Draft Impact Indicators Below is a starting set of indicators culled from a review of NET documents and relevant online literature. Annotated notes from the evaluation studies / websites reviewed can be found here. Note, these indicators are offered as seeds to help NET staff members craft their desired indicators; they are not intended to be comprehensive or final.
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Participation Indicators Who offers Extension tourism programming? Who participates in the programming?
A. Characteristics of program offerors
Organization type (university, non-profit, government… ) Number of staff involved in creating programming Positions of offerors (faculty, students, staff…) Geographic location (urban/rural, state, population size of locale)
B. Characteristics of individuals, businesses, and communities served:
Participants Served: (individuals who participated in programming) Number of participants Roles (researcher, trainer, outreach representative…) Organizations Served: (organizations from whom individuals participated) Number served Type (tourism firms or agencies, nonprofit entities, public agencies …) Tourism industry Number of total employees working in the organizations who participated (total potential spread of impact) Communities Served Urban/Suburban/Rural Mountain/Coastal/etc.
C. Characteristics of the programming offered:
Type: Research, Education, Engagement & Outreach Mode of delivery: Webinar, Conference, Course, Training
Topical Area of Focus: Agritourism Local Foods, Farmers Mar kets, Culinary…; Community and Regional Planning and Development; Nature-Based Tourism; Marketing and Promotion; Economic, Environment, and Social Impacts…; Cultural- Heritage Tourism….
D. Funds leveraged to support programming (public & private)
E. Etc.
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