Will 'wellbeing measure' allow charities to prove their worth?

New Philanthropy Capital agreement has created a tool that helps charities to demonstrate that their work is worth funding

Two weeks after returning from a course with the Foundation Outward Bound in North Wales Academy Shenley year 8 students are keen to improve the life of one week rock climbing, hiking expeditions Broken-and night. Jack Davis said he had not realized how it could be determined, Charlie Hannam was surprised by his own mental strength and Callum Wallace discovered that rather enjoyed being a leader.

The impact of travel is very strong for the 12 - and 13-years. Charlotte Owen said she often used to feel embarrassed, but gained so much confidence that he plans to audition for the musical evening in South Birmingham school.

These glowing testimonials are useful for charity, but as an environment increasingly austere funding, puts them under greater pressure to prove the value of their work, anecdotal evidence may not be enough.

Therefore, in Shenley, 160 students from 8 years were also documented the impact of travel on the data form. A "measure of welfare" allows new organizations that work with 11 to 16 years to track changes over time in areas such as self esteem, strength and satisfaction with family life and community

Youth are encouraged to first check to what extent they agreed or disagreed with a series of statements - "I feel my life has a sense of purpose" and "I want to live Moreover, "for example - before it regardless of the work or activity, the group offers. Questions must be answered again a few weeks after it is completed.

• For each area of ??protection, the group surveyed is given a score between zero and 100. Over time, complete with a set of results before they activity or course, and one after - hopefully show an improvement. So far, at least 3,000 young people across the UK have responded to the survey, through more than 40 organizations, including Action for Children, Save the Children and Toynbee Hall, a community organization working to eradicate poverty in East London. Most are charities, but some schools and youth groups have also signed.
• "Budgets are reduced and there are all these movements results-based initiatives and performance pay for people who are easy ways to measure what we do," says John Copps, who leads the team in the New Philanthropy Capital Accord (NPA), which created the measurement of well-being. "If you are a charity based soft skills such as self-esteem improved, allowing the tool to quantify these things."

NPC is not the only organization to measure well-being. The National Statistics Office will make the "happiness index" the first official release in July. Prime Minister insists that this index could lead to policy that is "focused not only on the bottom line, but in all these things that make life worthwhile. "

Outward Bound and has nearly 1,000 young people through a questionnaire. "It helps us stand out from the crowd," said Emma Ferris, head of the organization's impact assessment.

an evaluation of the responses of 691 young people showed that girls were more improvements in self-esteem, emotional well-being and resilience to go on outdoor-related courses than boys .

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