What happens after you appoint The Evaluator? Appointing an external evaluator can feel like handing an important part of your project to people you do not yet know very well. You may be wondering how much time the process will take, what your team will be expected to do, whether the evaluator will understand the […]
Arts and Culture Evaluation Thoughtful Evaluation for Arts and Culture Work Arts and culture programmes often explore complex ideas, identity, heritage, place, power and social change. They are rarely linear, often experimental, and frequently shaped by artists working in close relationship with communities. Email The Evaluator Talk to Kirsty At The Evaluator, we love working […]
How to choose the right evaluation consultant for your project Evaluation proposals often share several positive features, including mixed methods, stakeholder engagement, opportunities for learning and a final report. If you are comparing quotes, the difficult question is not whether the right words appear. It is whether the proposed work will produce evidence you […]
Seven signs your project would benefit from external evaluation You don’t always need an external evaluator. Sometimes a clear internal framework, a few well-designed tools and protected time for reflection are enough. But there are points when evaluation becomes difficult to hold alongside delivery. The project may have grown more complex, several partners may […]
Nature & Environmental Evaluation Why We’re the Partner of Choice for Nature-Based Projects Nature-based programmes are increasingly complex — expected to deliver measurable environmental outcomes, climate resilience, community wellbeing and inclusion, often simultaneously. We provide environmental evaluation for nature recovery, habitat restoration, climate adaptation and community engagement projects across the UK. Email The Evaluator Talk […]
I am Calen, an A level student studying business, economics and geography – I am hoping to pursue higher education or go into the world of work via a degree apprenticeship after I finish school. When I was applying to work with the Evaluator for my week of work experience, I was completely lost […]
Introducing Measure the Experience: A More Human Way to Evaluate In Person If you are organising a festival, outdoor arts event, public programme or community celebration, gathering useful feedback can be harder than it looks. People are tired of surveys. They are asked to rate everything now: a delivery, a phone call, a chatbot, a […]
How to Choose the Right Evaluation Consultant for Your Project If you are a charity, not-for-profit or public sector organisation looking for an evaluation consultant in the UK, it can be hard to know who to appoint. From the outside, evaluators can look quite similar. Most will talk about impact, evidence, methods and reporting. Most […]
The Evaluator is based in Lancashire and works across the UK, supporting charities, public sector organisations and funded projects with clear, useful evaluation. The Evaluator is based in Lancashire, but our work is not limited by where we are. We work with charities, not-for-profits, public sector organisations and funded projects across the UK. You do […]
Useful evidence for real teams People sometimes talk as if funders and delivery teams want completely different things from evaluation. Funders, supposedly, want hard evidence, clean reporting and polished success stories. Delivery teams, meanwhile, want something practical, lightweight and not too disruptive. There is some truth in that. But in reality, the gap is often […]