Getting started: Outcomes and Indicators
This workshop is the first in our Let’s Evaluate! programme. Participants will benefit most if they attend all 3 ‘Let’s Evaluate!’ workshops in their intended order.
| Date/time | 08/09/2026, 9.30am – 4.30pm |
| Location | Online (Zoom) |
| Cost per ‘Let’s Evaluate!’ workshop | £138 incl VAT |
| Cost when booking all 3 ‘Let’s Evaluate!’ workshops together | £378 incl VAT |
Workshop Description
Do you need to show the difference you make and don’t know where to start? Do you want to learn how to write clear outcomes, and how to set indicators to measure your outcomes? This workshop is designed to help you do just that!
This stimulating workshop gets you started by explaining what outcomes and indicators are and how they can help you to explain the difference your work makes. It will give you clarity on the building blocks of evaluation and includes lots of time for working on your own projects.
At this workshop you will learn to:
- Understand the importance of outcomes and indicators
- Write clear outcomes for your project / organisation
- Set indicators to help measure whether you are achieving your outcomes
Who is this workshop for?
Staff or volunteers from third sector organisations.
Some funders will pay for evaluation support so third sector organisations should always ask their funder if that’s an option. Click here for more information.
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.
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.
This workshop is the first in our Let’s Evaluate! programme.
Participants will benefit most if they attend all 3 in their intended order.
The next 2 workshops are:
| Workshop Name | Date/time | |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop 2 | Make to Measure: Evaluation Methods and Plans | Tuesday 15th September 2026, 9.30am – 4.30pm |
| Workshop 3 | Telling my Story: Analysing and Reporting on Outcomes | Tuesday 22nd September 2026, 9.30am – 4.30pm |
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.
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