Apricot users from across the pond
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Fixers is a UK-wide campaign that enables young people to address important issues and create positive change, begun in 2008 with significant funding. As of now, the initiative has engaged over 21,000 young people across 1,145 projects, with substantial media presence including 438 broadcast items on ITV. Data is collected to track project progress, demographics, and audience feedback, informing funders and shaping future initiatives.
Apricot users from across the pond
- 1. Alison Pope Director of Projects
- 2. What is Fixers… Fixers is a UK-wide campaign supporting young people to take action on issues they feel strongly about – changing things for the better.
- 3. To watch this video visit http://vimeo.com/60654119
- 4. The story so far…. • Started in 2008 funded primarily by v • Received £7.2m from The Big Lottery Fund in April 2012 • Premises in Winchester, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast and Glasgow • 76 staff • Developed website • Adopted and customised Apricot database
- 6. To date: • • • • • 9973 Fixers 1145 Projects 4 countries 13 different broadcast items a month 438 items broadcast on ITV
- 7. What we have to report to BIG • • • • • • 21,000 Fixers across four years 2885 projects over four years Split by country Demonstrate impact Demonstrate local people are engaged Changes in local people’s perceptions of young people • Improvements in the skills and attributes of young people
- 8. How and when we gather data • • • • • • • 18 YPCs meet Fixers Fixers registration forms Online registrations – survey monkey During project At audience stage At project close Uploaded manually to Apricot, or imported from Excel spreadsheets
- 9. What else we record • • • • • • • Demographics Budget information Progress of a Fix Geographical information Theme of projects Types of resource Other funder information
- 10. How we record data
- 11. What we do with that data • Progress monitoring • Geographic spread of Fixers and projects • Monitoring budgets • Pulling through to the website • Potential funders
- 12. Project spread
- 14. Transferring to the website
- 15. A Fixer’s film
Editor's Notes
- #5: started in 2008 funded primarily by v, project closed in June 2011Received £7.2m from The Big Lottery Fund in April 2012Within eight months: Premises in Winchester, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast and GlasgowRecruited 76 staff, including youth workers, multi-skilled CR producers, broadcasters, comms team, online team, fundraiserDeveloped websiteAdopted and customised Apricot database (awareness of what was required, but needed more flexible
- #8: 21,000 Fixers across four yearsAverage of 7 Fixers pre project2885 projects over four yearsSplit by countryDemonstrate impact – number of participants, feedbackDemonstrate local people are engagedChanges in local people’s perceptions of young peopleImprovements in the skills and attributes of young people
- #9: 18 YPCs meet FixersInclusive – must ensure variety and spread of Fixersregistration formsOnline registrations – survey monkeyDuring project – details of supportersAt audience stage – details of participants, feedbackAt project close – evaluation of Fixer experience – both face-to-face and through survey monkeyUploaded manually to Apricot, or imported from Excel spreadsheets
- #12: progress monitoring – identify strengths and weaknesses, increase efficiencyGeographic spread of Fixers and projects (show maps), constituencies, areas of deprivationmonitoring budgetspulling through to the websitepotential funders – ie location specific, theme specific