In the spring of 2023, the Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi, Sivis Study Centre and the Youth Work Centre of Expertise Kentauri jointly implemented impact coaching for organisational operators. The coaching was carried out as part of the “Evaluation and monitoring of the activities of youth organisations in the Nordics - what could be learned among the Nordic countries?” project, which has been implemented in 2021–2023 with funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers.
One of the objectives of the Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi and the Youth Work Centre of Expertise Kentauri in general is to increase the competence in impact of the youth sector, that is, the ability of the operators in the field to measure, assess and communicate the impact of their own work. Thus, impact coaching was an excellent fit for the basic tasks of both organisations. For this reason, it was easy to start developing the concept. Project funding has enabled the development work, but it has been clear from the beginning that it is not “just a project”, but long-term development work, to which project funding has provided the initial incentive.
In this manual, you will find the starting points and objectives of the impact coaching. The manual describes the process as a whole, and it allows the impact coaching to be carried out, for example, by an umbrella organisation for member organisations. We hope that the model would make it easier to increase expertise related to impacting and its assessment in the Finnish and Nordic youth organisation sector.
Wishing you impactful reading moments,
Tuija Kautto, Service Director, Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi
Mikael Lehtonen, Training Specialist, Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi
Raisa Omaheimo, Centre of Expertise Director, Youth Work Centre of Expertise Kentauri and Specialist, Sivis Study Centre