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Evaluation for funders and commissioners

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Good practice in monitoring and evaluation for funders.

Does your money make a difference?

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This guide was produced in 2010 by Charities Evaluation Services (CES), which is now NCVO Charities Evaluation Services.

Last reviewed: 16 December 2022

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Impact round-up: August 2022
In this edition, Sandy Chidley, senior consultant, spotlights opportunities in impact and evaluation and shares useful evaluation resources and training opportunities
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Round-ups

Sandy Chidley - 11 August, 2022
How to use creative reporting formats for evaluation
Guide to communicating your findings in a way that will encourage people to read them and take action
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How to use your evaluation findings to improve your work
Guide to evaluating projects and programmes to make sure work is effective.
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How to write an evaluation report
Guite to writing an evaluation report helps you share key findings and recommendations with internal and external stakeholders.
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How to analyse qualitative data for evaluation
Analysing qualitative data will help you produce findings on the nature of change that individuals or organisations you work with have experienced.
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How to analyse quantitative data for evaluation
Analysis involves finding patterns and themes in the data you have collected for your evaluation to make sense of it. Analysing your data will help you report on it effectively and use it to make decisions.
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How to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework
Developing a monitoring and evaluation framework helps clarify which pieces of information to collect to evidence your story of change.
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How to build a theory of change
A theory of change is a description of why a particular way of working will be effective, showing how change happens in the short, medium and long term to achieve the intended impact.
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How to create a Planning Triangle
A simple tool which helps you reflect on, and clarify, the connections between the work you deliver and the difference it makes.
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