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“Better than Pills” Evidence of the benefits of volunteering
Last Updated: Tuesday 2 June 2020. This report produced by Edinburgh Volunteer Centre examines assumptions that volunteers provide a unique and special service to older people because volunteering creates an
“It’s good to go places” – Literature review of community transport
Through the ‘A Stitch in Time’ proramme practitioners and others have identified that community transport plays a key role in ensuring older people can access services, social and other opportunities
5 Principles for good evaluation
Use our 5 principles for good evaluation to help you judge if you are happy with your evaluation!
5 Principles for good evaluation – Self-assessment
Is your evaluation good enough?
Use the 5 principles self-assessment template to judge if you’re happy with your evaluation.
5 Principles for good evaluation – Top-tips (Is your evaluation good enough?)
Our 5 principles for good evaluation can help you judge if you are happy with your evaluation. This resource provides some top tips on how to do this, as well as links to relevant free ESS resources.
A model to explain the third sector contribution to Reshaping Care for Older People
This model has been developed to explain the third sector’s contribution to Reshaping Care for Older People. This resource was created as part of the ‘A Stitch in Time’ programme.
A model to explain the third sector contribution to Reshaping Care for Older People (The model alone)
This model details the third sector contribution to care for older people, download the model below. A more detailed explanation of the third sector contribution can be found here. This
A toolkit for evaluating media literacy interventions
Ofcom’s evaluation toolkit is a useful how-to guide for planning and carrying out an evaluation of media literacy intervention.
Addressing the challenges for evaluation
This paper is for people with a role in commissioning, funding or evaluating community-led health projects and programmes, in particular those involved in Community Health Partnerships, Community Planning Partnerships, local
Assessing and Managing Value for Money – Lessons for NGOs
This report presents an analytical framework for approaching value for money that can be applied at project, portfolio and organisational levels.