Youth livelihoods resources

Documents, forms and more

WV’s Youth Livelihoods and Empowerment Theory of Change

Articulates World Vision’s youth livelihood and empowerment theory of change so that staff have a common language around youth livelihood programming, as well as a framework that will assist World Vision in developing strategic interventions for youth at community, national, regional and global levels.

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Youth Livelihood Development Approaches: Guidance Document

Identifies programming approaches and interventions to address youth enterprise and workforce development programming in informal and formal sectors. This will be particularly useful to World Vision team leaders, program staff, DME staff and other National Office staff during design or redesign phases.

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Youth Livelihood Development Approaches: Pocket Guide

This compliments the Youth Livelihoods Development Approaches Document and provides field-level practitioners with a quick reference guide on considerations and strategies in designing projects with youth, and when working with youth on livelihoods.

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Best Practice in Youth Livelihood Programming Overview

Assists World Vision programming staff to increase the effectiveness and impact of programs designed to improve the economic situation of marginalised and disaffected youth. It recommends that programming staff use these practices as guidelines when developing and evaluating youth focused vocational training, life skills, employment and entrepreneurship projects and programs.

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Adolescent and Youth Development Programming Guidance Document

Provides guidance, recommended approaches and highlights critical considerations for National Offices designing and planning all sectoral and thematic programming for adolescents and youth. Working with adolescents and youth requires some unique skills – particularly in facilitation and understanding. This guidance is based on the latest research on positive youth development and will help staff at all levels to be effective as they support young people.

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Youth Engagement through Employment and Entrepreneurship: A Global Perspective

Produced by World Vision Australia’s Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (SEED) Unit. Given the importance of youth employment, this report considers ways to increase youth employment in the developing world. It considered policies and programs in both developed and developing contexts since youth employment is an issue faced by many countries, and many solutions may be applicable in multiple contexts.

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Youth Engagement through Employment and Entrepreneurship: A Review of Implemented Models and Opportunities

Produced by World Vision Australia’s Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (SEED) Unit, it identifies and recommends an approach to youth livelihood programming that can be developed into an evidence‐based project model which can be applied in appropriate contexts across the World Vision Partnership.

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Youth Engagement through Employment and Entrepreneurship: The Case for Youth Workforce Development (Business Case)

Produced by World Vision Australia’s Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (SEED) Unit as an addendum to SEED’s preliminary research report ‘Youth Engagement through Employment and Entrepreneurship: A Review of Implemented Models and Opportunities.’ It highlights the effectiveness of comprehensive development programs in addressing the global unemployment crisis among the youth workforce. It sets out an approach for Youth Workforce Development Programs and argues that it is a critical means in facilitating young people’s growth to become principal decision makers in their own economic and personal development as they transition into adulthood.

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Youth Engagement through Employment and Entrepreneurship: The Case for Youth Workforce Development (Concept Note)

Outlines SEED’s approach to Youth Workforce Development Programing and suggests that evaluating the potential for YWFD programs within World Vision’s ADPs requires further research and piloting, and recommends three alternatives for further exploration in tailoring the YWFD framework so that it can be easily adapted to suit the youth targeted, and the local context.

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Communication Resources

IMPACT Club Snapshot

A one-page overview of the model, including information on the model’s purpose, core components, resource requirements and expected impacts.

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IMPACT Club Overview (text)

A four-page summary of the model, including information on the model’s purpose; the issues the model was designed to address; the philosophy and methodology of the model; core components; resource requirements; and expected impacts.

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IMPACT Club Overview (infographic)

A three-page summary of the model, including illustration of the model’s purpose, core components, human resource structure and expected impacts.

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IMPACT Club vs SKYE Club: Core Differences

An overview of the key differences between the IMPACT Club and SKYE Club models.

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IMPACT Club Logo

A JPEG of the IMPACT Club logo.

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Project Management Resources

IMPACT Club Project Model Guidelines

These guidelines are intended for National Office teams and their high-level strategic partners as they consider whether the IMPACT Club project model is an appropriate response to their shared ministry objectives to be included in Technical Approaches and Programs.

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IMPACT Club Handbook

Provides step-by-step guidance to implementing the five phases of the IMPACT Club model. It contains practical instructions and tools for project staff and IMPACT Club facilitators.

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IMPACT Budget Estimates and Descriptions

Outlines the expected costs involved in implementing an IMPACT Club project, as well as descriptions of each cost.

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Phases and Steps in an IMPACT Club Project Implementation

Outlines the required and suggested phases and steps involved in implementing an IMPACT Club project, as well as descriptions of each step.

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IMPACT Club Example Concept Paper (including ‘red flags’)

This can be used by National Office and IMPACT staff to think through their IMPACT Club project and how it could be adapted for the country’s context.

