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How to make sure evaluation is useful and used
ESS Director Steven Marwick talks about learning from a How’s it Going? session with NLCF and The Robertson Trust funders and grantholders.
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Does the National Performance Framework mean anything to the third sector?
Steven Marwick, Director of Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS), reflects on an event ESS ran with the Scottish Government earlier in June. Does the National Performance Framework mean anything to the
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Do you TREBL or tremble when it comes to evidence?
We need to evidence our outcomes in order to show the difference we make! But what is evidence? Evidence means different things to different people. We hear about courtroom evidence,
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Were we wrong to talk about outcomes?
Steven Marwick talking about outcomes … ESS loves outcomes and we are not giving them up without a fight. But there are some problems with the way we use the
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Make a start and build momentum! – Tips on how to plan your self-evaluation
Download a copy here We are experimenting with creating an ‘infographic’ blog. Tell us what you think.
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Stats and stories about Stats and stories!
Diane Kennedy, Depute Director, walks the talk in this blog where she gives us the stats and stories behind the webinar she presented. It’s scary doing a webinar. You can’t
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14 on the 14th
Photo: ESS team having fun! Our birthday blog is penned by Depute Director, Diane Kennedy. Taking a tongue in cheek approach Diane talks about our plans for the next four
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An inclusive approach to evaluation
Dr Kevin Guyan, ESS trustee, considers the influences of equality, diversity and inclusion on the practice of evaluation Alongside my role as a trustee of Evaluation Support Scotland, I work
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Mapping personal outcomes to project-level outcomes
Shona Wells, ESS Training Officer talks about how she helps third sector organisations see a way to use personal outcomes to show the difference their service makes. At ESS we
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Involving young people to lead on evaluation?!
Isn’t that a bit risky? Surely young people wouldn’t be interested? How would we even get started on this? If these are some of the questions running through your mind
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Trust and Trustees: The role of Boards in encouraging reflective approaches to evaluation
Former ESS Convenor Jennifer Wallace writes about what it means for trustees to encourage reflective approaches to evaluating their organisation’s impact.
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Responding to feedback can be scary when it involves trying something new!
At ESS we’re always talking about acting on your learning from evaluation. This blog tells you how we used feedback to improve our Inspiring Impact event and increase our skills.
