Were we wrong to talk about outcomes? What else is there to talk about?
This report gives a brief summary of our discussions in our ‘Were we wrong to talk about outcomes?’ event in February 2021, and sets out some suggested next steps.
What has ESS ever done for us?
Survey results from attendees of ESS funder learning programme activities.
What is an indicator?
Grace Robertson, Training Officer at Evaluation Support Scotland explains indicators in less than one minute!
What is an outcome?
Training Officer Shona Wells explains what outcomes are in one minute!
What research tells us about engaging in positive partnership (2016)
This evidence paper by Evaluation Support Scotland and The Robertson Trust with the Scottish Third Sector Research Forum brings together evidence of what research tells us engaging in positive partnership
What works in Independent Support
This report brings together the learning from all the organisations taking part in Support in the Right Direction, a thematic programme to improve understanding about ‘what works’ in Independent Support
What’s the use of evaluation?
On the 7th of November 2023, 81 people attended the ESS session at the SCVO Gathering event.
This report contains the presentation slides and a summary of participant feedback to three questions asked at the end of the session.
When to put a price tag on it – Funder’s views on Economic Evaluation (2017)
This handout summarises the survey findings of funders’ views on economic evaluation undertaken by Evaluation Support Scotland 2015 – 2016.
Why bother involving people in evaluation? – Beyond feedback
This workbook can help you plan why, when and how to involve the people you work with in evaluation
Why does evaluation matter in Co-Production?
A blog from Dawn Smith (Public Engagement Officer: Edinburgh Napier University) about the Scottish Co-Production Network’s workshop on Evaluating Co-Production which featured input from ESS Director Steven Marwick talking about