Workshop on Outcome Measurement of Social Capital Projects
Promoting Experience Exchange Building-up Knowledge of Project Outcome Measurement
To strengthen support to project teams in outcome measurement and promote experience exchange, the CIIF had tailor-made the Workshop on Outcome Measurement of Social Capital Projects. The Workshop was successfully held at the Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Museum of History on 31 March 2011, which was actively attended by some 130 members of 61 project teams. It is hoped that the quality of project outcome measurement can be enhanced through academics' presentations and the practical experience shared.
Highlights of the Workshop
The Workshop started from the theoretical perspective. Professor Joe Leung, Chairman of CIIF Assessment and Evaluation Sub-Committee as well as Professor of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of the University of Hong Kong, explored the measurement of projects on a theoretical basis and elaborated on the following points:
- Basic concepts of social capital
- Experience on local and overseas social capital development
- Prerequisites for effective social capital projects
- Developing a comprehensive evaluation framework
- Setting "performance indicators" and choosing assessment tools
Professor Joe Leung,
Chairman of CIIF Assessment and Evaluation Sub-Committee as well as Professor of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of the University of Hong Kong
Turning to the practical perspective, Ms. Pauline Wong, Manageress of the Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association Social Service Centre, briefed on the"Caring Index"developed by her project team in collaboration with Professor Chan Cheung-ming, the Lingnan University and also the progress on applying it to project measurement with focus on:
- Background and reasons for developing the "Caring Index"
- Components of the "Caring Index": "localisation" and "validation" processes
- Results of applying the "Caring Index" in measuring the Caring Estates in the Southern District Project
- Summing up experience and exploring further application
Ms. Pauline Wong,
Manageress of the Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association Social Service Centre
Finally, Mr. Andy Chan, Research and Development Officer of the CIIF Secretariat, briefed on guidance notes for reporting project outcomes, including:
- Principles of good reporting
- Shared examples of good reporting
- Scope of application for project outcome data collected
The CIIF Secretariat appreciated the attendance and active exchange of project teams and received 73 response forms. As shown by the response collated (see the diagrams below for details), most participants considered the Workshop useful in all parts and conducive to building-up their knowledge of outcome measurement. The CIIF Secretariat thanked all the participants for their support and positive remarks on the Workshop.
1. The theoretical part is helpful to you.
2. The practical part is helpful to you.
3. Knowledge of outcome measurement is enhanced.
We are also grateful to participants for their recommendations on other themes for workshops in the response forms. The Secretariat will analyse and collate the viewpoints with a view to identifying themes that are more applicable for future workshops. Project teams may visit CIIF website for the latest news.