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The evolution of evaluation
By Guest contributor.
On 29 April 2014.
I’ve been deliberating the origins of evaluation. How did it become independent from research and randomised control trials (RCTs)?
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Lessons from Game of Thrones
By Cecilie Hestbaek.
On 18 April 2014.
Cecilie explores why this seething world of cut-throat kings has a lot to teach our modern philanthropists.
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Measurement camp
By David Pritchard .
On 17 April 2014.
Done well, monitoring and evaluation can provide useful insights into what is working and what is not and inform management decisions.
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Story-centred learning
By Marc Maxson.
On 15 April 2014.
Thousands of scientists have rigorously studied heart disease, but a single longitudinal experiment has revealed more than any other approach.
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Upgrade or become obsolete?
By Simone Haynes.
On 11 April 2014.
An 89 year old British woman of reasonable health had chose to end her life at Dignitas. Her reasoning? She had quite simply had enough of modern life.
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Letter from America
By Tris Lumley.
On 9 April 2014.
Our question from a whirlwind trip to America: are we doing enough to create lasting social change by focusing on impact?
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An ageing society in practice
By Commission on the Voluntary Sector & Ageing.
On 8 April 2014.
Have charities really thought through the effects of an ageing population? Every decade the average life expectancy increases by two years.
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Spring clean your organisation
By Sue Wixley.
On 7 April 2014.
It got me thinking about whether we could embrace a spring cleaning mentality in our individual charities.
Good ideas, effective research, independent thinking.