Evaluation & Learning

We provide evaluation and learning consultancy for arts, heritage, and community-led projects and programmes.

Our approach treats evaluation as a meaningful tool for understanding impact, improving practice, and supporting future development — not simply as a reporting requirement.

Evaluation and learning are most effective when planned early, embedded throughout delivery, and used to inform decision-making as well as funder reporting.

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This work typically involves

• evaluation planning and framework development
• defining outcomes, indicators, and evidence sources
• qualitative and quantitative data collection
• data coding and thematic analysis
• interpretation of findings and learning
• evaluation report writing for funders and stakeholders

Support can be provided for individual projects or across wider programmes, and can be commissioned at the outset of a project or introduced during delivery.

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Learning-led evaluation

We design evaluation processes that balance accountability with reflection, helping organisations generate credible evidence while also learning from what has taken place.

This approach supports:

• clearer articulation of impact
• stronger future funding applications
• organisational learning and development

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How this fits within our approach

Evaluation and learning sit within our wider lifecycle approach, often working alongside project and programme design, project and programme management, and strategic fundraising consultancy.

By connecting evaluation with earlier stages of development and delivery, we help organisations build stronger evidence and develop work over time.

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Working with us

Our evaluation and learning support is proportionate, ethical, and grounded in experience of delivering and evaluating our own programmes, as well as supporting others.

We aim to provide evaluation that is useful, credible, and clearly communicated.