How can I evaluate my action?
I understand what success can look like in my active citizenship project and how I can measure this.
How can I evaluate my action?
I understand what success can look like in my active citizenship project and how I can measure this.
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Key learning points
- Success in an active citizenship project can look different depending on the goal.
- It might involve raising awareness, changing opinions, fundraising, or developing personal skills.
- Communicating with decision makers is also a form of success.
- Success can be measured using clear targets, like numbers of signatures or people reached.
- Pre and post action surveys, questionnaires, and reflections help track progress and impact.
Keywords
Evaluate - judging or determining the significance, worth or quality of someone or something
Success - achieving what you set out to do or reaching your goal
Measure - a way to check or track how much progress you’ve made
Common misconception
That success has to be huge.
Success can look different depending on the action and success can be subtle too.
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