Evaluation

Although the benefits of independent evaluation are widely accepted, it can be perceived as a distraction and merely a tick-box exercise to benefit funders.

For these and other reasons, I design my evaluations to be as meaningful and proportionate as possible, through ongoing discourse and working very closely with agencies to focus on what is really needed, as much as agreeing the best methods and tools.

Evaluations have to balance the generation of relevant learning and insights for practitioners, service leads and commissioners with contexts and budget.

I commonly support agencies to enhance their own data collection and internal evaluations.

We really benefited from engaging Berni early on … This ensured that all the necessary evaluation tools were put in place at the start of the project. Berni was quick to understand our needs; she was organised, efficient and collaborative in her approach. Berni’s in-depth qualitative interviews gave us a better understanding of the multi-faceted impact of our service, and the case studies she wrote brought the project to life and illustrated the nature of Contact’s work to prospective funders and the general public”

Silvia Laraia, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Contact


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