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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Building evaluation into your everyday work means evidence of your impact is available whenever you need it. ✅ Join our free Resource Session on Wednesday to learn about our Embedding Evaluation Checklist. Book your place ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/events/resou...

Resource sessions – free.

Embedding evaluation checklist
Date: 23/09/26
Time: 10:30am – 11:10am

Evidence from elsewhere – Support Guide
Date: 29/10/26
Time: 1:20pm – 2:00pm

Trustees and their role in evaluation
Date: 02/11/26
Time: 12:00pm – 12:40pm

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

When evaluation is embedded within your organisational culture, evidence of your impact is available whenever you need it. ✅ Join our workshop to explore how evaluation can become part of your day-to-day practice ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/events/embed...

Embedding Evaluation workshop.
14th October 2026, 10am to 11:30am.

Learn how to build evaluation into your day-to-day work so you have evidence of your impact whenever you need it.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Our guide 'Making it stick' will help you think about why evaluation is important to your organisation and how to encourage staff, volunteers and trustees to embed evaluation into your organisation’s day-to-day work. 💡 Find the guide here ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/resources/ma...

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Looking to build your evaluation skills? 💡 Join our 'Let's Evaluate!' programme to learn the fundamentals or delve deeper with our topic specific workshops such as Evaluating Prevention and Evaluating Policy Influence ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/events/

Current training workshops.

Let’s Evaluate! - starts 8th September 2026
Embedding Evaluation - 14th of October 2026
Involving service users in evaluation - 5th November 2026
Evaluating Prevention - 12th November 2026
Let’s Evaluate! - starts 14th January 2027
Evaluating Policy Influence - 26th January 2027

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

📣 Evaluation Leaders: save the dates for our upcoming Evaluation Leaders' Network meetings. - 17/09/26 - 18/11/26 - 22/02/26 Interested in joining the Evaluation Leaders’ Network? Find out more about the network and how to get involved ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/s...

Are you an Evaluation Leader in your organisation?

The Evaluation Leaders’ Network is for people in the third sector who have responsibility for making evaluation happen in their organisation.
The network meets online about once a quarter. Sessions involve discussing and sharing with each other in an action learning approach.
Upcoming meeting dates:
• Thursday 17th September 2026, 10:00-11:30
• Wednesday 18th November 2026, 10:00-11:30
• Monday 22nd February 2027, 10:00-11:30

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Our Funders workshop is this Thursday! 🎯 Grants Officers: Improve your understanding of self-evaluation and make the most of your relationships with the organisations you fund. 🗓️ Thursday 13th August 2026, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm Book your place ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/events/getti...

Getting the best from your grantholders - workshop.

This workshop will improve your understanding of self-evaluation and help you make the most of your relations with the organsiations you fund!

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

By storing quotes in a spreadsheet, you can easily track their source and context, as well as check whether you have permission to share them publicly. Download our quote bank template here ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/resources/qu...

Our quote bank template helps you collect and organise quotes from different sources in one place. You can use these quotes as evidence or as feedback about your organisation and its work.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Do you need help applying evaluation in your role? 💡 See how Evaluation Mentoring could support you ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/s...

Evaluation Mentoring

One-to-one support from an experienced evaluation practitioner to help you develop your evaluation skills, confidence and practice.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Does your support include physical activity or sport? Do you work towards health-related outcomes? 🤸‍♀️ Thrive Training gives you the tools and resources you need to get the best out of your practices! Starts 19/08/26. Book your place today ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/events/thriv...

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The text reads: Thrive. A learning & training programme helping practitioners understand more about how to use physical activity, or sport, to achieve a range of outcomes.

The 3 parts of the cycle are: plan, do and review.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This process gives us the space to pause and reflect on the difference our work makes - and reminds us why Evaluation Support Scotland exists. 💡 #SmallCharityWeek

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4 people working together at a table – one person is writing on a large sheet of paper.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Our latest blog looks back at Self-Evaluation Week, which we launched to mark our 21st birthday this May. Across the week, people celebrated their impact and reflected on how self evaluation has helped them make a difference 👉 evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/news/celebra...

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Self-evaluation has helped us move from broad ideas about our impact to clearly defined outcomes, with practical ways to measure them.

Through self-evaluation we were able to identify the outcomes that people experienced by recording feedback then using a methodical approach to assess the feedback, as well as learning where we could improve our work.

Self-evaluation has helped us move beyond simply measuring outputs and instead better understand the difference our programmes are making for people, organisations and communities.

Self-Evaluation Week is a valuable opportunity to recognise that evaluation is not separate from practice – it is fundamental to how we listen, reflect, learn, and continue to improve.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We’re recruiting for new trustees to join our board! We’re looking for people who are excited about our vision, can help us to deliver our strategy, and support us as we continue to evolve. Find out more ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/about/vacanc...

