Entries by Kirsty Rose Parker

Evaluation: To Have and To Heal

When you hear Ancient Egypt for Modern Times, what do you think of? We thought of pyramids, and mummies and actually the whole of Egyptian Culture. We have loved evaluating this project around connecting modern people to ancient themes. This project aims to take the whole of that culture and make it relevant now. Of […]

72 Seasons

72 Seasons is a project we ran which now has an online life. It helps connect people to nature, in amongst their ordinary live and has been proven to enhance wellbeing. If you want to know more, we now have a page with all the 72 Seasons resources and information available in one place. Click […]

Thanks to all our 2022 clients!

Huge thanks to all our 2022 clients, many of whom we will still be working with in 2023 and beyond. The office is closing for Christmas on Thursday 22nd December and will reopen refreshed and renewed on Tuesday 3rd January. Happy holidays to all. Kirsty and all at The Evaluator

NPO Invitation: The Returns Recipe

Intro The Returns Recipe is a new programme which we are piloting for free with a small group of organisations in 2022. Watch a video of our founder and director, Kirsty Rose Parker, telling you more. If you want to take part, you can RSVP to the first session by clicking here.   Here are […]

New Client; Back On Our Map (BOOM)

Back On Our Map is a pioneering project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and hosted by the University of Cumbria. The project works with communities to reintroduce a suite of locally threatened or extinct species to South Cumbria. Back on Our Map (BOOM) aims to re-engage communities in South Cumbria with their natural […]

New project: An evaluation framework for Climate FORTH

Climate FORTH is aiming to Further Our Resilience Through Heritage. Run by a partnership of: RSPB Scotland (lead agency), Clackmannanshire Council, Green Action Trust,  Falkirk Council, Fife Council, NatureScot, Stirling Council, Sustrans and including advisory partner Historic Environment Scotland. The Evaluator is delighted to be working with the partnership to develop a monitoring and evaluation […]

New Evaluation: Green Loop

The Evaluator is delighted to be working with a new client, Fylde Borough Council on their arts and environment project; Green Loop. Based around Lytham St Anne’s, Green Loop as a name was inspired by the idea of creatively re-using the waste products which wash up on the shore. There are three parts to this […]

Site Visit: Wilder Walkmill

The Evaluator is delighted to be working with a new client, West Cumbria Rivers Trust to develop and write an evaluation framework for the nature site, and former colliery, Walkmill in Cumbria. The site is currently used a lot by dog walkers and nature lovers, and has some quite unusual wildlife include rare dragonflies and […]