Meeting PHF’s strategic aims?

One of our objectives was to discover how patterns of impact matched up to the Foundation’s strategic aims.

The first three strategic aims set out the Foundation’s intention to make a difference, directly, to people’s lives. Through developing the impact framework, we identified six outcomes for individuals and communities, which contribute to the aims as follows:

Strategic aim one: Enabling people to experience and enjoy the arts

Funding has increased both access to and participation in arts and cultural activity by a wide range of people (outcome 5). Artists taking up new opportunities (outcome 4) have contributed to this, as has continuing professional development for artists working in participatory settings (outcome 3b).

Strategic aim two: Developing people’s education and learning

Funding has had an impact on the education of both children and young people (outcomes 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f) and of adults (outcome 3). Continuing professional development for teachers and others in educational settings (3c) has enhanced their practice, for the benefit of students’ learning.

Strategic aim three: Integrating marginalised young people who are at times of transition

The outcomes for marginalised young people included the development of a wide range of skills and attributes to enhance their future prospects and wellbeing (1a, 1g, 1h). Marginalised young people were supported to make their needs and experiences known to service providers whose decisions affect their lives (outcome 2). Within communities, some marginalised young people developed new or stronger relationships with others of the same age group and across generations (outcome 6). Continuing professional development for different groups working with young people has provided opportunities to improve their practice, for the young people they work with (outcome 3).

Strategic aim five¹: Developing the capacity of organisations and people who facilitate our strategic aims

All the types of change that have contributed to the first three strategic aims have been facilitated by and made more sustainable by investment in individuals and
organisations.

As noted above, many people in different settings have taken part in training and continuing professional development (outcome 3) and artists have had new
opportunities to develop their work (outcome 4).

Organisations have changed too, by responding more effectively to groups with whom they previously had little contact or whose needs were poorly served (outcome 7). New business models have been developed, many of them securing the funding to sustain their work (outcome 8). New and stronger partnerships between organisations and improved partnership skills have been developed (outcome 9).