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Understanding the issue you want to address in your work, and identifying the difference you want to make, are important first steps for impact measurement and evaluation.
Understanding the issues experienced by individuals or organisations you want to work with, people you want to influence, or environments you want to affect change in is the starting point for impact planning
When commissioning an evaluation, it is essential to write an evaluation brief. Here's what to consider when writing it
Investing in evaluation also demonstrates to funders and supporters that your organisation is committed to evidence-based programme development
In this edition, Sandy Chidley, senior consultant, spotlights opportunities in impact and evaluation and shares useful evaluation resources and training opportunities
Round-ups
Guide to communicating your findings in a way that will encourage people to read them and take action
Guide to evaluating projects and programmes to make sure work is effective.
Guite to writing an evaluation report helps you share key findings and recommendations with internal and external stakeholders.
Analysing qualitative data will help you produce findings on the nature of change that individuals or organisations you work with have experienced.
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.
Developing a monitoring and evaluation framework helps clarify which pieces of information to collect to evidence your story 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.
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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