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Guidance for resettlement staff on implementing quality data collection via focus group discussions A focus group discussion (FGD) is a data collection method that involves a structured interview with a small group of six to twelve people. A moderator asks respondents both standardized and follow-up questions to collect information about their experiences, feelings, and preferences.…
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Guidance for resettlement staff on quality survey data collection A survey is a data collection method that allows you to systematically gather information from a defined population. This guide walks through five steps to take when planning surveys and provides additional tips and resources that can help you in the process.
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Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and data staff in resettlement organizations are responsible for ensuring that team members submit quality data on a timely basis. Your team members may struggle to prioritize data collection and entry while they work to help clients meet their needs. This tip sheet aims to help you create an organizational culture…
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Meaningful informed consent entails more than a participant’s signature on a consent form. The steps that we take for obtaining consent are crucial to safeguarding participants’ dignity, autonomy, and wellbeing, especially when collecting data from vulnerable populations. This guide introduces the concepts of informed consent and informed assent and walks through five questions to ask…
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The SMART criteria are well-accepted in the field of monitoring and evaluation as criteria for assessing the quality of project indicators (the variables that are tracked to measure changes or achievements in connection with an intervention). That said, the letters of the acronym have been defined in different ways. Common terms used when explaining the…
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The Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers organizes the International Refugee & Migration Health Conference (IRMHC), which is the largest refugee health conference globally. Annually, IRMHC brings together health care professionals, resettlement and service providers, researchers, community members, students, policy makers, and public health professionals. The 2025 IRMHC was hosted in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and…
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State and Local Data Resources for Planning Refugee Services and Consultations Purpose of This Document This tool serves three main goals: 1. It demonstrates how data-sharing can strengthen connections between newcomer-serving organizations, agencies, and local systems, ultimately building stronger partnerships and improving outcomes for newcomers. 2. It equips service providers, local government agencies, and community-based…
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Federal Data Resources for Planning Refugee Services and Consultations Purpose of This Document 1. To highlight how effective data-sharing can strengthen connections and coordination between newcomer-serving organizations and agencies, build stronger partnerships across local systems, and ultimately improve successful outcomes for newcomers. 2. To help service providers, local government agencies, and other community-based newcomer services…
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This checklist accompanies this toolkit: Trauma-Informed Survey Toolkit (TIST). Surveys are powerful tools for collecting data, shaping programs, informing policies, and improving services. But if designed or implemented without care, surveys can also replicate harm—particularly for individuals and communities who have experienced trauma. This toolkit provides practical guidance for practitioners and researchers who want to…
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Surveys are powerful tools for collecting data, shaping programs, informing policies, and improving services. But if designed or implemented without care, surveys can also replicate harm—particularly for individuals and communities who have experienced trauma. This toolkit provides practical guidance for practitioners and researchers who want to conduct surveys using trauma-informed principles, with a focus on…
