Data in housing
September 24, 2024 | 1:00-3:00pm (ET)
Summary
Bissell Centre (Bissell) provides a variety of programs and services to participants at risk of, or currently experiencing homelessness. Over ten years ago, Bissell decided that measuring outputs was no longer enough. They needed to know if their programs were quantifiably helping people. To understand their impact, Bissell utilizes a “self-sufficiency matrix” tool to measure the impact of programming on participants across six domains of quality of life: employment, financial well-being, housing, mental health, physical health, and support networks. Using periodic data collected over five years, they can contrast the program participants' quality of life domain scores to quantify the effects of supports they receive. The analysis is enriched by nuanced results with categories that encompass sex, ethnicity, age, and indigeneity.
Join presenters from Bissell Centre to learn about the design of the self-sufficiency matrix, data collection processes, security, and analysis used. Get insights into the results of this analysis and how this tool can be used to determine outcome achievement and find out how these findings help Bissell Centre identify areas that need improvement, make informed decisions about how to allocate resources and prioritize their efforts, determine if its programs are achieving their intended outcomes, and understand the importance of wrap-around support for individuals.
Speakers
Mutasim Mubde, Research Analyst, Analysis & Evaluation. Mutasim has over five years of experience in primary research, data analyses, social and economic policy analyses, and evaluation. Completing a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from BRAC University, Bangladesh, Mutasim worked as a Research Assistant across 4 projects for three years. Then he helmed a year-long multi-country research project as the Primary Investigator before moving to Canada to pursue a Master of Arts in Economics from Simon Fraser University, British Columbia. Mutasim is a skilled researcher with both academic and professional experiences.
Lacey Shandro, Manager, Analysis and Evaluation. Lacey has over five years of experience providing clients with a variety of business needs primarily in the areas of research, data analysis and evaluation. Lacey has a strong understanding of the challenges non-profits face as well as the need for quality data collection and analysis to be leveraged for a variety of purposes including advocacy, impact reporting and continuous improvement. Lacey obtained her Bachelor of Commerce from MacEwan University and is currently an MBA Candidate at the University of Alberta, focusing her studies on public sector management. Lacey is a proven evaluator, looking to obtain her Credentialed evaluation designation from the Canadian Evaluation Society upon completion of her MBA in 2025