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Illustrative IMPACT Club Project Gantt Chart

Provides a timeline for the activities suggested in the ‘Phases and Steps in an IMPACT Club Project Implementation’ resource.

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IMPACT Club Minimum Quality Standards

Outlines the minimum quality standards for the IMPACT Club project model. The quality standards have been identified as critical to the success of an IMPACT Club project and must be respected in order for a project to be recognised and endorsed by World Vision and New Horizons Foundation.

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Human Resource Materials

IMPACT Club Human Resource Structure Diagram

Illustrates the human resource structure supporting an IMPACT Club project.

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IMPACT Club Facilitator: Detailed Position Description

An example position description for an IMPACT Club facilitator.

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IMPACT Club Facilitator: Breakdown of Working Hours

Provides suggestions on how a full-time IMPACT Club facilitator should allocate their working hours each month.

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IMPACT Club Facilitator: Sample Interview Questions

Provides example interview questions for hiring an IMPACT Club facilitator.

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IMPACT Club Project Director: Detailed Position Description

Large-scale IMPACT Club projects (3+ ADPs) require a project director to coordinate ADPs, resources and trainings. This is an example position description for an IMPACT Club project director.

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IMPACT Club Director: Sample Interview Questions

Provides example interview questions for IMPACT Club projects looking to hire a project director.

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IMPACT Club Leader: Example Position Description

Position description for an IMPACT Club leader. It is suggested that the leader sign this when they are recruited as an informal agreement.

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IMPACT Club Leader: Example Position Description

Position description for an IMPACT Club leader. The leader signs this when they are recruited as an informal agreement.

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Training Policy for IMPACT Clubs

This document is important to staff organising IMPACT Club trainings for World Vision staff or for IMPACT Club leaders. It outlines the minimum quality standards for an IMPACT Club orientation training, leader’s training, and an IMPACT Club training of trainers.

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Learning Tools

IMPACT Club Curriculum Overview

Provides an overview of the topics covered as part of the IMPACT Club curriculum, which can be adapted for most contexts and can be added to reach the learning needs of project beneficiaries.

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IMPACT Club Learning Structure Diagram

Presents the four general learning objectives, five core competencies, and six foundational values that are woven throughout the IMPACT Club program.

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IMPACT Club Structure of Project Activities Diagram

Illustrates the logical structure and pace of IMPACT Club meetings and community service-learning projects over a year of activity.

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IMPACT Club Competencies

Outlines the core competencies young people develop through participating in IMPACT Clubs.

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IMPACT Club Meeting Structure

A one-page overview of how an IMPACT Club meeting is structured in the model’s curriculum.

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IMPACT Club Passport

A tool used by IMPACT Club members at evaluation meetings to help them assess and understand the competencies they have developed through the program, track their progress and set goals.

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IMPACT Club Journal

IMPACT Club members use this as a reflection tool to record their progress and feelings as they move through the program.

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Monitoring and Evaluation Resources

IMPACT Club Coaching, Monitoring and Evaluation Tools

Provides an overview of the various coaching, monitoring and evaluation tools recommended for the IMPACT Club program, as well as who is responsible for each tool and how frequently to use. Data collection instruments contain a narrative that explains the purpose of that tool and how to use it.

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IMPACT Club Illustrative Logframe

Provides an example logframe for the IMPACT Club project model, including goal, outcomes and indicators for each.

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IMPACT Club Illustrative Logframe and Activities

Provides an example logframe with activities for the IMPACT Club project model, including goal, outcomes and indicators for each.

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IMPACT Club Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework

Provides an example logframe for the IMPACT Club project model, including goal, outcomes, indicators, indicator definitions, frequency and method of collecting the data, as well as a suggestion for the person responsible.

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Facilitator Coaching and Monitoring Tools

IMPACT Coaching and Monitoring Instrument

Helps IMPACT Club Facilitators mentor, coach and monitor the work of IMPACT Club Leaders and club members.

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Quantitative Quarterly Report

Report to provide the Project Director with quantitative information on the overall performance of clubs.

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Qualitative Quarterly Report

Report to provide the Project Director with qualitative information on the overall performance of clubs.

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Database (member, project and leader information)

Provides a centralised space for Club Leaders, members and project information for IMPACT Club Facilitators.

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Members Registration Form, Attendance List and Database

IMPACT Club Registration Form

To collect club members’ basic information and ensure they are invested in participating in the program.

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Database for Leaders

Provides a centralised space for IMPACT Club Leaders to store both club members’ and club project information.

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Service-Learning Project Forms

Project Planning Form

Helps clubs plan their community service-learning projects.

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Project Evaluation Form

Helps clubs evaluate their community service-learning projects.

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Project Report Template

Helps clubs write up their community service-learning projects and present them as part of their club profile to stakeholders who are interested in their work.

