Evaluation

At Symbiont we deliver programme and project evaluations, delivering tangible results with insightful analysis.

Our ethos is to deliver straight-talking results to inform service improvements and maximise your impact for the people and communities you benefit. Our work includes:

Formative evaluations
Summative evaluations
Theory-driven evaluations

We employ a range of evaluation methodologies, including recognised models such as the European Commission MEANS methodology to bespoke metrics, each designed to fit with individual evaluation criteria to thereby deliver the most effective and 'useful' results.

What our clients say:

'Alan has been a pleasure to work with and has consistently demonstrated flexibility whilst maintaining the objectives originally asked of him. The evaluation completed for the EQUAL funded HISEZ project was conducted professionally and effectively given time constraints and resource issues. Alan balances an academic and methodical approach with sensitivity and an ability to tease out information against a strong framework for evaluative purposes'.

Leona McDermid CEO

Social Firms Scotland

'Manchester City Council appointed Alan Johnson to evaluate the impact of it’s £540k Social Enterprise Investment Programme on the sustainability of the enterprises receiving funding (8 in total). In completing this task Alan devised an evaluation framework and undertook a baseline review and carried out detailed interviews with each of the enterprises. In so doing, they employed ‘Appreciative Inquiry’ technique to gain a more in-depth understanding from the social enterprises perspective.

The Evaluation was completed to an agreed timetable and within budget and Alan demonstrated a thorough understanding of the social enterprise sector a grass roots level and have experience in delivering support to social enterprises'.

Kay Field, Principal Economic Development Officer

Manchester City Council