DISCOVER NEAR WEST INDYS TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT FELLOWSHIP. Two-Year Evaluation Report

Abstract

In April 2016, Discover West Indys contacted the IUPUI Office of Community Engagement to develop a strategy for evaluating Bryan Fonseca's Transformational Impact Fellowship (TIF) with the Arts Council. The program would be implemented during 2016 and 2017 in four neighborhoods of the Near West of Indianapolis. The agreement between Discover Near West Indys and IUPUI established that Discover Near West Indys would discuss and approve the evaluation plan; collect the required data according to the evaluation plan, and provide the evaluation team with data and reports to inform results. The IUPUI Office of Community Engagement would provide Near West Indys with the evaluation plan; analyze the data provided by Near West Indys, and report on program results by December 2017. The report gathers information collected by Discover Near West Indys and additional information gathered through interviews and document review conducted by the IUPUI-OCE to inform about the program outputs and short-term outcomes, and lessons learned from implementation.