We will be running this workshop again on 21st January 2026.
Workshop Date/Time
Wednesday 17th September 2025, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Joining Information
We are running this workshop using Zoom. We’ll email in advance with a link, password and all the materials you will need for the workshop. For more information, please read our Participant guide for using Zoom.
Who is this event for?
Staff or volunteers from third sector organisations in Scotland who undertake policy influencing.
Cost
£96.00 inclusive of VAT
Workshop Description
Policy influencing is challenging – working out if you are making a difference is even harder! Policy making itself is complex and work to influence policy is not linear and takes time. Even if the change you want actually happens it’s unlikely you can say that was wholly thanks to you!
So, can you actually evaluate policy influence – and if so, how?
There are no magic answers! But this workshop will provide practical tips and tools on how to tackle the challenge. See our resource on evaluating policy influence, Charting the Waters, for more information.
At this workshop you will learn to:
- Set realistic outcomes for policy influencing activities
- Identify methods to collect evidence about those outcomes
- Use evidence to report on policy influencing activities
Important note:
This workshop is not a full training in the principles and practices of evaluation, like the Let’s Evaluate programme, but it does provide a very brief overview of that before focussing on evaluating policy influence in particular. Pre-existing knowledge of evaluation would be helpful.
How our workshops run:
There will be a mixture of PowerPoint presentation and trainer guided exercises. We’ll help you learn from other participants and apply the learning to your work. There will be an icebreaker exercise at the start of the day to get to know each other. Participants will be placed in small groups to complete group activities.
For an engaging learning environment, we expect all attendees to actively participate in our workshops and to commit their full attention to the whole session. Please read our digital etiquette and best practice for online events.
About ESS workshops:
Evaluation Support Scotland are accessible. We use plain English. We work in a way that meets the different needs and abilities of people and organisations. We ask you if you have any access needs when we work with you and ensure that, as far as possible, we meet them. Please ask us if you want to see our equalities policy.
Got any questions?
We’re here to help! Contact us for help and advice.
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