As you can see how you collect and manage data can be extremely important.
Most funders require you to track (monitor) how you have used funding and assess (evaluate) the impact of this against the promises made within your initial funding application. Being able to prove that you can use funding well is also important to building a strong track record and securing other funds in the future.
Often funders will also require that the final evaluation of the impact of an investment is done by an external specialist as this helps eliminate any potential bias in the findings. Even where this isn't a contractual requirement if resources allow it’s often a good idea.
There are three key areas monitoring and evaluation should consider:
Qualitative i.e. information that cannot be counted, measured or easily expressed using numbers. This often takes the form of images, interviews or case studies.
Quantitative i.e. statistics, counts or numbers where each data set has a unique numerical value. These Collecting, storing and making sense of this information can be a huge challenge and all too often organisations press on with delivering services and making a difference without adequate planning for how this will be achieved. Unfortunately, this can lead to problems such as
At Heaward Solutions, we have the knowledge, skills and experience needed to help you navigate this challenging area. We can:
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