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User Involvement Case Study: Youth Ambassadors leading on evaluation – RASAC
In June 2019 Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre Perth and Kinross (RASAC P&K) asked their Youth Ambassadors (their young people’s peer mentoring and campaigning group) to help evaluate the support
Using Evidence: What works? (2016)
‘Using Evidence: What Works?’ is an introduction to – and discussion of – the findings from the research project ‘The Science of Using Science’. The aim of the project was
Using third sector evidence in strategic commissioning – Fife Health & Social Care Partnership
Fife Health & Social Care Partnership made a strategic decision to fund 11 befriending services using the Integrated Care Fund and matched funding from Fife Council. They wanted to find
Violence against Women – Breaking the pattern: Report
This report tells you about the background to an accompanying project, key learning points and information about setting outcomes and measuring prevention work.
Violence against Women – Breaking the pattern: Practitioner’s Guide and Report
This guide is to help groups, services and campaigners measure the impact of their work that challenges and changes attitudes and behaviours to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG)
Virtual workshop instructions
Instructions for joining your virtual workshop.
Walking the talk: A guide for funders on how we evaluate our policy and practice influencing work (2016)
Walking the talk is a guide produced by funders on how funders evaluate their policy and practice influencing work.
Walking the talk: A guide for funders on how we evaluate our policy and practice influencing work (2016) – case study
See case studies on improving the wellbeing and quality of life of care experienced by young people, and one on investing in play.
Walking the talk: A guide for funders on how we evaluate our policy and practice influencing work (2016) – logic model
This resource, which came from a guide produced by funders, is a logic model for funders’ policy and practice influence.
Webinar: What is good evidence? (2015)
The What is Good Evidence? webinar aims to share evidence of ‘what works’ in social policy and practice between UK jurisdictions. On 1 September 2015 the Alliance for Useful Evidence