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evidence of widespread collaboration.When asked to identify the kinds of benefit that community radio can confer on acommunity, respondents’ preferences were widely spread and tended to reflect arespondent’s particular area of interest - implying that the medium appears well placedto address a wide range of concerns.There is a trend towards the accreditation of radio training.There is a growing recognition among the pilot projects of the need for reliable listenersurveys and more effective marketing (including a national ‘brand-awareness’ campaign)The staging of, or participation in, live events has become a significant component of acommunity radio station’s work.A trend is emerging of broadcasting home-produced drama.49. Church, Madeline editor et al. (2002). Participation, Relationships andDynamic Change: New Thinking on Evaulatinig the Work of InternationalNetworks. Development Planning Unit University College London. [ElectronicVersion] Website: http://networkedlearning.ncsl.org.uk/knowledge-base/researchpapers/participation-relationships-and-dynamic-change-madeline-church-2002.pdfThis document aims to highlight the monitoring and evaluation challenges inherent inworking in a networked way, to reveal some of the ways in which networks have startedto monitor and evaluate their work and to develop and work with some monitoring andevaluation tools that may ‘fit’ better with the kind of work a network does.Section One reviews the main ideas and methodology, while Section Four focuses onParticipation & Evaluation. A very useful resource. The focus on networking can be ofrelevance when evaluating the impact of community radio networks.50. Sayce, Kay & Norrish, Patricia (2006). Perceptions and Practice: AnAnthology of Impact Assessment Experiences. Technical Centre for Agriculturaland rural Cooperaction (ACP-EU). [Electronic Version] Website:http://www.anancy.net/uploads/file_en/impact%20assessment.pdfFor most people in the development community, however, the term ‘impact assessment’still represents a myth or at best an illusion. Like many famous mythical or imaginarycharacters, it has a strong appeal that may dip now and again, but never seems todisappear. Every section of the development community — researchers, projectmanagers, trainers, information and communication specialists, and donors — has tograpple, at one time or another, with the demand to measure the impact of theiractivities, be they projects, services or funding.This book is a collection of eleven stories on impact assessment, in countries of Asia,South Pacific, Africa and Latin America. Annexes include methodological tools, such asguidelines for interviewers.51. Kjeiser, Niels . (2005). Pelican Initiative: Platform for Evidence-basedLearning & Communications for Social Change. International DevelopmentResearch Centre (IDRC), European Centre for Development Policy Management(ECDPM),Exchange, Bellanet, UNICEF East Africa. Website:http://www.dgroups.org/groups/pelican/index.cfm?CookieTested=TRUEThis platform seeks to bring together development practitioners from differentdisciplines, specialists and policy makers to explore this question, share experiences,and to push the agenda further on three themes: Evidence and learning for policychange; Learning in organisations and among partners; Society-wide learning among amultitude of stakeholders.AMARC Community Radio Social Impact Assessment 2007 Page 116 of 128