Author Archives: Sally Cupitt

About Sally Cupitt

Sally Cupitt is Head of NCVO Charities Evaluation Services. She been a consultant at CES for over 20 years. She specialises in independent evaluations of voluntary sector organisations, research and helping organisations to develop and implement monitoring and evaluation frameworks and systems.

Evaluating under fire: Managing impact during coronavirus

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Sally Cupitt

Ideas on how to adapt your impact and evaluation practices during the covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading →

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10 tips for developing a theory of change

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Sally Cupitt

Our guide to developing a great theory of change for your organisation. Continue reading →

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Eight reasons to love theory of change

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Sally Cupitt

Why many organisations, including NCVO, use theory of change to plan their work and evaluate their impact. Continue reading →

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Evaluation: A matter of faith?

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Sally Cupitt

Learn about the Quakers first major external evaluation, undertaken by the Charities Evaluation Services team at NCVO, and understand how we helped them. Continue reading →

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Using evaluation findings for communicating with funders

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Sally Cupitt

Your evaluation findings are a tool to help you maximise your impact. We explore how one charity used theirs to make a difference. Continue reading →

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Evaluation in a post-truth world

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Sally Cupitt

The head of NCVO's charities evaluation services explains why evaluation research is still crucial for voluntary sector organisations. Continue reading →

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Want trust and confidence? Demonstrate your impact

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Sally Cupitt

Why proving your impact is more important now than ever and some guidance for doing this Continue reading →

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The ’10 minute theory of change’ challenge

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Sally Cupitt

Learn how to produce a simplified theory of change to help you communicate your impact; all in 10 minutes Continue reading →

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A quarter-century of evaluation

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Sally Cupitt

Sally Cupitt reflects on 25 years of Charities Evaluation Services (CES), looking at how the sector has changed and setting out a vision for the future. Continue reading →

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So you want to assess impact?

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Sally Cupitt

What we mean by impact, and what do qualitative methods have to offer? Continue reading →

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