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Yorkshire Marine Nature Partnership - EVALUATOR

Helping a partnership of local authorities, environmental and water management agencies, researchers and small coastal businesses reflect on progress towards their aim of creating a long term governance and finance structures so that they can manage Yorkshire's coastline holistically and collaboratively, with a level of ambition none of them could achieve alone. I'm providing a mid-point review and end point evaluation for this first stage of their partnership.
National Lottery Heritage Resilience Funded.

LEEDS DANCE PARTNERSHIP

Leeds Dance Partnership are improving the dance infrastructure in Leeds, for the benefit of local people and dance professionals locally, nationally and internationally by strengthening partner organisations; supporting emerging and independent dance artists; creating opportunities for dance artists to explore their practice; and collaborating strategically across the city on the programming and audience engagement for dance performance. I'll be carrying out their impact evaluation and looking at the legacies of their work.
Arts Council England Ambition for Excellence funded.
(Image: Mappamondo by Dadodans - Gaia Gonnelli)

SUPERBIA By Manchester pride - evaluation framework consultant

Superbia is the year round cultural programme of Manchester Pride. They received new funding for artists commissions and support /activity with LBTQ+ people across Greater Manchester, who are further marginalised because of additional imposed barriers such as racism, ableism, and fluid identities of gender and / or sexuality. This sets out Superbia's longer term strategic and creative direction, and the need to understand the social impact of their work. I'm helping them create an evaluation framework and toolkit to do just that.
Arts Council England & Greater Manchester Combined Authority funded.

Collaborative touring network - evaluator

Fourteen young adults sitting in a circle with their backs to each other. In the middle of them is a large patterned rug. Each person sits on a different kind of chair, some hard, some soft. In front of each person is a tv screen, and everyone is wearing headphones. The lighting is very dark except for the light coming from the screens.

Helping a network of 8-9 small /medium theatre production companies create a flexible, reflective, inclusive and participatory evaluation to capture and share the impact of each of the nine areas involved - and evaluate how belonging to the network helps organisational development. I'm helping them through the process with templates, toolkits, guidance, mentoring, training, facilitation and reporting.
Arts Council England funded.
(Image: Caroline Williams & Reem Karssli 'Now is The Time to Say Nothing' CTN 2019 tour)

Charterhouse London - Engagement Consultant

A very large very grand historic hall is lined with red leather chairs. A huge dark wooden fireplace is in the middle of the wall, with enormous tapestries either side. The tapestries look faded. The ceiling is very ornate with lots of carved white plasterwork, and some more modern chandeliers hang from the ceiling. The light from the chandeliers and windows reflect off the floor and the chairs.

Working as a consultant for the National Lottery Heritage Fund to advise The Charterhouse, a centuries old former monastery and mansion tucked away in central London, on the development of their community engagement, including community relationships, schools work, accessible interpretation and programming. I provide practical advice, help the team keep their strategic objectives in mind, and nudge them beyond what they were previously capable of.
National Lottery Heritage Funded.

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - Bradford Urban Discovery Impact Evaluator

Supporting Yorkshire Wildlife Trust evaluate this project helping Bradford people reclaim and improve local green spaces so nature and children have better places to thrive. The work involves making data collection methods more user friendly; monitoring the data on Upshot; advising on methodologies; collecting case studies from local families, communities and partners; and writing annual progress and final reports. The first year's progress report can be read here.
Reaching Communities (National Lottery Community Fund)/Bradford Council funded.
(Photo: Laura Darn).