
A Guide to evaluation by the Big Lottery Fund
This short guide to evaluation includes lots of tips about what evaluation is all about at Big Lottery Fund.
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A Guide to evaluation by the Big Lottery Fund
This short guide to evaluation includes lots of tips about what evaluation is all about at Big Lottery Fund.
A Kit of Tools
Tools for participatory research and evaluation for children, young people and adults.
A practical guide to outcomes tools (2010)
A document to help service managers choose a tool that works for them by describing the different types of outcomes tool, their benefits, and what makes a good tool.
A resource for understanding Intermediaries Impact (2018)
This resource is for third sector national intermediaries, their boards and the people who fund them or work with them, including policy makers.
A step by step guide to evaluation
This resource is designed to help groups working on community led approaches to climate change and energy conduct their own Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E).
Addressing the challenges for evaluation
This paper is for people with a role in commissioning, funding or evaluating community-led health projects and programmes, in particular those involved in Community Health Partnerships, Community Planning Partnerships, local
Assessing and Managing Value for Money – Lessons for NGOs
This report presents an analytical framework for approaching value for money that can be applied at project, portfolio and organisational levels.
Assessing and Managing Value for Money – Lessons for NGOs – Summary
This is a summary of the main report which presents an analytical framework for approaching value for money that can be applied at project, portfolio and organisational levels.
Be brave, ask, and keep trying – a guide to what to consider when looking for funding for third sector collaborative research
This guide is for third sector organisations (TSO) that want to obtain funding for collaborative research with academia.