How can we measure the economic and social impact of programs and services funded by the City Enrichment Fund?
Project Description: The City Enrichment Fund (CEF) provides funding annually to support more than 300 nonprofit programs across Hamilton for service areas including Agriculture, Arts, Communities, Culture & Heritage, Community Services, Digital, Environment, and Sport & Active Lifestyles. The focus of this project is to quantify the economic and social impact of the programs supported by the City Enrichment Fund. The project will help develop insights including:
The economic impact of City Enrichment Fund program areas;
The estimated resource requirements for the municipality to provide these services directly;
The number of residents impacted by the programs which are funded through the City Enrichment Fund;
A replicable methodology for assessing the City Enrichment Fund program areas.
Students shall review individual City Enrichment Fund projects as case studies to help create a methodology that shall calculate the replacement cost for future City Enrichment Fund projects.
City Staff: Rebecca Frerotte, City Manager’s Office
Deliverables: Secondary research, Business case
Project Start Date/ Availability: Fall 2025
Location: Citywide
City Strategy Priority: Community Engagement and Participation, Economic Prosperity and Growth, Our People and Performance