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Evidence Documents

IMPACT Clubs Evidence Building Plan (Armenia)

The evidence building strategy (including hypothesis, assumptions, survey tools, analytical framework and sampling strategy) for World Vision Armenia. National Offices can adapt this for their own context.

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IMPACT Clubs Evidence Building Baseline Report(Armenia)

This report was published by World Vision Armenia in 2016 and provides highlights around baseline status of hypotheses (dependant variables) outlined in the Evidence Building Plan designed to build stronger evidence around the IMPACT Club model.

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First Signs of Success: IMPACT and SKYE (Armenia)

This document was published by World Vision Armenia and presents key findings gleaned from the baselines, lessons learnt, case studies, and the current status of the IMPACT Club and SKYE Club project models in Armenia.

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IMPACT Clubs: An examination of the evidence

Reviews the evidence that supports the IMPACT Club model as an effective approach to adolescent engagement and programming.

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IMPACT: Lessons Learnt

A paper by Yerevan ADP (Armenia) outlining the lessons learnt from piloting the IMPACT Club model, including risks and challenges, and options to address.

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Communication Resources

SKYE Club Snapshot

Provides a one-page overview of the model, including model’s purpose, core components, resource requirements and expected impacts.

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SKYE Club Overview - Text

Provides a four-page summary of the model, including model’s purpose, the issues the model was designed to address, the philosophy and methodology of the model, core components, resource requirements, and expected impacts.

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SKYE Club Overview – Infographic

Provides a three-page illustrative summary of the model, including model’s purpose, core components, human resource structure, and expected impacts.

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IMPACT Club vs SKYE Club – Core differences

Provides an overview of the key differences between the IMPACT Club and SKYE Club models.

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SKYE Club Logo – Full

High resolution JPEG of the SKYE Club logo with text.

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SKYE Club Logo – Acronym

High resolution JPEG of the SKYE Club logo.

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Holy SKYE Concept: Integrating SKYE with Christian Commitments

The SKYE Club model can be used as models to engage and equip young people through various technical lenses such as Christian Commitments. This concept note outlines how this can be approached by World Vision National Offies and ADPs, as well as the expected benefits of partnering with the Church.

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SKYE Plus Concept: Collaboration with the ILO to extend the SKYE Club model

The SKYE Club model can be integrated with other models external to World Vision such as the International Labor Organization’s Youth 2 Youth (Y2Y) model. This concept note provides World Vision National Office staff with an overview of the Y2Y approach.

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Project Management Resources

SKYE Club Project Model Guidelines

For National Office teams and their high-level strategic partners as they consider whether the SKYE Club project model is an appropriate response to their shared ministry objectives to be included in Technical Approaches and Programs.

Download

SKYE Club Handbook

Provides step-by-step guidance to implementing the six phases of the SKYE Club model, and contains practical instructions and tools for project staff and SKYE Club Facilitators.

Download

SKYE Budget Estimates and Descriptions

Outlines the expected costs involved in implementing a SKYE Club project, as well as descriptions of each cost.

Download

Phases and Steps in a SKYE Club Project Implementation

Outlines the required and suggested phases and steps involved in implementing a SKYE Club project.

Download

SKYE Club Example Concept Paper (including ‘red flags’)

This can be used by National Office and SKYE Club staff to think through their project and how it could be adapted for the country’s context.

Download

Illustrative SKYE Club Project Gantt Chart

Provides a timeline for the activities suggested in the Phases and Steps in SKYE Club Project Implementation resource.

Download

SKYE Club Minimum Quality Standards

Outlines the minimum quality standards for the SKYE Club project model, which have been identified as critical to the success of a SKYE Club project and must be respected in order for a project to be recognised and endorsed by World Vision and NHF.

Download

Example SKYE Club Partnership MoU: WV NO and Local Partner

Provides a template of an Memorandum of Understanding for World Vision National Offices who are delivering the SKYE Club project through partners, and outlines the roles and responsibilities of each partner.

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Human Resource Materials

SKYE Club Human Resource Structure Diagram

Illustrates the human resource structure supporting a SKYE Club project.

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SKYE Club Facilitator: Detailed Position Description

Example position description for a SKYE Club Facilitator.

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SKYE Club Facilitator: Breakdown of Working Hours

Provides suggestions on how a full time SKYE Club Facilitator should allocate their working hours each month.

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SKYE Club Facilitator: Sample Interview Questions

Provides example interview questions for hiring a SKYE Club Facilitator.

Download

SKYE Club Project Director: Detailed Position Description

Large-scale SKYE Club projects (three or more ADPs) require a Project Director to coordinate ADPs, resources and trainings. This is an example position description for a SKYE Club Project Director.

Download

SKYE Club Director: Sample Interview Questions

Provides example interview questions for SKYE Club projects looking to hire a Project Director.