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

All our networks are free to join - see if there is a network you’d like to get involved with! 👉 evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/homepage/net...

Did you know that we host Networks?

• Evaluation Leaders’ Network
• The Funder Evaluation & Learning Group
• Scotland’s Third Sector Research Forum

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

💡| New Resource Session dates. In these short lunchtime sessions we will introduce one of our resources and share tips to help you get the most out of it, you’ll also have the chance to ask any questions. Sign-up here ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/event-series...

Resource Sessions (Free)

Evaluating Partnership Working – Support Guide
Date: 18/06/26
Time: 1:20pm – 2:00pm

Hearing from everyone: building equality, diversity & inclusion into self-evaluation – support guide
Date: 27/08/26
Time: 11:30am – 12:10pm

Embedding evaluation checklist
Date: 23/09/26
Time: 10:30am – 11:10am

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Logic models can help you to think about why your project or programme exists, why you do what you do, and why you think that makes a difference. 💡 Download our template to create your own logic model! ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/resources/in...

A preview of a diagram which from left to right shows columns with the headings: The need, resources, participants, activities (what we do), outcomes – short, medium and long term.

An arrow points from the column labelled ‘Activities’ to another section labelled ‘Assumptions’.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

For the past (almost!) 21 years we have been helping organisations to measure and explain their impact. To mark our milestone birthday this May we’re launching Self-Evaluation Week. 🎉 Join in and celebrate the difference your work makes! ✨ ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/21st/

Self-Evaluation Week. 18th – 22nd of May 2026. Get involved and celebrate the difference you make!

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Earlier this month we were at the SCVO's The Gathering – delivering a session as well as exhibiting. Here our team share their highlights from the event! ⬇️

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Free resource sessions are back! In this series of short lunchtime sessions, we will introduce a resource and share tips to help you get the most out of it. Book now 👉 evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/events/resou...

Free resource sessions.

How to explore decision making and the role of evidence. Date: 29th of January 2026. Time: 1:20pm – 2pm.

Making Sense: Analysing qualitative information. Date: 26th of February 2026. Time: 11:30pm – 12:10pm.

Making Sense: Analysing quantitative information. Date 19th March 2026. Time: 1:20pm – 2pm.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

We’re delighted to be hosting an event - 'the Joy of Clear Outcomes' - at the Gathering 2026! Join us and SCVO on the 10th and 11th of February at the EICC! Booking now open for SCVO members ➡️ scvo.scot/the-gatherin...

A promotion for SCVO’S The Gathering 2026, which will be held on the 10th & 11th of February at the EICC, Edinburgh.

The main text reads: We’re a Gathering event host… Booking now open exclusively to SCVO members.

In the footer of the graphic it shows the SCVO website URL: scvo.scot/the-gathering, and the event hashtag: #SCVOGathering.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

🚨 New workshop dates 🚨 Including: - An additional round of 'Evaluating Prevention’ - New workshop ‘Why bother involving people in evaluation’ - The return of our funder workshop 'Getting the best from your grantholders'. See what you could learn!💡➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/events/

Current training workshops.

Let's Evaluate! - starts 6th November (starts soon).
Evaluating Prevention - 9th December (fully booked).
Let's Evaluate! - starts 14th January.
Evaluating Policy Influence - 21st January.
Why bother involving people in evaluation? – 22nd January.
Getting the best from your grantholders - 18th February.
Let's Evaluate! Lite - starts 4th March.
Evaluating Prevention - 22nd April.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Did you know we offer Shared Learning Programmes? 💡 See our infographic below to learn about the benefits of this way of reporting. & Learn more about Shared Learning Programmes here: evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/resources/ne...

An infographic. ‘What are the benefits of neutral facilitation?
Our Shared Learning Programme is a way of ‘reporting’ where we facilitate a series of learning events for funded organisations and write reports with thematic analysis, instead of organisations submitting full written reports. So, what’re the benefits of working this way.
Better and more complete learning is generated.

Funded projects confirm important or emerging themes.
They explore further learning, get to know each other and their funders.
They gain confidence from discovering shared challenges.

The learning is easier to share.

This means that the learning that emerges is more complete.
Shared learning reports are designed to be accessible with sections that can be extracted and easily shared.

Life is made easier for the funder.

This way of working involves projects and funders coming together to identify, discuss & capture shared learning.

This removes pressure from funding officers.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Join our Autumn 'Let's Evaluate!' programme to learn how to measure your impact and explain the difference your work makes. 🍂 Register for the Autumn 2025 learning programme ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/events/le-no...

Let’s Evaluate! Learn how to measure your impact and demonstrate the difference your work makes.
Autumn 2025 learning programme – register now!

