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Does the National Performance Framework mean anything to the third sector?
ESS Director Steven Marwick has written a blog reflecting on the insights gained from the event, which has been published here on the Scottish Government website.
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Help I’m stuck with my evaluation
Ever felt stuck with your evaluation? There is help at hand. We are delivering 2 free events over the next few months to give some tips to help you get
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Engaging with Evidence – new guide
It is important to engage with evidence if we want to influence our communities. With this as starting point, the Knowledge Translation Network has a new guide aimed at introducing
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Watch out for our summer theme – Stats and stories
Image by Pexels from Pixabay Over the next few months we will be talking about stats and stories and bringing you opportunities to learn more about how to use them. Our new resource
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Consultation on partnership principles: Scottish Government and funded third sector
Evaluation Support Scotland is inviting feedback on draft guidance to support positive grant management relationships. Principles for Positive Partnership is for people in Scottish Government who directly manage grant funding
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Get involved in ‘Collaborating for Impact’ – our next Third Sector Research Forum Conference on 9th October
Tuesday 9th October. Save the date! The Third Sector Research Forum conference hits its 5th birthday with ‘Collaborating for Impact’ at COSLA, Edinburgh. It’ll be a packed day of discussion and activities showcasing the
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ESS new strategic strategy for 2019 – 2023
ESS has a new strategic plan to guide our work in the next four years. Click here to see our Strategic Plan. The plan enables us to support third sector organisations and
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Getting Ready to Report – webinar
Getting Ready to Report webinar Monday 4th March 10am We will talk through some of the factors to consider when reporting on your impact. This will include how to balance
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Come and work with us. We’re looking for a Finance and Business Manager
Finance and Business Manager Full time – 35 hours Salary – £30,710 The post leads ESS’s finance and administration functions. You should have strong experience of book keeping, budgeting and
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Fit for purpose evaluation – webinar
Fit for purpose evaluation18 December 2018 10:00 – 10:45 We will talk through some of the factors to consider when choosing appropriate tools, the pros and cons of “validated tools”
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Our Activities and Impact report focuses on funder and funded relationships
Supporting funder and funded relationships In our activities and impact report 2017/18 we tell you about the successes and challenges of our work this year and we’ve put a focus on sharing
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Blending stats and stories in your evaluation report – free peer learning event
Free peer learning event Evaluation Support Scotland has developed a new resource to support third sector organisations who work with communities. The ‘Stats & Stories’ resource is a short guide
