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Neurodiversity & Evaluation: Small Shifts, Big Impact

Neurodiversity & Evaluation: Small Shifts, Big Impact July 2025 | By Grace Iredale – Autistic/ADHD – Evaluation Support & Data Analyst There are Neurodivergent people in every organisation and community, whether it’s acknowledged or not. That includes teams, partners, and participants. Inclusivity has a direct effect on the quality of evaluation, monitoring, and research processes. If evaluation methods and […]

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The outdoors is for everyone, but it doesn’t feel that way yet.

“The Outdoors Is for Everyone, But It Doesn’t Feel That Way Yet” July 2025 | By Rehneesa Inez, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant The UK’s National Parks and green spaces are often described as “open to all.” But for many individuals and communities, particularly those from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, the outdoors can

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Equality Inclusion And Diversity Data

Equality Inclusion and Diversity Data July 2024 | by Jess Harvey Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Diversity and Inclusion (D&I), Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) – regardless of where you place your diversity work, everyone should be collecting diversity data. Why should we ask? The success of any good project is measured on the end

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Celebrating the value of qualitative research

Qualitative Research, Social Change

Celebrating the value of qualitative research June 2023 | by Viv Niblett Almost everybody I have worked with in social change has been, at heart, either ‘a qual’ or ‘a quant’. Whether it be our training, past experience or as fundamental as how we view the work, many of us are more comfortable with one

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Social Value Matters

Community Business, Evaluation Toolkits, Social Value

Social Value Matters March 2023 | by Jael Williams Social Value – do you know the difference you are making to people, place and planet? In a world that is dominated by accountability measures and economic value and costs, planning for and articulating your social value often comes a poor second. But being able to

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Wellbeing at Bristol

Diversity, Mental Health, Wellbeing

Wellbeing at Bristol March 2023 | by Jael Williams Mental health and wellbeing Bristol has been at the centre of much robust discussion about diversity in recent years, so it is to the City’s credit that it is targeting diversity proactively with investment. The City Council has made a committed effort to ‘grow the power’

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