Research and Evaluation Projects

Research and Evaluation Projects:

Church of Scotland – Priority Areas Committee – Initial work to develop an evaluation framework to highlight and demonstrate impact of PAC’s work on priority areas in Scotland.
Uniformed Youth Organisations in Scotland – a collaborative project involving the Scouts, Girlguiding Scotland, the Boys’ Brigade and the Girls’ Brigade. Design and production of an online learning programme and one-day course for senior volunteers across all the organisations.
Youth Scotland – Design and piloting of Raising Your Game, an interactive tool for voluntary youth groups to improve their volunteer practices. Works in conjunction with growing Better Youth Work – a guide to building your volunteer team.
Sport Scotland – Design and piloting of an Action Learning Set for key roles supporting volunteers within Sports Governing Bodies.
Working Together for Change – Evaluation of first year project in raising awareness of the Millennium Development Goals with groups in Glasgow.
Museums Galleries Scotland – a study of the scope and impact of volunteers in museums in Scotland.
See: Volunteering in Museums A research study into volunteering within museums
Transformation Team, Faith in Communities Scotland – Stakeholder enquiry and completion of Outcome Reports (Year 3),

Youth Scotland – Volunteer Action Plan stage 2, development of training materials and piloting of learning methodology in six local authority areas in Scotland.
Voluntary Action Fund – Overall programme evaluation for the Race Equality, Integration and Community Support Fund and the Scottish Refugee Integration Fund.
Sportscotland – Evaluation of Volunteer Manager Post in Scottish Swimming.
See: Scottish Swimming Evaluation Report
CSV – Evaluation of Dare to Care initiative and subsequent publication of results.
See: Dare to Care – make time to help end child poverty: Scottish Campaign Report
Youth Scotland – Development of Volunteer Action Plan for volunteering in youth work, action research consultation and publication of three good practice guides.
See: Growing Better Youth Work – a guide to growing your volunteer team
Transformation Team, Faith in Communities Scotland – Stakeholder enquiry and completion of Outcome Reports (Year 2),

Napier University – Development of two online learning modules: Methods of Evaluation in Social Research and Research Planning and Management for MSc Social Research.
Transformation Team, Faith in Communities Scotland – Community Researcher Stakeholder Inquiry and Outcome Report (Year 1).
Dundee University – Functional Analysis of Community Learning and Development (CLD), Consultation with CLD Practitioners and Trainers, Assistant working with Dundee University
Voluntary Action Fund – Action Research Project exploring the impact of VAF approach on the capacity and sustainability of funded projects

The Transformation Team, Faith in Communities Scotland – Developing an Evaluation Framework, staff development and subsequent guidance toolkit.
Sportscotland – Evaluation of Volunteering in Sport Programme,
Volunteer Development Scotland – Investing in the Brand Year 1 – 2005-06, Annual Report of the Volunteer Centre Network
Volunteer Development Scotland – MV Awards and Youth Volunteering – Annual Progress Report 2005-06
Learning Connections, Communities Scotland – Applying the SCQF in the Community Learning and Development Sector evaluation project.