Support for Social Enterprise
How we can help
Our experience allows us to help organisations to measure the results of their work and use evidence to learn and improve performance. For social enterprise organisations, this means using the results of their work and impact to inform future decisions and implement quality standards.
Our work with social enterprises
Social enterprises need to balance both their social and financial goals. More and more, they need to provide evidence of the impact and value of their work, as well as ensuring low financial risk and high standards.
Many of the services provided by Charities Evaluation Services are relevant to all types of social organisations and not just charities, but we also have dedicated resources to meet the more specialised needs of social enterprises, community interest companies and industrial and provident societies.
Latest news
BIG AssistCES have been approved as a BIG Assist Supplier to offer support to infrastructure organisations.
The Evidence Competition January 2013All services will improve if they reflect on the effectiveness of their projects. The Project Oracle Evidence Competition will reward youth organisations who are committed to doing just that and who can demonstrate the quality and progress of their evaluation work rather than the outcomes achieved. This competition will champion organisations which are showing their potential impact and sharing it with others.
PQASSO 2nd edition updateFrom the 31st of December 2012 we will stop accepting applications for the PQASSO Quality Mark (the external accreditation of PQASSO) from organisations using the 2nd edition of PQASSO.
Writing better evaluation reportsImpact measurement is rightly very topical at the moment; it is of course vital to consider how you assess the impact you make through your work.
CES are recruitingThis vacancy is now closed. CES are recruiting for a new Head of Finance.
Outcomes and quality management – making the linkIn this thinkpiece from CES, Dr Jean Ellis urges third sector managers to incorporate outcomes assessment into their quality management - in order to learn from their work and achieve greater impact.
Are we accounting for value?The SROI Network have launched a new website to discuss accounting principles and ask – are we accounting for value?
Inspiring Impact goes live!Inspiring Impact is a UK-wide collaboration, developed and delivered in partnership with the sector. It has an ambitious ten-year vision: to make high quality impact measurement the norm for charities and social enterprises by 2022.
Improving your funding applicationsHas your funding application been unsuccessful? Or are you unsure how to complete the section of the application form on project outcomes, or the section on how you will monitor and evaluate your project?
Measuring social value: avoiding a methodological straightjacketCES' latest thinkpiece Measuring social value: avoiding a methodological straightjacket is now available to download. In this piece, Dr Jean Ellis argues that while the current drive for third sector organisations to demonstrate social value – for example, by demonstrating their social return on investment - brings monitoring and evaluation methods that fit well with the context of cuts and a market-driven ethos, care should be taken not to devalue less technical approaches.
Monitoring and evaluation in the downturn: doing more not lessCharities Evaluation Services’ have launched their latest thinkpiece Monitoring and evaluation in the downturn: doing more not less. In this piece, Dr Jean Ellis outlines two key arguments about why organisations should put more, rather than less, effort into their monitoring and evaluation – and challenges them to up their game.
Demonstrating results – valuing outcomesPQASSO is a management tool that helps you to demonstrate – and achieve recognition – that your organisation works both to a high standard and that it achieves excellent outcomes.
Tame that data!Our article by CES Consultant and Trainer Milla Gregor considers how using the right IT system to support your monitoring and evaluation work can result it more meaningful reporting – helping you to demonstrate the difference you make and improve services.
Third sector performance improvementCharities Evaluation Services has been at the forefront of third sector performance improvement for over 20 years. Now the sector needs to be ever-more competitive, and CES is helping organisations meet requirements to demonstrate quality, value for money, outcomes and impact. Read more about us and our consultancy, training and technical support services.
Measuring & Evaluating Outcomes In PracticeWe would like to invite you to join us at Third Sector's Measuring & Evaluating Outcomes In Practice conference and offer you an exclusive 20% discount - simply quote 'CES' when registering.
Charity insurance offerWe are delighted to announce a new partnership with Endsleigh insurance. Our partnership will reward organisations that have achieved the PQASSO Quality Mark by offering awardees a competitive advantage on their insurance arrangements.
FAQ: How to present PQASSO to your boardWe're often asked about how organisations should talk to their Board about PQASSO. How should you explain the benefits of using PQASSO, and why the organisation is aiming for the PQASSO Quality Mark?
We want your views!At CES, we’re always looking to create the best training experience for our clients, and aim to use a variety of training styles to suit different needs. E-learning has become more and more popular over the last few years, and we want to know – what do you think? Have you used e-learning? Did you find it useful? Interesting? Or maybe you found it a waste of time?
Bursary schemeRegistered charities that are based outside of London in England, and who fall into one of the categories below are now eligible for a bursary to attend a CES training course at our training venue in London. The bursary can be used to attend either a one-day or a two-day course.
Don't reinvent the wheelIs it time to review your bespoke quality standards? Have you considered replacing your own standards with the nationally recognised PQASSO standards or a PQASSO adaptation?
100th PQASSO Quality Mark awardedWe are pleased to announce that 100 organisations have now successfully achieved the prestigious PQASSO Quality Mark which is endorsed by the Charity Commission and recognised by the Scottish Parliament as a mark of excellence.
New edition of PQASSO in PracticeCES’ hugely popular quality guide - Next steps in quality: PQASSO in practice - has been refreshed and updated to give you all of the latest information on quality and PQASSO.
Prove your worth without it costing the earthCES' National Performance Programme, has launched Monitoring and Evaluation on a Shoestring. This practical guide is essential reading for charities with limited budgets who want to develop their monitoring and evaluation approach and improve their effectiveness.
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