This page contains lots of links to additional sources of information.

Reaching Communities Programme

Data protection

• For more information on data protection see the Information Commissioner’s Website .
• Research guidelines on ethics, data protection etc from Market Research Society
• Guidance on data protection

Other evaluation resources

• Charities Evaluation Services
• Community Evaluation Northern Ireland
• Evaluation Trust toolkit
• Sport England Toolkit
• Northern Ireland Arts Council Toolkit
• NAVCA Toolkit
• Using external evaluators (Leonardo da Vinci guide)
• Guidance on researching with children and young people

Soft Outcomes

• The Outcomes Star
• Guide to measuring soft outcomes (from ESF)

Peer Research

• What is peer or ‘participatory’ research?
• SOVA guide to ‘participatory’ or ‘peer research’
• Ecorys (formerly ECOTEC) research study involving peer research with the LGB community

Examples of Evaluation Reports

• For Ecorys’ (formerly ECOTEC) recent evaluation of the North Liverpool Community Justice Centre
• For Ecorys’ Evaluation of the Adviser Discretion Fund (ADf)
• For Ecorys’ Evaluation of FSA financial capability training for youth work professionals, prepared for the Financial Services Authority

Websites that provide background data on your local area

England

• Neighbourhood statistics
• National statistics

Northern Ireland

• National statistics
• Census