Q&A
Collecting feedback and measuring outcomes of arts programs for veterans
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Council Member Holden emphasizes the importance of collecting feedback and measuring outcomes from arts programs for veterans. Ellen Greeley discusses DVS's plans for gathering this information.
- DVS has experience working with Metis to survey participants in previous programs
- A similar survey will be distributed to Dwyer Organizations once they are selected
- The survey will collect data on participation numbers and outcomes
- This data collection will help evaluate the effectiveness of the arts programs for veterans
Robert Holden
0:57:01
So so now we have to come up with, a way to, that DBS has to, you know, start collecting this feedback on from these programs for veterans.
0:57:11
So, that that's the next hurdle after we, you know, we have to fund them, but then we we look back and say, what's the outcome here?
0:57:19
What what happened?
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Yeah.
Ellen Greeley
0:57:20
So, we had experience, working with Metis who did a survey when we were doing our theater of war, productions, with the pair under the pair program.
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And, I've used, much of that same study to create a survey to distribute to the, Dwyer Organizations when they when they once we decide who they are, and right before they start.
0:57:47
And we will be collecting survey data from these organizations.
Robert Holden
0:57:51
Yeah.
0:57:51
Like, how many veterans participated and what were the outcomes?
Ellen Greeley
0:57:54
Yes.
0:57:54
Exactly.
