Impact measurement, evaluation and data - NPC
Theory of change in ten steps
A theory of change process encourages us to reflect on our aims and plans, to discuss them with others and to make them explicit. We see this process as the foundation of charity strategy, evaluation and communication.
YIF: Dashboard
Our interactive dashboard providing an overview of the shared evaluation of the Youth Investment Fund.
YIF8: Simulating the economic benefits of youth work
In our eighth Learning and Insight paper, we report on our model for simulating the economic benefits of open access youth provision.
YIF7: Findings from a shared evaluation of open access youth provision
Our seventh Learning and Insight paper shares the findings of our shared evaluation of the Youth Investment Fund.
How to evaluate the impact of care and support services
NPC recently conducted an evaluation of Octavia's services. This project explored the impact of Octavia's outreach, befriending and activities service for isolated, older and vulnerable people, and it offers advice to those also looking to embrace impact measurement.
Measuring volunteer impact on the Covid-19 frontline
Since the beginning of the pandemic, St John Ambulance volunteers have been supporting the NHS. Now they are involved in their biggest ever peacetime project: assisting with the UK's Covid-19 vaccine roll out.
Evaluation: Better lives for older people
Our evaluation strengthens Octavia's evidence base and will inform future decisions on creating better lives for older people.
YIF6: Lessons learnt from conducting a shared evaluation of open access youth provision
In our sixth Learning and Insight paper we reflect on what we have learnt from the experience of the YIF learning and evaluation project, with a view to informing future open access youth provision learning and evaluation initiatives.
The influence of Covid-19 on people applying for benefits
This paper shows the impact of the coronavirus crisis on people seeking benefits and people on low incomes. The data comes from surveys of users of the Turn2us Benefits Calculator and a survey of 900 frontline practitioners from Buttle UK.
NPC to help evaluate impact of Coronavirus Community Support Fund
We are working with Ipsos MORI, who have been commissioned by The National Lottery Community Fund to evaluate the Coronavirus Community Support Fund.
Using a learning culture to build back better
In response to the Covid-19 crisis, we’ve all had to adapt our services and try new things. How can charities continue to develop a learning culture beyond the crisis?
How will social distancing change charity evaluation?
Evaluation is tough at the best of times, but the practical barriers of social distancing and the financial pressures of economic slowdown may have significant implications for what we prioritise and how we go about it.