Workshop 1 – Getting started, 06/11/25
Workshop 2 – Make to measure, 20/11/25
Workshop 3 – Telling my story, 04/12/25

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Navigating the evaluation pathway is a good way of getting started with your evaluation, or checking that you are progressing. Our new resource provides guidance to help you with each step of the pathway. 🌀 Find the resource here 💡 ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/resources/th...

This graphic shows the evaluation pathway: a cycle of 4 different steps.
Step 1: Setting outcomes and indicators
Step 2: Collecting Evidence
Step 3: Analysing and reporting
Step 4: Acting on your learning
The cycle then repeats.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

📣 Evaluation Leaders - save the dates! Upcoming meetings: - 10:00-11:30, 4th September - 10:00-11:30, 15th December - 10:00-11:30, 10th March Interested in joining the Evaluation Leaders’ Network? Learn more here 🔍 ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/s...

Are you an Evaluation Leader in your organisation?

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

💡| New to self-evaluation or looking for a refresher? Let’s Evaluate! Lite begins in just a few weeks! This compact workshop is designed to help you get started with simple evaluation systems. ✏️ Sign-up now ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/events/le-li...

Let’s Evaluate Lite. Autumn 2025.

This workshop will be delivered over 2 days.
Dates:
09:30am – 1pm, 18th of September 2025
09:30 – 1pm, 25th of September 2025

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

ESS Senior Evaluation Support Manager Gary reflects on the day: “It was a pleasure to be involved in a conference that was brimming with ideas, challenges, and inspiration. It felt like an urgent agenda, providing a barometer for current thinking across the sector."

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

📣 At the end of 2024 we issued our survey the ‘Big Listen’ with the aim of learning how we can respond positively to the challenges facing the third sector. See a summary of our findings here 💡 ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/resources/es...

A graphic of a light bulb next to text that reads: While 65% of respondents said they could not afford evaluation support without funding, only 25% of respondents have ever had evaluation support paid for by a funder.

This snippet is from the Evaluation Support Scotland survey entitled the Big Listen.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

It’s #SmallCharityWeek! As a small charity, we’re proud that by helping other charities measure & explain their impact, the sector is better equipped to deliver the best services for those who need them. ✅

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

⭐ New workshop: 'Let's Evaluate! Lite' is a 1-day workshop designed to help you get started with simple evaluation systems. Workshop dates: 🍂 Autumn: 18/09/25, 9:30am - 4:30pm 🌼 Spring: 04/03/26 & 11/03/26, 10:00am – 1:00pm Secure your place now➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/event-series...

Let’s Evaluate Lite workshop. New to self-evaluation or looking for a Let’s Evaluate refresher? This workshop provides an overview of the main principles involved in self-evaluation.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Good evaluation should be used by you💡 Our 'Acting on your learning' support guide helps you think about how you could use the learning from your evaluation. Find the support guide - which includes examples - here➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/resources/es...

The ESS principle: Good evaluation should be used by you, is indicated with a light bulb symbol.

Along side this symbol is a graphic of a clipboard, and the text: ESS Support Guide, Acting on your learning from evaluation.

Use this support guide to help you think about what you might do with the learning from your evaluation results.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

All of our networks are free to join. 💡 See if there is a network you’d like to be part of! ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/homepage/net...

Did you know that we host Networks?

• Evaluation Leaders’ Network
• The Funder Evaluation & Learning Group
• Supporting You To Support Others Network
• Scotland’s Third Sector Research Forum

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Good evaluation should fit the way you do your work. 🧩 Use our embedding evaluation checklist to reflect on what in your organisation is helping make evaluation happen, and what could be improved. 💡 ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/resources/em...

The main body of this image shows text alongside decorative graphics – the text reads: ESS Evaluation Methods & Tools – Embedding Evaluation Checklist. Use the embedding evaluation checklist to reflect on what in your organisation is helping make evaluation happen, and what could be improved.

Next to the main body of text is a cartoon of a 4-piece jigsaw puzzle – each piece containing the outline or a person. The text underneath reads: Good evaluation should fit the way you do your work.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Not sure if your evaluation is good enough? Use our 5 Principles for good evaluation self-assessment template to identify if there is room for improvement, and which principle you want to focus on first. ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/resources/5-...

This image shows a preview of the 5 principles self-assessment tool. Each of the principles is listed in a column, the rows are labelled with different confidence levels e.g. I have no idea, not at all, very much so.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Good evaluation should be about what matters. ❤️ The focus of evaluation is outcomes – what difference you make (or not), how you make that difference, and to whom. However, if you provide support or run services that prevents something, the difference can be hard to evaluate… 🤷

The main body of this image shows text alongside decorative graphics – the text reads: ESS Support guide – Evaluating Prevention. ESS Workshop - Evaluating Prevention, 19th of June 2025, 9th of December 2025. Next to the main body of text is a cartoon of a hand underneath a heart, the text underneath reads: Good evaluation should be about what matters.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Our 5 principles for good evaluation can help you to judge if you are happy with your evaluation. ⭐ See our Evaluation Stories for examples of the 5 principles being put into practice. ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/evaluation/e...

