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Ending homelessness by focusing on ‘what works’
Crisis and Glasgow Homelessness Network (GHN) have announced their intention to create a new dedicated body to improve the lives of people affected by homelessness by instigating a shift in
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ESS February update
In this issue we discuss launch of new publication: Evidence from Elsewhere, upcoming workshops and help complete the picture of third sector volunteering in health. View the update here.
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ESS Winter Newsletter 2017
In this issue:Tell us w hat you think about usUpcoming w orkshopsThreading the NeedleEvaluating PreventionNew resources on our w ebsite New publications from Scottish Third Sector Research Forum Goodbye Tom! View
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Blog: Good conversations matter, and recording them is essential to making a difference – Meaningful and Measurable
Dr Emma Miller, Senior Research Associate at Strathclyde University, since 2012, talks about the importance of good conversations and the Meaningful and Measurable project which proved that conversations can be
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Blog: Learning is like any habit; it takes time to adopt it so don’t give up
Patty Lozano-Casal, Inspiring Impact lead for Evaluation Support Scotland, reflects on how Big Lottery Fund applies Principle 8 of The Code of Good Impact Practice: Actively share your impact plans,
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ESS biennial stakeholder survey – Please tell us how we are doing
As we near the end of the year we are reflecting on this year’s work and starting to make plans for next year! Please help us by completing our biennial
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Do you have evaluation champions in your organisation?
Having evaluation champions to spread the word can really help you to embed evaluation throughout your organisation. Read the Who Cares? Scotland’s case study to get an idea of what’s
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Blog: Bringing the human touch to measuring impact
Recently Áine Lovedale, Policy and Learning Adviser at Big Lottery Fund joined us for a ‘mini-secondment’. Whilst Aine was with us she looked at how, as a team, we go
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Blog: Installing a new database – ESS’s experience
Lydia Morrow, ESS’s Administration and Finance Manager, tells the story of ESS’s relationship with our new database including the ups and downs! “It is easy to be seduced by technology
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Blog: Understanding our different worlds for better third sector and academia collaborations
In this blog, Jane Marryat, Research and Communications Officer at ESS, shares her thoughts from ‘Let’s collaborate for impact’ As I was standing at the bus stop following the third
ESS practices what it preaches!
Jane Marryat, ESS Research and Communications Officer gives an insight into ESS’s own self-evaluation process
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Blog: Let’s stop chasing unicorns
There are different sets of evidence standards out there, but do they work in practice or are they mythological creatures like unicorns?
