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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
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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,
