Other Sources of Help

The following organisations have further information about effective monitoring and evaluation.

  • Charities Evaluation Services www.ces-vol.org.uk
  • Jargonbuster www.jargonbuster.org.uk
  • Evaluation Trust www.evaluationtrust.org  
  • Center for Evaluation Innovation www.evaluationinnovation.org 
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Evaluation Resource Pack can be downloaded here: www.phf.org.uk
  • To request a free copy of Getting Started in Social Impact Measurement – a guide to choosing how to measure social impact email services@the-guild.co.uk with the text sendguide in the subject line. For further details about The Guild check their website www.the-guild.co.uk
  • To download a free copy of Leap of Reason: Managing to Outcomes by Venture Philanthropy Partners please click here.
  • To download a copy of Theory of Change: The beginning of making a difference by New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) please click here.You will need to register or have log in details to be able to download the report.
  • Community Resource Exchange is a nonprofit management consulting firm based in New York City. Their website has a ‘resouces for nonprofits’ section with good, basic templates and guidance on applying outcomes thinking or developing a theory of change. Click here to visit their website.