Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS) works to achieve the following outcomes:
Third sector organisations and funders are better able to:
- Evaluate
- Build evaluation into their work
- Support others on evaluation
So that…
- Third sector organisations and funders are better explain their impact to others
- Third sector organisations, funders and policy-makers are better able to use third sector evaluation to make decisions
And…
- The third sector in Scotland is more efficient and effective.
- Service and activities are designed and improved using evidence and learning from the people and communities they serve.
You can see how our activities link to these outcomes in our logic model:
ESS Strategy 2023 – 28
ESS Strategy 2023 – 28 & Logic Model
Our own evaluation
We collect:
- Systematic feedback from the organisations we work with about changes in their skills, knowledge and behaviour as a result of our support.
- Evidence of improved plans, reports and practice as a result of our support.
- Feedback from funders about changes in the organisation and its services as a result of our support.
We also undertake a survey every 2 years. We then use the information collected to report on what we do and the difference we make in our Annual report and review.
The summary from our latest surveys can be found below:
ESS Survey 2024 – ‘The Big Listen’
Our survey the ‘Big Listen’ was issued at the end of 2024, with the aim of learning how we can respond positively to the challenges facing the third sector. This report contains a summary of the findings.
ESS Stakeholder Survey 2022
Summary of the ESS stakeholder survey results for 2022.