This image shows an excerpt from the Evaluation Story: Edinburgh Food Project. The text reads: One of the key findings of this work was the importance for clients of feeling welcomed and not being stigmatised. This came out most strongly in quotes – which shows the value of having qualitative as well as quantitative survey questions! Alongside the text is a decorative graphic used to indicate an ESS principle, the caption underneath reads: ESS principle – Involves the people you support.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Our 5 Principles for good evaluation can help you judge if you’re happy with your evaluation.💡 You can find resources that relate to each principle by filtering by the principle you want to learn more about. Try it out! ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/resources/

This image shows a preview of the filter function on our resource page. This example shows that you can filter by ESS resources, Evaluation Pathway, Principles for good evaluation, resources by sector, resources by theme, year published, or search manually. Along side the preview of the filter panel is text that reads ‘Did you know you can use the filters on our resource page to sort by our principles for good evaluation?’. Above the text are decorative graphics which represent the 5 principles.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

⭐ New workshop ⭐ How do you evaluate something that hasn’t happened…?🤔 Our Evaluating Prevention workshop provides practical tips and tools on how to tackle the challenge! 🛠️ Book now ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/event-series...

This graphic shows information for our Evaluating Prevention workshop.
The text reads:

At this workshop you will learn to:
• Clarify what you’re preventing and for whom
• Identify protective factors to generate positive outcomes
• Use the above to create a theory of change
• Use evidence to report on prevention activities

Alongside the text there is a graphic of 4 hexagons numbered 1 to 4.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Do your evaluation practices need some spring cleaning..?🫧 Join our Let's Evaluate! Spring 2025 programme to learn how to measure your impact, and explain the difference your work makes. ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/events/gs-ap...

Let’s Evaluate! Learn how to demonstrate the difference your organisation makes.
Spring 2025 learning programme – register now!

Workshop 1 – Getting started, 30/04/25
Workshop 2 – Make to measure, 14/05/25
Workshop 3 – Telling my story, 28/05/25

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Read our latest blog, to hear from the ESS team about their experiences and highlights of SCVO’s the Gathering. ✨ Find the blog here ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/news/ess-at-...

This image is a collage of photos of the ESS team at the gathering. In the photos the team members are talking to people at an exhibition stand, and posing for photos.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Our new theme centres on our 5 principles for good evaluation. 💡 The 5 principles can help you judge if you are happy with your evaluation. Use our new self-assessment tool to check your own evaluation ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/resources/5-...

This image shows our 5 principles for good evaluation. The text reads, Good evaluation should: Be about what matters, fit the way you do your work, involve the people you support, be used by you, and be communication well.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We run workshops throughout the year to support you with your evaluation needs. Find & book onto current workshops here ⬇️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/s... (& keep an eye out for new listings coming soon! 💡)

This graphic shows our current workshop information.

The learning programme ‘Let’s Evaluate!’ is running in spring, summer and autumn of 2025.

The workshop ‘Evaluating Policy Influence’ is running in autumn 2025, and winter 2026.

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Policy influencing is challenging & working out if you are making a difference is even harder. This workshop provides practical tips & tools on how to tackle the challenge!💡 Dates: 🗓️ 17/09/25, 10am – 1pm 🗓️ 21/01/26, 10am – 1pm Book now ➡️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/event-series...

This graphic contains text, alongside a cartoon of a person looking at a map with a magnifying glass.
The text reads:
Evaluating Policy Influence workshop.
Can policy influence be evaluated?
If so... how?
This half day workshop will provide practical tips and tools on how to tackle the challenge!

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Could you be an ESS Trustee? 💡 We’re looking for people who: - are excited about our vision - can help us to deliver our strategy - can support us as we continue to evolve Interested? Apply here ⬇️ evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/about/vacanc...

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Evaluation Support Scotland @evalsupscot.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Are you attending @scvo.scot's ‘The Gathering’ next month? Find us there to chat, play games (maybe win a prize..), and sign-up for an exclusive discount only available to event attendees! 🎲✨ 👉 evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/events/the-g... #SCVOGathering #Evaluation #ThirdSector

A promotional card from SCVO. It reads: We’re a Gathering exhibitor… Come and see us at our stand!

The website is listed: scvo.scot/the-gathering
And the hashtag #SCVOGathering

Dates: 4th - 5th of February 2025
Location: Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC)

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