Impact measurement, evaluation and data
Blog
How to evaluate the impact of care and support services
By Neil McCarthy.
On 6 May 2021.
NPC recently conducted an evaluation of Octavia's outreach, befriending and activities service for isolated, older and vulnerable people.
Blog
Measuring volunteer impact on the Covid-19 frontline
By Claire Burley.
On 9 March 2021.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, St John Ambulance volunteers have been supporting the NHS.
Resources
Evaluation: Better lives for older people
By Matthew Mannix, and Elizabeth Parker .
On 1 March 2021.
Our evaluation strengthens Octavia's evidence base and will inform future decisions on creating better lives for older people.
Resources
Youth Investment Fund learning and insight paper six
On 29 January 2021.
In our sixth Learning and Insight paper we reflect on what we have learnt from the experience of the YIF learning and evaluation project.
Resources
The influence of Covid-19 on people applying for benefits
By Tom Collinge.
On 24 November 2020.
This paper shows the impact of the coronavirus crisis on people seeking benefits and people on low incomes.
Organisation we’ve worked with
The Social Switch Project
On 18 September 2020.
The Social Switch Project commissioned NPC as their evaluation partner to help ensure the programme was run as effectively as possible.
Organisation we’ve worked with
Heart of the City
On 11 September 2020.
Heart of the City commissioned NPC to conduct a review of their strategy, impact practice, finances, and funding environment.
Blog
NPC to help evaluate impact of Coronavirus Community Support Fund
On 2 September 2020.
We are working with Ipsos MORI, who have been commissioned by The National Lottery Community Fund to evaluate the Coronavirus Community Support Fund.
Blog
Using a learning culture to build back better
By Olivia Eyimofe Race .
On 31 July 2020.
In response to the Covid-19 crisis, we’ve all had to adapt our services and try new things. How can we continue to develop a learning culture beyond the crisis?
Organisation we’ve worked with
ClientEarth
On 23 July 2020.
NPC were commissioned to undertake a mid-term evaluation of one of ClientEarth's forestry programmes.
Blog
How will social distancing change charity evaluation?
By James Noble .
On 11 June 2020.
The practical barriers of social distancing and the economic slowdown may have significant implications for what we prioritise and how we go about it.
Blog
Evaluating and learning during Covid-19
By Elizabeth Parker .
On 3 June 2020.
We're shifting to a developmental evaluation approach for our work on the Building Connections Fund. Elizabeth Parker explains how.
