
Why Evaluate? Learning from COVID-19 event series
Following our highly popular “Evaluating in a Time of Change” web event on 12 May 2020 we ran a series of free peer-learning events throughout June 2020 on the theme of “Why
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Why Evaluate? Learning from COVID-19 event series
Following our highly popular “Evaluating in a Time of Change” web event on 12 May 2020 we ran a series of free peer-learning events throughout June 2020 on the theme of “Why

Why evaluation matters
This resource was created by ESS to make the case for evaluation and why it’s important.

Why involve the Third Sector in Health and Social Care delivery (2011)
An evidence paper produced by the Scottish Government with the Scottish Third Sector Research Forum. The paper explores, through a number of case studies, the contribution of the third sector

Why involve the third sector in reducing re-offending (2012)
This is an evidence paper produced by the Robertson Trust for the Scottish Third Sector Research Forum. The third sector plays a key role in the delivery of criminal justice

Wordle
Wordle creates “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater weight to words that appear more frequently in your text. The images you create with Wordle are

Working out what to measure: Setting indicators
Training Officer Grace Robertson talks through what to measure and setting indicators for evaluation in less than one minute!

Working with University Researchers and Staff: Getting Started
To get started with an academic collaboration, all that is needed is your time and openness to collaborate! This resource aims to introduce researchers and staff members in third sector

Young people taking the lead on evaluation
This learning event in April 2019 was supported by The National Lottery Community Fund.