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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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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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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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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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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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Download a copy here We are experimenting with creating an ‘infographic’ blog. Tell us what you think.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.