11. Only then can you find out:
Did you do what you said you would do?
(Some people call this ‘monitoring’)
Did you make the difference you thought
you would make?
(Some people call this evaluation)
12. We could use
jargon to
complicate things.
It can’t be that
simple!
I know,
let’s talk
Evaluese!
13. Speaking Evaluese
If you want to talk to some funders, managers and evaluators it
helps to know the difference between
Inputs
Outputs
Outcomes
That’s
more
like it!
14. • Inputs are the resources you put in to do
the work: money, people, time, premises,
equipment.
• OutPUTs are the activities or services you
put on for your users.
• OutCOMEs are the changes and
differences that come out of your
activities.
The science bit (concentrate)
15. Everyone is talking about ‘outcomes’.
On the previous slide is the clearest and
most sensible definition you’ll find.
Did you spot it?
Outcomes
Outcomes
Outcomes
Outputs
?
Do I
mean
targets?
16. Spot the difference
• Tip:
• If you’re not sure if you’re looking at an
‘output’ or an ‘outcome’, ask…
Lots of people still confuse outputs (what you
do) and outcomes (the difference you make).
22. All of these statements about ESS
workshops were important.
But they weren’t all outcomes.
Asking ‘So What?’ helps you to be clear on
the change or difference you want to
make.
24. Getting started with evaluation
means working out what you
need to ask questions about.
Example:
Knowing how many courses you ran (output) doesn’t help you
learn about what difference they made (outcome).
25. If you are clear on what to evaluate, you can
avoid the common pitfalls of
• Asking the wrong questions
• Collecting the wrong evidence
• Wasting precious time and money
26. For more information…
• See the Resources section of our website
• Find out more about out workshops
(people really do enjoy them!)
We see evaluation as a cycle. Today we’re focusing on being clear on what you’ll evaluate.
Some people make a distinction between an outcome and an impact.
The impact is the longer term difference that you hope the outcomes will lead to e.g. alleviate world poverty