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This blogpost accompanies the launch of the new Reporting Dashboard for the Impact & Insight Toolkit (Toolkit), released December 2024. The dashboard has been developed by Counting What Counts, specifically…
The completion of surveys can be influenced by various factors, including: the order of questions, question type, and question choice. Introduction Working with many people that are new to…
Now that we are 18 months into the Impact & Insight Toolkit 23+ project (Toolkit), we thought it would be a good time to gather some information about participation in…
In this blogpost, we’ll explore the importance of adding properties to your evaluations, how they enhance your data analysis, and how they contribute to answering key research questions in the…
We are pleased to announce that we have published a dataset of updated benchmarks for the Impact & Insight Toolkit dimensions on our website! This blogpost is about the benchmarks…
This blogpost considers the background to the development of the Culture Counts to Illuminate Conversion Service. It doesn’t provide information on how to use it. For that, please see the…
Many Impact & Insight Toolkit users appreciate the flexibility of conducting quality evaluation with the Toolkit; however, there have been some questions about the consequences of this. One of the…
Does the survey delivery method affect results to dimension questions? Introduction The Impact & Insight Toolkit (Toolkit) approach to evaluation supports 4 delivery methods: Online (designed to be used…
By investing in peer review, the receiving organisation will achieve a well-rounded understanding of how their work is perceived. Ambition and Quality Investment Principle and Peer Review Peer review…
A change in season is the ideal time for reflection, and, with the new Financial Year upon us, there’s no better time to pause and take a fresh look at…
This blogpost accompanies the report on Evaluating Place-Based Work. The report can be accessed here, and we recommend that you read the report to obtain a detailed understanding into the…
‘Dimension’ questions are a central component of the Impact & Insight Toolkit. But what are these ‘dimensions’ and where do they come from? What are ‘dimensions’? Dimensions are standardised…