SHORT- TERM OUTCOMES INDICATORS COLLECTION METHODS DATA SOURCES WHO COLLECTS WHEN COLLECTED
(Advisory committee)
Through cross-sector fertilization advisory committee members develop a shared understanding of the issues and needs which enables them to work together to sup-port innovative learning.		 Quantitative
  • % of members who made statements that indicate a shared understanding of the issues and needs.
  • % of members who agree with the vision and mission statements.
Qualitative
  • Examples of statements that indicate a shared understanding of the issues and needs.
 Interviews with CLAC members

Interviews with CLAC members

 Advisory committee members Vision and mission statements Advisory committee members CLC (Community Literacy Coordinator) End of the year.
(CLD planning & networking)
A wide cross section of community groups participate in the community planning process and commit to ongoing planning to address community learning needs and issues.		 Quantitative
  • # of sectors participating in CLD network
  • % increase of network connections over one year
Qualitative
  • Examples of new or enhanced networking.
 Community sector grid (Tool #1)

Descriptions of the net-working/planning (Tool #1)

 Members of CLD network members. A sample of CLD network members CLC
(Community Literacy Coordinator)		 Beginning and end of the year.
(Awareness)
Community members readily identify themselves as learners and mentors and identify formal and informal avenues for learning.		 Qualitative
  • % increase in respondent’s ability to identify a) learning behaviors b)mentoring behaviours
  • % increase in respondent’s ability to identify formal and informal learning
Qualitative
  • Examples of new formal learning opportunities identified
  • Examples of new informal learning opportunities identified
 Interview using a learning questionnaire

Personal learning map and list

 A representative sample of age and socio-economic background CLC
(and trained volunteers)		 At the beginning and end of the year.
(Outreach)
New learners engage in learning opportunities in ways that meet their needs.		 Quantitative
  • % of disconnected community members who participated in a learning opportunity presented to them.
  • # and kind of learning opportunity offered overall participation rate
Qualitative
  • Examples of disconnected people reporting learning in new places and ways.
 Outreach Referral Record (Tool # 3)

Interviews

 Disconnected community members CLC
(Community Literacy Coordinator)		 Throughout the year.

Beginning and end of the year.

Throughout year
(Program/event service delivery)
Community groups work together effectively and creatively providing increased opportunities for new and diverse learning.		 Quantitative
  • % increase in type and frequency of involvement of organizations involved in collaborating in service/event delivery.
  • % increase in the type and frequency of resources that collaborators commit.
  • % increase in dollar value of resources contributed.
  • % increase in service delivery
Qualitative
  • Examples of new or enhanced collaborations and service delivery to address the objectives of the CLD plan and increase services
 Collaboration map and chart (Tool # 2)

Descriptions of the net-working/planning

 Organizations collaborating in service delivery

A sample of CLD network members.

 CLC
(Community Literacy Coordinator)		 Beginning of year 1

End of each year
(Sustainability)
Decision makers are convinced to support CLD		 Quantitative
  • % increase in $ value of in-kind resources
  • % increase in $ value of grant applications
  • % increase in $ fundraised
Qualitative

Examples of changes in support

 Collaboration chart (Tool # 2)

Financial statements

 Collaborating partners

Literacy org.

 CLC
(Community Literacy Coordinator)		 Beginning of year 1 End of each year