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Same but better – our new website design
How our new website aims to make content and design more accessible, and how we used evaluation to help us with design decisions.
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Where are the Trustees in the Trustees Annual report?
ESS Director Steven Marwick shares how our trustees got involved in shaping our Trustees’ Annual Report.
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Do we need a framework in a crisis?
Once upon a time in a world where tinned tomatoes and toilet rolls were abundant and hairdressers didn’t dress like welders, I spent a lot of time talking about the wonderful National Performance Framework (NPF). But one thing we’ve learned through this crisis is that some things we used to think were important are totally not.
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What we have learned so far about online delivery
Like many third sector organisations, at ESS we have had to adapt quickly to deliver our services in new ways during lockdown.
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Patchwork of evidence – Questions to plan for your ‘new’ normal
As we begin to contemplate the easing of lockdown in Scotland and what phase 2 and 3 will bring in the coming months, we must begin to think about how
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Focus on staying connected
ESS Depute Director Diane Kennedy writes about our A Sitch in Time resources that can help organisations evaluating services that aim to connect people. Iriss has recently produced an evidence review in
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Still stitching…
ESS Depute Director Diane Kennedy talks about how our A Stitch in Time? series of resources can be helpful to third sector organisations in Covid-19 times A few years ago,
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COVID-19 has zoomed many of us on a huge learning curve! How do we deliver our services and evidence our impact in our ‘new normal’?
Here at ESS we’ve been doing our best to support third sector organisations who find themselves facing new evaluation challenges in light of the Coronavirus lockdown. For many, the way
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How was it for you? Learning events instead of written reports
We asked funder and funded to tell us about their experiences of trying out this way of “reporting”. Some common themes emerged.
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Evaluating at a distance #IsolationEvaluation
Is there a role for evaluation in Virus Lockdown? You are busy making radical changes to your service and keeping yourself safe. Is this really a time to worry about
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Getting our support right for everyone
ESS Training Officer Grace Robertson writes about how we aim to ensure that the support we offer is relevant and accessible to all.
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Principles for Positive Partnerships: Making a positive impact
David Reilly from the Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) shares his thoughts on the launch of Principles for Positive Partnership, new guidance on relationships between Scottish Government and third sector grantholders. Read David’s
