Impact and evaluation resource list

Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS)

ESS gives practical support and access to impact and evaluation resources and tools.

SCVO monitoring and evaluation guidance

A short guide to monitoring and evaluation.

Social Investment Scotland – impact learning hub

Links to various resources around impact practice, frameworks and toolkits.

Community Enterprise

Free or affordable consultancy to help involve service users, community and partners to assess an organisations impact.

Cranfield Trust

A free consultancy for charities around performance and impact.

Charity Fundraising Ltd

Consultancy providing support with evaluation, impact monitoring and training.

New Philanthropy Capital (NPC)

Impact measurement, evaluation and data guides.

Inspiring Impact

Free impact and measurement resources. Information on understanding impact, training and consultancy, including NPC’s Understanding Impact guide.

Eastside Primetimers consultancy

Consultancy support to measure impact.

Charity Excellence Framework

Access to a free online impact measurement framework and tools.

Centre for Youth Impact

Resources to support organisations to evaluate their work with young people.

Cultural Learning Evidence Champions

A handbook for gathering evidence and evaluation. Designed for evaluators in the arts but relevant for all sectors.

Directory of Social Change research consultancy

Research support to help with looking at impact and programme assessments for charities, funders and other not-for-profit organisations.

Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR)

Uses action research to help support and respond to social challenges with the aim of strengthening the voluntary sector.

The National Lottery Community Fund

Our outcome frameworks and standalone measures guide. Our own guide with tools to help gather evidence and learning.