We deliver comprehensive evaluations for health, social, and community partners, designed to meet the needs of organisations at both single and multi-organisational levels.
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What We Do
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Inclusive Insights: Leveraging large-scale qualitative approaches, we amplify diverse voices to uncover stories, understand contexts, and chart actionable paths for the future.
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Engaging Communication: Our dedicated design and communications team transforms findings into accessible, visually compelling reports, infographics, and media content.
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Our Approach
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Accessible: We prioritise accessibility, creating methods that engage everyone. By training and upskilling teams as peer evaluators, we foster sustainable evaluation practices that endure.
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Rapid: Our agile methods adapt to the dynamic landscape of health, social, and community sectors. We collect and analyse data simultaneously, enabling actionable insights within weeks or months.
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Applied: Our work drives impact. Findings are deeply rooted in your organisation’s context, offering clear, pragmatic recommendations that inform decisions and spark improvement.
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We are committed to delivering evaluations that not only inform but inspire progress and lasting change.
Rapid Evaluations
Consultancy and Training
Empowering Evidence-Based Action
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We believe everyone should have the tools to generate evidence that is accessible, responsive, and applied.
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Opportunities to Learn and Grow
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We provide:
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Training and Coaching: Comprehensive guidance on our methods to help individuals and organisations develop robust evaluation and research skills.
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Placements, Work Experience, and Internships: Opportunities for hands-on experience in evaluation and research to build knowledge and confidence.
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Programmes
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Peer Researcher Programme:
This programme empowers individuals with lived experience to become researchers on topics they are passionate about. Designed for those without prior research experience, it provides training and support to develop and deliver their own research projects.
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Community Impact Programme:
Our Community Impact Programme equips voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations with the skills and tools to measure and demonstrate their impact. Participants will:
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Learn to measure the impact of their organisation.
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Receive support throughout the process, from data collection to producing an impact report.
Driving Progressive Community-Based Research and Improvement
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We champion innovative, community-centred approaches to research and improvement, ensuring that communities are at the forefront, leading the way in generating evidence.
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Peer Research
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Our peer research programme empowers individuals with lived experience to investigate topics they are passionate about. We offer:
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Training: Supporting peer researchers to design and deliver their first projects.
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Networks: Hosting a community of peer researchers across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, fostering collaboration and ongoing development.
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Methods of Exploration and Testing
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We continually explore and test the most effective ways of generating evidence that is accessible, responsive, and applied.
Collaborating with leading academics and research thought leaders, we strive to innovate and make a tangible difference in health, social, and community care.
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Tools and Resources
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We provide a growing library of resources to support community-based research, including:
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Literature reviews
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Guidance for peer-led improvements
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Evaluations and toolkits
Peer and Community Based Training
Demonstrating Value and Impact
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We partner with organisations to showcase their value and impact effectively:
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Clear, Accessible Reporting: We create reports that are easy to understand and tailored for use in annual reports, funding applications, and tender submissions.
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Storytelling with Purpose: We help organisations tell compelling stories about their work and the people they serve, bringing their impact to life.
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Our work is designed to help organisations communicate their achievements, build credibility, and secure future opportunities.