Resources
Our resources are free to use. Some tools from other organisations may entail a cost (we will tell you if this is the case).
These are resources that ESS has developed e.g. Support guides, Method sheets, Webinars, Case studies.
You can use the ‘Year Published’ filter to select the current year to see our latest resources.
Choose either ‘Resource by sector’ or ‘Resource by theme’ to help narrow down your search, or use the search function to look for a specific resource.
Befriending outcomes (Extract from The Source to the sea)
This extract from The Source to the Sea gives examples of outcomes for befriendees, volunteer befrienders, local communities, amenities and businesses, and those commissioning befriending services.
Case study: A Stitch in Time? Involvement in a learning programme
Theodora Hidalgo, Pilton Equalities Project tells her story about her involvement in one of the learning sets for our learning programme A Stitch in Time?
Case Study: Edinburgh School Uniform Bank (ESUB)
ESS worked with ESUB to help review their evaluation methods. This case study is an example of ESS’s evaluation principles – good evaluation should be about what matters, and fits the way you work.
Case Study: Evaluating public engagement work (The School of Life Sciences, Dundee University)
The School of Life Sciences at University of Dundee show how they evaluate public engagement activities.
Case Study: Funeral Link Scotland
This case study is about how tailored support sessions with ESS helped Funeral Link identify the difference that they made to their service users.
Case Study: Girlguiding Scotland
This case study by Girlguiding Scotland is about how to embed evaluation across an organisation who are dependent on volunteers.
Case Study: Hebridean Pursuits Outdoor Learning (HPOL)
ESS worked with HPOL to help clarify their outcomes and indicators. This case study is an example of an ESS evaluation principle: good evaluation should be about what matters.
Case Study: Pain Concern Helpline
This case study is about the steps Pain Concern took in order to capture the difference their telephone helpline makes for people living in chronic pain.
Case Study: Speech Bubble Drama
This case study describes the way Speech Bubble Drama initially used ESS website resources and templates to write their first evaluation plan. ESS then reviewed the evaluation plan to help them ensure their evaluation captures what matters and fits the way they do their work.
Crisis to Recovery Case Study: Alternatives Dundee
Alternatives Dundee share their learning about adapting and evaluating their work during the COVID-19 crisis.
