We are hosting a series of clinics based around four topic areas, designed in response to the grantee preference survey results. The goal of these clinics is to further develop your knowledge and skills in creating a robust Theory of Change and logical, consistent plans for your programme’s monitoring, evaluation, learning and refinement.

We encourage you to click on the sections below to find resources that may support this goal.

Topic 2 resources are all about translating a Theory of Change into a practical Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) framework

Topic 3 resources are all about collecting and analysis data to verify a MEL framework

Topic 4 resources are all about practising evidence-drive learning and refinement

RESOURCES FOR TOPIC 1: APPRAISING THE QUALITY OF A THEORY OF CHANGE

Here is a list of useful resources we believe will help you.

• Theory of Change Webinar Series - Part 1

• Insight Brief 2: Learning and Adapting to Support Young People During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How a Core Components Approach Can Help

• Inspiring Impact’s Jargon Buster

• Appraisal Checklist: Theory of Change

• A glossary of Theory of Change terms

  We will continue to update this section.

RESOURCES FOR TOPIC 3: COLLECTING AND ANALYSING DATA TO VERIFY A MEL FRAMEWORK

Here is a list of useful resources we believe will help you.

• Insights Brief 1: Engaging young people during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Inspiring Impact’s jargon buster

Understanding what counts as data and evidence:

• What does ‘rigour’ mean? Lessons from the Iraq war

What you need to do before collecting and analysing data:

• Inspiring Impact’s guidance on developing a measurement framework:

  • A tool for mental health and wellbeing charities

  • A tool for education charities

• Inspiring Impact’s Choosing a Data Management System: Frontline Perspective

• Education Endowment Fund’s SPECTRUM database of assessment tools for child and adolescent outcomes

• Youth Endowment Fund’s guidance on the use and analysis of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) (a widely used assessment tool for behaviours, emotions and relationships in 4-17-year olds

• Youth Endowment Fund’s guidance on the use and analysis of the Self Report Delinquency Scale (SRDS) (an assessment tool for antisocial and offending behaviours)

• Guidance on the use and analysis of Therapeutic Alliance Scale for Children-revised (TASC-r), an assessment tool for quality of the therapeutic relationship between practitioners and young people

How to support high quality data collection and analysis on an ongoing basis:

• CAST are a digital skills charity that help others in the third sector to develop the skills and tools to make the most out of technology.

  • CAST can provide advice on where to apply for technological resources like laptops and tablets for staff (contact information here)

  • CAST offer free skills training for staff via their “Design Hops” (more information here)