The Content
NTC founder and president Ward Eames discusses the lessons he’s learned about measuring and achieving ROI as it relates to community outreach programs in our latest whitepaper, “Measure and Create Social Impact.” This thorough analysis outlines the best practices for conceiving and implementing a system of measurable evaluation, including:
- The five basic categories of school outreach that create social impact
- Desired outcomes or goals for organizations implementing an outreach program of any kind
- The six components of evaluating social impact that are essential to an evaluation system
Our Approach
Since 1978, NTC has been bringing some of the most creative and impactful educational programming to schools throughout the country. In this latest whitepaper, NTC founder Ward Eames relayed some of the lessons we’ve learned about measuring and evaluating ROI over the last four decades. The measurable results that have been tabulated over that time have proven invaluable to our clients in evaluating the success of their community outreach programs, and have also presented clear and beneficial takeaways about the efficacy of K-12 health and wellness outreach – many of which are outlined here.
Key Takeaways
By detailing some of these findings, we hope to make it clear that ROI for community outreach programs can in fact be quantifiably measured, and that developing a system of evaluation at the start of such a program can ensure greater success. Over the last 40 years of compiling and evaluating data for some of the largest health organizations in the country, certain takeaways have become clear, such as:
- School outreach is an inherently cost-effective and measurable type of community outreach
- The five basic categories of school outreach all come with varying strengths and shortcomings
- The desired outcomes of investing in K-12 school outreach for health organizations range from workforce development to public relations improvement to program marketing and more
- An “education audit” is a necessity that evaluates the six components of creating social impact to determine a program’s effectiveness
- Determining specific goals and accomplishments varies from one health organization to the next, but it’s important for all of them to immediately establish a system for analyzing results
It’s become clear that health organizations rely on community outreach to improve public relations among patients and customers, engage communities, and increase awareness about new developments in health and wellness. But the exact methods for properly evaluating and ensuring the success of those outreach programs aren’t always clear. We hope our newest whitepaper provides an overview to delivering the most effective educational programming possible.