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I would never have thought archiving would be quite such a fascinating thing.. .

By: Kieron Kirkland
On: 7th March 2012

You, like me, probably think of archiving as towers of dusty books locked away in a bomb proof basement somewhere, solely of interest to aged historians. You might also think that this is a long way from the world of open data, however today I’ve discovered that they may be inextricably linked.

This is all thanks to Andrew Cooper, Research Manager at The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund who held a fantastic event today with Jack Meyers, President of the Rockefeller Archive Centre to talk about archiving in foundations.

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Reflections on Opening Doors open data event

By: Kieron Kirkland
On: 6th March 2012

Well the dust is only beginning to settle on the Opening Doors conference on Open Data last week, and we’re beginning to bring together all the learning from the day.

We had a great opening session with Karl Wilding (Head of Research and Policy at NCVO) throwing down the gauntlet and asking why we should really be interested in open data at all – how can it help charities? Dan Sutch, Head of Development Research here at Nominet Trust, starting to answer that question by highlighting how developments in technology map on to an historical strength of charities in trying to improve how we address social challenges (including an example from 1854 http://understandinguncertainty.org/coxcombs). more >

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The feedback loop that keeps on (Globally) giving

By: Kieron Kirkland
On: 14th February 2012

In my last post RCTs should only be part of the story I argued that:

We need to accept that different types of evaluation are suitable for programmes at different stages of development
A crucial role of evaluation is to create formative feedback loops not just summative snaps shots

So if you’re working in a space where you have lots of pilot projects testing new ideas, and are interested in how you get continuous evaluation of more >

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RCTs should only be part of the story

By: Kieron Kirkland
On: 13th February 2012

I love evidence based interventions. In fact if I am arguing with my girlfriend about something other than the washing up, one of the first things I do is ask, what’s the evidence for that? (Which I am sure makes me an absolute joy to live with).

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Evaluation...lost in translation?

By: Kieron Kirkland
On: 30th January 2012

In my last post, The quest for the holy metric? I argued that the heart of the shared measurement issue in social development is not an evaluation problem, it’s a translation problem. What we really want to know is how can I translate the social value that I have captured into a language that you understand so that you value the work too? more >

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The quest for the holy metric?

By: Kieron Kirkland
On: 18th January 2012

“The only man who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew every time he sees me, while all the rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them”

There has been a lot of talk in the sector recently around developing common and shared approaches to measurement. Of course I am supportive of this if it enables a better understanding of social change and ultimately improves our work. more >

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