Publication - Advice and guidance

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 - asset transfers: social value guidance

Published: 7 September 2021
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Equality and rights, Public sector
ISBN: 9781802013337

Guidance on social value for the relevant authorities when they are considering asset transfer applications, and should be considered as one part of their overall decision making process.

Supporting documents

Annex D

Further Resources for Measuring Change

There are a wide range of tools and guidance which have been created to help measure outcomes and change. The following table outlines some of these used in Scotland and further afield.

Method	Description	Organisation	Link
General Resources	Resources including performance measurement and management materials	Better Evaluation/ Users	http://www.betterevaluation.org/ https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/approaches
General Resources	Resources including performance measurement and management materials	Impact Management Project	http://www.impactmanagementproject.com/
General Resources	Self-Evaluation materials	Evaluation Support Scotland	Homepage - Evaluation Support Scotland
Theory of Change/ Logic Models	Guides for identifying inputs, activities, outputs and outcomes.	Better Evaluation: Theory of Change	https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/resources
Theory of Change/ Logic Models	Guides for identifying inputs, activities, outputs and outcomes	Centre for Theory of Change	http://www.theoryofchange.org/what-is-theory-of-change/
Theory of Change/ Logic Models	Guides for identifying inputs, activities, outputs and outcomes	Innovation Network	https://www.innonet.org/media/logic_model_workbook_0.pdf
Theory of Change/ Logic Models	Guides for identifying inputs, activities, outputs and outcomes	Kellogg Foundation	https://www.wkkf.org/resource-directory/resources/2004/01/logic-model-development-guide
Cost Effectiveness Comparisons	Methods for assessing the social value of investments by quantifying benefits and costs	REDF Social Return on Investment	http://redf.org/learn-category/sroi/

Method	Description	Organisation	Link
Cost Effectiveness Comparisons	Methods for assessing the social value of investments by quantifying benefits and costs	Robin Hood Foundation	https://www.robinhood.org/what-we-do/metrics/
Cost Effectiveness Comparisons	Methods for assessing the social value of investments by quantifying benefits and costs	Social Value UK – Guide to Social Return on Investment	http://www.socialvalueuk.org/resources/sroi-guide/
Capacity Assessment for Organisations	Approaches to assessing organizational capacity, and conducting evaluation	Better Evaluation – Developmental Evaluation	https://redf.org/the-impact/measurement-evaluation
Capacity Assessment for Organisations
Capacity Assessment for Organisations	Approaches to assessing organizational capacity, and conducting evaluation	The National Council of Non-Profits	https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/organizational-self-assessments
Attribution-Based Evaluation	Methods for assessing the impact of an intervention by comparing outcomes against a comparison group	Better Evaluation	https://www.betterevaluation.org/resources/guide/unicef_impact_eva http://www.betterevaluation.org/en/resources/guide/quasi-experimental_design_and_methods

Method	Description	Organisation	Link
Attribution-Based Evaluation	Methods for assessing the impact of an intervention by comparing outcomes against a comparison group	Innovations for Poverty Action	https://www.poverty-action.org/publication/resources-and-tools-impact-evaluation
Attribution-Based Evaluation	Methods for assessing the impact of an intervention by comparing outcomes against a comparison group	International Initiative for Impact Evaluation	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19439342.2013.764652 http://www.3ieimpact.org/en/evaluation/resources/impact-evaluation-resources/
Contribution-Based Evaluation	Used to assess impact in complex settings such as where a comparison group cannot be established	Better Evaluation: –Outcome Harvesting, Process Tracing, and Contribution Analysis	https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/approaches http://www.betterevaluation.org/evaluation-options/processtracing https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/plan/approach/contribution_anal
Contribution-Based Evaluation	Used to assess impact in complex settings such as where a comparison group cannot be established	Most Significant Changes	http://mande.co.uk/special-issues/most-significant-change-msc/
Contribution-Based Evaluation	Used to assess impact in complex settings such as where a comparison group cannot be established	Outcome Harvesting	http://outcomeharvesting.net/resources/

Method	Description	Organisation	Link
Contribution-Based Evaluation	Used to assess impact in complex settings such as where a comparison group cannot be established	Outcome Mapping Learning Community	https://www.outcomemapping.ca/

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