Download

SKYE Club Leader: Example Position Description

Position description for a SKYE Club Leader. It is suggested that the Leader sign this when they are recruited as an informal agreement.

Download

SKYE Club Leader: Example Position Description

Position description for a SKYE Club Leader. The leader signs this when they are recruited as an informal agreement.

Download

Training Policy for SKYE Clubs

This is important for staff organising SKYE Club trainings for World Vision staff or for SKYE Club Leaders, and outlines the minimum quality standards for a SKYE Club Orientation Training, Leaders Training, and a SKYE Club Training of Trainers.

Download

Learning Tools

SKYE Club Curriculum

Provides an overview of the topics covered as part of the SKYE Club curriculum, which can be adapted for most contexts and can be added to reach the learning needs of project beneficiaries.

Download

SKYE Club Learning Structure Diagram

Presents the four general learning objectives, five core competencies, and six foundational values that are woven throughout the SKYE Club program.

Download

SKYE Club Structure of Project Activities Diagram

Illustrates the logical structure and pace of SKYE Club meetings and community service-learning projects over a year of activity.

Download

SKYE Club Competencies

Outlines the core competencies young people develop through participating in SKYE Clubs.

Download

SKYE Club Meeting Structure

A one-page overview of how a SKYE Club meeting is structured in the model’s curriculum.

Download

SKYE Club Passport

A tool used by SKYE Club members at evaluation meetings to help them assess and understand the competencies they have developed through the program, track their progress and set goals.

Download

SKYE Club Journal

SKYE Club members use this as a reflection tool to record their progress and feelings as they move through the program.

Download

Monitoring and Evaluation Resources

SKYE Club Coaching, Monitoring and Evaluation Tools

An overview of the recommended coaching, monitoring and evaluation tools for the SKYE Club program, as well as who is responsible for each tool and how frequently they are be to used. Data collection instruments contain a narrative that explains the purpose of that tool and how to use it.

Download

SKYE Club Illustrative Logframe

An example logframe for the SKYE Club project model, including goal, outcomes and indicators for each.

Download

SKYE Club Illustrative Logframe and Activities

An example logframe with activities for the SKYE Club project model, including goal, outcomes and indicators for each.

Download

SKYE Club Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework

An example logframe for the SKYE Club project model, including goal, outcomes, indicators, indicator definitions, frequency and method of collecting the data, as well as a suggestion for the person responsible.

Download

Facilitator Coaching and Monitoring Tools

SKYE Coaching and Monitoring Instrument

Helps SKYE Club Facilitators mentor, coach and monitor the work of SKYE Club Leaders and club members.

Download

Qualitative and Quantitative Quarterly Report

Reports to provide the Project Director with qualitative and quantitative information on the overall performance of clubs.

Download

Database (member, project and leader information)

Provides a centralised space for Club Leaders, members and project information for SKYE Club Facilitators.

Download

Members Registration Form, Attendance List and Database

SKYE Club Registration Form

To collect club members’ basic information and ensure they are invested in participating in the SKYE program.

Download

Database for Leaders

Provides a centralised space for SKYE Club Leaders to store both club members’ and club project information.

Download

SKYE Club Attendance List

To help SKYE Club Leaders and facilitators monitor who is attending club meetings and how often.

Download

Service-Learning Project Forms

Project Planning Form

Helps clubs plan their community service-learning projects.

Download

Project Evaluation Form

Helps clubs evaluate their community service-learning projects.

Download

Project Report Template

Helps clubs write up their community service-learning projects and present them as part of their club profile to stakeholders who are interested in their work.

Download

Evidence Documents

SKYE Clubs Evidence Building Plan (Armenia)

The evidence building strategy (including hypothesis, assumptions, survey tools, analytical framework and sampling strategy) for World Vision Armenia, which National Offices can adapt for their own context.

Download

SKYE Clubs Evidence Building Baseline Report (Armenia)

This report was published by World Vision Armenia in 2016 and provides highlights around baseline status of hypotheses (dependant variables) outlined in the Evidence Building Plan designed to build stronger evidence around the SKYE Club model.

Download

First Signs of Success: IMPACT and SKYE (Armenia)

This document was published by World Vision Armenia, and presents key findings gleaned from the baselines, lessons learnt, case studies, and the current status of the IMPACT Club and SKYE Club project models in Armenia.

Download

IMPACT Clubs: An examination of the evidence

A review of the evidence that supports the IMPACT Club model as an effective approach to adolescent engagement and programming. The IMPACT Club model is the basis for the SKYE Club model.

Download

IMPACT: Lessons Learnt

A paper by Yerevan ADP (Armenia) outlining the lessons learnt from piloting the IMPACT Club model, which outlines risks and challenges, and options to address. Many of the challenges that confront SKYE Clubs are similar to that experienced by IMPACT Clubs, so this is a suggested reference.

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