Step 1: Define Your PurposeWhy are you evaluating? Funders often ask for impact data, but evaluation can also help you improve your services, secure more funding, and celebrate successes. Step 2: Choose the Right MethodsSurveys? Interviews? Case studies? The best approach depends on your audience and the type of data you need. Step 3: Make Data UsefulToo many organisations collect data that never gets used. Good evaluation tells a story, helping you communicate your impact clearly to stakeholders. Step 4: Report ProperlyYour reporting should meet the needs of your audience. Short report, long reports, executive summaries, policy briefings, infographics, films, cartoons – there are so many options! But if you don’t consider the preferences and needs of your audience when you design your reporting, your organisation’s amazing impact is less likely to be discovered! Research Your Way specialises in helping charities and CICs develop practical, meaningful evaluation strategies. Let’s chat about how we can help your organisation!
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Many funders now require robust evaluation plans, but this doesn’t have to be overwhelming. As an experienced evaluator, I help organisations develop practical, meaningful frameworks that don’t drain resources. Step 1: Define What Success Looks LikeStart by being clear on your intended impact. What are your aims? Are you improving mental health? Increasing employment opportunities? Reducing social isolation? Step 2: Gather the Right DataSurveys, focus groups, interviews, and case studies all have their place, but they must be fit for purpose. Avoid collecting data for data’s sake! Everything should be tied back to your impact aims. Step 3: Make Evaluation Part of Your Organisation’s CultureThe best evaluations don’t just happen at the end of a project, they are integrated into ongoing work. Training your team and embedding simple evaluation processes will help you track and showcase success.
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