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Turning the Tide on Poverty: Documenting impacts through Ripple Effect Mapping

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  • Rachel Welborn
  • Laura Downey
  • Patricia Hyjer Dyk
  • Pamela A. Monroe
  • Crystal Tyler-Mackey
  • Sheri L. Worthy

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As practitioners expand their efforts to promote civic engagement and action through the use of dialog, one of the nagging concerns is how to effectively and successfully measure and document the outcomes associated with these local activities. The organic nature of citizen-led initiatives makes this a particularly challenging area in which to guage results. One promising method, Ripple Effect Mapping (REM), is an effective, easy-to-use, and cost-efficient method of evaluating participatory programs. Evaluators used REM to document the impact of Turning the Tide on Poverty in the southern US. Additionally, the method visually mapped the capacity-building work of communities participating in Tide. Representatives from each community that participated in REM were able to identify multiple accomplishments that resulted from Tide. These accomplishments were categorized using the Community Capitals Framework. REM was a useful evaluation method that documented how the Tide initiative affected the participating communities’ capitals.

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  • Rachel Welborn & Laura Downey & Patricia Hyjer Dyk & Pamela A. Monroe & Crystal Tyler-Mackey & Sheri L. Worthy, 2016. "Turning the Tide on Poverty: Documenting impacts through Ripple Effect Mapping," Community Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(3), pages 385-402, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:comdev:v:47:y:2016:i:3:p:385-402
    DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2016.1167099
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    1. Peterson, Christina & Skolits, Gary, 2019. "Evaluating unintended program outcomes through Ripple Effects Mapping (REM): Application of REM using grounded theory," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 1-1.
    2. Abby C. King & Diane K. King & Ann Banchoff & Smadar Solomonov & Ofir Ben Natan & Jenna Hua & Paul Gardiner & Lisa Goldman Rosas & Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa & Sandra J. Winter & Jylana Sheats & Debo, 2020. "Employing Participatory Citizen Science Methods to Promote Age-Friendly Environments Worldwide," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(5), pages 1-30, February.
    3. Pamela A. Monroe & Crystal Tyler-Mackey & Patricia Hyjer Dyk & Rachel Welborn & Sheri Lokken Worthy & Catherine H. Lowe & Natalie J. Pickett, 2016. "Turning the Tide on Poverty: Sustainability of community engagement in economically distressed communities," Community Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(3), pages 358-374, July.
    4. Sheri Lokken Worthy & Lionel J. Beaulieu, 2016. "Turning the Tide on Poverty: Strategies and challenges related to tackling poverty in rural communities in the South," Community Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(3), pages 403-410, July.
    5. Maja Pedersen & Grace E. R. Wood & Praveena K. Fernes & Lisa Goldman Rosas & Ann Banchoff & Abby C. King, 2022. "The “Our Voice” Method: Participatory Action Citizen Science Research to Advance Behavioral Health and Health Equity Outcomes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-16, November.

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