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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…
Updated March 2025 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…
This blogpost accompanies the report on Evaluating Place-Based Work. We recommend that you read the report to obtain a detailed understanding into the work that was undertaken and the findings…
‘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…
Updated April 2025 This blogpost refers to the original Impact & Insight Toolkit Reporting Dashboard which was launched in October 2023. This dashboard and associated reports were replaced by the…
Introduction At the beginning of April, Counting What Counts (CWC) launched the updated version of the Impact & Insight Toolkit (Toolkit) to support the National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) cohort in…
Having recently been chatting more about the ‘new’ Impact & Insight Toolkit, some great questions have been presented to us. Whilst we have responded directly, we would like to share…
We’ve learned a lot and we’re making changes! Read on to understand the new things that are coming your way from April 2023… In July 2022, CWC decided it…