Charity M&E Frameworks, Toolkits and Training
Effective monitoring of your service delivery means having oversight of who you are reaching, the quality and impact of the service you are providing, and whether your expenditure and activities are in line with what was planned. M&E is a key component of quality assurance and continuous improvement, enabling you to spot and address any issues with your project at an early stage and reduce the risk of not achieving the outcomes you are aiming for.
Funders and commissioners increasingly expect robust M&E practices. A strong approach not only meets these expectations but also enables your organisation to tell a compelling story of the impact you achieve, thereby building credibility and enabling you to secure continued funding for your work.
Our charity monitoring and evaluation consultancy services can help you to set up the systems needed to effectively monitor the delivery of your work and show the difference you’re making. We provide support across a number of areas:
Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks can be developed for projects, programmes or at organisational level. We work with clients to map out planned outputs, outcomes and indicators alongside data collection methods, timeframes and those responsible for each element, so all stakeholders are clear on how activities and impact will be measured.
Monitoring Tools
To support the implementation of your M&E frameworks, we can help you identify the most appropriate standardised measures or develop custom monitoring tools, such as questionnaires, feedback forms and interview / focus group design. These enable your team to systematically collect both the quantitative and qualitative data needed for monitoring project delivery and demonstrating impact.
Research and Consultation
We can gather the evidence needed to monitor and evaluate your service or programme through conducting research and consultation activities including interviews, focus groups and workshops with beneficiaries, partners and commissioners. If you prefer, we can provide your team with support and guidance to run these activities independently.
Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit
We can bring together the framework, monitoring tools and guidance into a cohesive monitoring toolkit that gives your service team everything they need in a clear plan along with all the resources to undertake effective monitoring throughout your service delivery.
Theory of Change
A Theory of Change is a description of how and why you expect the activities you deliver to lead to specific short-term outcomes and long-term impact. We can work with you to create your Theory of Change model, as well as more simplified logic models and other approaches which can help bring greater clarity and credibility to your work when communicating with funders.
Monitoring and Evaluation Training / Mentoring
We offer comprehensive training and mentoring to develop your team’s skills and confidence in monitoring and evaluation. Our support is tailored to meet your needs and can be delivered through various methods, including:
- Workshops: Interactive sessions designed to provide hands-on experience with M&E tools and techniques, either online or face to face.
- One-to-One Mentoring: Personalised guidance to help individuals or small teams with active learning while directly building their M&E systems and tools.
Get in touch to share your situation and see if our Monitoring and Evaluation support is right for your organisation. You may also be interested in taking a look at our external Charity Impact Evaluation Service.
