a program, event and service improved and impacted their lives , sharing the possibilities with them that if they participated and take advantage of the services offered they could not only teach themselves but others too! Additional Resources: https://www.edu-links.org/resources/basic-education-and-higher-education-are-connected-and-depend-each-other-success. Lesson 2: Create A Initiative. Consult We Consulting Services. It is a Business Consulting Service consistent to all education , labor and experiences I personally have engaged in professionally over the years in pro bono. Now the time has come to attach a $price tag to share more knowledge as we grow the business in more. Expansion is paramount and change is inevitable. In Progress: As I write this and complete the Measure Your Impact Training at World Pulse. Assignment: Business Link: https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/b146b1331975991006/. This Initiative will be updated periodically here on World Pulse as well as Queen 's News at WordPress Blog, and Medium. Training Assignments: What Is Impact and how do we measure it?

Measuring impact can be complex, but it's essential for understanding the effectiveness of initiatives. Here are some key considerations:

Define Your Goals: Clearly outline what you want to achieve. This will help you identify relevant metrics.

Choose Appropriate Metrics: Select metrics that directly relate to your goals. These can be quantitative (numbers) or qualitative (observations).

Establish a Baseline: Measure the situation before your intervention to compare it to future results.

Collect Data: Gather data using surveys, interviews, observations, or other methods.

Analyze Results: Evaluate the data to determine if your intervention has had the desired impact.

Consider Attribution: Determine if the changes you observe can be directly attributed to your initiative or if other factors were involved.

Common Impact Measurement Methods

Quantitative Methods:

Surveys: Gather data through questionnaires.

Statistics: Analyze numerical data to measure changes.

Economic Impact Analysis: Assess the financial benefits or costs of an initiative.

Qualitative Methods:

Case Studies: In-depth examinations of specific examples.

Interviews: Gather insights from individuals involved.

Focus Groups: Facilitate discussions among groups of people.

Mixed Methods: Combine quantitative and qualitative approaches for a more comprehensive understanding.

Challenges in Impact Measurement

Attribution: Determining the exact cause of a change can be difficult.

Long-term Effects: Some impacts may take time to become apparent.

Unintended Consequences: Initiatives can have unexpected positive or negative effects.

Availability: Access to reliable data may be limited. The List vary depending on occupational endeavor.

Lesson 2 Links: https://www.worldpulse.org/profile/queen-sheba-d-cisse-e324da43-2996-4b5c-8f2c-c4e49a6ca19a https://bilqiyscisse.wordpress.com/, https://medium.com/@cissequeen, etc.

*A special note: The Trainings at World Pulse has been super supportive in alignment of the two Fellowships I am currently enrolled in. Education is a blessings and these trainings are joyful. *business website (in progress/ upcoming). I am too grateful and constantly thanking the omnipotent source, GOD.

See you on the next one, thank you for your reading, learning and your time.