Research and Evaluation Projects:
Projects 2008:
- 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
- CSV – Evaluation of Dare to Care initiative and subsequent publication of results.
- Youth Scotland – Development of Volunteer Action Plan for volunteering in youth work, action research consultation and publication of three good practice guides.
- Transformation Team, Faith in Communities Scotland – Stakeholder enquiry and completion of Outcome Reports (Year 2),
Projects 2007:
- 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
Projects 2006:
- 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.