Measuring Impact

Denver University studies the effectiveness of asset-based youth development in school reform.
Denver Public Schools Expect Success Project Evaluation Plan

Evaluation Tracks Growth of Asset Movement in Colorado and Impact of the Statewide Initiative
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The culmination of a two-year evaluation by OMNI Institute, Creating Social Change: The Growth of a Statewide Movement details outcomes and processes used in measuring the spread of assets in Colorado. Released by The Colorado Trust, the initiative's funder, the study explores four main areas:

• ACY's role in helping individuals and organizations integrate the asset framework.
  
• The organizational and personal transformations that occur when the assets are integrated.
  
• The reach of the asset movement in Colorado.
  
• The impacts of asset building on Colorado youth.
  

The evaluation findings will help youth development researchers and practitioners better understand the asset-building process, its transformational power for organizational change and measures of success.

Youth Development Professionals Respond to Evaluation Results
In an event hosted by The Colorado Trust, the four panelists shared implications of the study findings to the sectors of education, congregations, city covernment, and health. Read more from The Colorado Trust.

OMNI Institute evaluates impact of the Assets for Colorado Youth initiative.
OMNI Statewide Initiative Evaluation Plan