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08.01.2024

Evaluating Place-Based Work - A Research Project

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

29.11.2023

Demystifying Dimensions

‘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

25.10.2023

Reporting On-Demand

This blogpost provides the background and additional information regarding the Reporting Dashboard.  If you are looking for guidance on how to create the reports and interpret charts, please look at

01.06.2023

Ambition and Quality: Putting it into Practice

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

28.03.2023

The ‘New’ Toolkit Project – Your Questions, Our Answers

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

09.03.2023

What’s Coming Next?

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

26.01.2023

Preparing for the 2023-26 ACE Funding Period

Check out the process by which we will be providing access to the new and improved Impact & Insight Toolkit, alongside the gradual termination of the current Toolkit project.

19.01.2023

Ambition & Quality; Quality Evaluation Frameworks

Establishing an evaluation framework is incredibly useful when it comes to evidencing commitment to the Ambition and Quality investment principle.

13.12.2022

The Ambition & Quality Investment Principle ‘All Wrapped Up’ in the Toolkit

Whilst Christmas it not yet upon us, Counting What Counts (CWC) already has its eyes firmly on the New Year, and we want to share with you exciting news about

12.12.2022

A Handful of Lessons

We’ve learned a tremendous amount over the past 4 years of delivering the first iteration of the Toolkit

04.11.2022

A Statement from the Director

The Impact & Insight Toolkit will continue to be a resource available to NPOs from April 2023

01.07.2022

Working with a Data Analyst

We decided to work with a couple of our users to do a more in-depth analysis to help them better understand their data and to work together on a case study to demonstrate the value in consistent evaluation and thoughtful analysis.