Arrivo Consulting Ltd
Arrivo Consulting Ltd is a new consultancy service providing services to clients in government, the public sector and the third sector. We specialise in programme and project evaluation, working with organisations to support them to: Develop evaluation frameworks; Establish systems and protocols to gather evidence of impact; and Report to funders, partners, and stakeholders on the real impact of their projects.Evaluation support
We work with clients to support the development of evaluation frameworks which evidence the real outcomes delivered for service users. We help to develop systems and procedures which will allow organisations to report on the outcomes they achieve to funders and partners.Working with young people
Our core team have extensive experience of working to engage young people in service design and delivery. We can develop tools which allow you to gather meaningful views from young people in an appropriate manner.Contact us
Contact us on info@arrivoconsulting.co.uk to find out more about our work.Recent clients
Recent clients include The Big Lottery Fund, Inspiring Scotland, Young Scot, the Care Leavers Employment Service within Glasgow City Council Social Work, Creative Scotland, and Glasgow Disability Alliance.
Evaluation Frameworks
We work with clients to design evaluation frameworks which allow them to easily report on the outcomes they achieve to partners and funders. Get in touch to find out how we could redesign your monitoring and evaluation processes!
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Sara Daniels
Consultant
Sara Daniels is a consultant with Arrivo Consulting Ltd with extensive experience in research and evaluation.
Sara has significant experience in reviewing and evaluating a range of programmes and partnerships, and has been involved in gathering quantitative and qualitative evidence to support evaluations in a number of fields. She has extensive experience in qualitative research techniques and has carried out interviews and consultations with statutory, voluntary and community based organisations.
Sara has particular skills in carrying out interviews and focus groups with people who have participated in regeneration programmes and has experience of interviewing young people, women returners, people involved in community regeneration, people in the criminal justice system etc.
Sara has extensive experience in information analysis, including experience in collating and analysing quantitative and qualitative data and in producing information in an easy to understand format.
She has developed systems for collecting and recording monitoring information and has supported a number of our clients to develop IT solutions to record and analyse information.
Evaluation experience
Sara has specific experience in carrying out programme level evaluations of a number of investment programmes, including:
- Evaluation of the Partnership Drugs Initiative programme for the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland
- Evaluation of Inspiring Scotland for the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland.
- Evaluation of the Transforming Waste Scotland programme for Forward Scotland
Sara’s role in these evaluations has included reviewing and analysis of quantitative data (monitoring reports and other project data) and creation of qualitative evidence through, interviewing key stakeholders, partners and participants. She has extensive experience of carrying out interviews and consultations with statutory, voluntary and community based organisations. This work includes creating questionnaires and proformas to gather responses from groups ranging from academics to young offenders; carrying out face to face and telephone interviews; and analysing and reporting on the results of research.
She has also been involved in the dissemination of research findings through press releases, event management, and online media.
Sara also manages a number of technical areas internally, including website development, online surveys, database building, and information analysis.
Sara also has extensive experience in planning and programme development and has supported clients to develop new projects and activities. She is an experienced fund-raiser, supporting organisations to identify appropriate funding sources and to write successful funding bids. She also has experience in management of European funding, and advises clients on development of recording systems to ensure compliance.
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Fiona Ellis
Director
Fiona Ellis has worked in consultancy for over 15 years, delivering services to the public and third sectors in the fields of regeneration, young people, employability and arts and culture.
Fiona established Arrivo Consulting Limited to deliver high quality research and evaluation. Fiona has extensive experience of research, evaluation and review services, and has been the lead consultant on major evaluation commissions including the evaluations of:
- Creative Scotland programmes (Evaluation of the Creative Identities Programme and the evaluation of Creative Futures, a programme of arts residencies)
- Inspiring Scotland
- The Partnership Drugs Initiative for the Scottish Government and Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland, (providing services for young people at risk of alcohol and drugs)
Fiona has a solid track record in the development of evaluation frameworks and in the development of tools to identify and evidence outcomes. She has extensive experience in quantitative and qualitative techniques (surveys, interviews, focus groups and case studies to evidence outcomes) and has provided support to assist organisations to embed evaluation tools into their processes (self-evaluation).
Fiona also has extensive experience in the development of the third sector and has carried out research and evaluations of voluntary sector infrastructure and of volunteering programmes. These include:
- Mapping of the Organisational Development Capacity of the CVS network in Scotland (Client: SCVO). This work underpinned the development of the ‘Developing Organisations’ strand of the BIG LOTTERY funded SVA programme.
- A longitudinal study on the impact of the SVA programme – this study explores the impact of the SVA programme on 4 CVSs over a period of 3 years.
- Evaluation of the Volunteering Options Programme for Volunteer Development Scotland
- Evaluation of ‘Gateway to Growth’ a business development programme aimed at supporting the growth of social enterprises in Lanarkshire.
Fiona has been an economic development consultant since 1999. She has extensive experience in regeneration gained within local authorities, Local Enterprise Companies, and third sector economic development agencies. Her experience ranges from strategic planning and policy development to project development and delivery.
Fiona has significant experience of working with a wide range of organisations to support them to ‘position’ themselves within the ever changing policy and funding environment. Funders no longer wish to fund ‘activities’ but want to know what ‘outcomes’ their funding can deliver. Local and national government want to know how their partner agencies are contributing to the achievement of local and national policy objectives.
She also has extensive knowledge of good practice in work with young people. She has developed and evaluated a number of programmes which aim to engage young people in different contexts and through a range of engagement mechanisms. She has evaluated a number of in-school programmes which aim to engage young people at risk of dropping out, programmes delivered by the arts sector and the youth work sector, and employability programmes aimed at engaging those furthest from the labour market and moving them towards education, training and employment.
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Arrivo Consulting Ltd is a new consultancy service providing services to clients in government, the public sector and the third sector.
We specialise in programme and project evaluation, working with organisations to support them to:
- Develop evaluation frameworks
- Establish systems and protocols to gather evidence of impact
- Report to funders, partners, and stakeholders on the real impact of their projects.
Our core team is made up of individuals with extensive experience in working with the voluntary, public, and community sector.
We specialise in carrying out formative and summative evaluations, in working with clients to develop evaluation frameworks, and in supporting clients to develop their projects and ideas.
We have extensive experience of working with the voluntary and community sector - both intermediaries and local organisations.
Our recent consultancy experience highlights:
- Specific experience of evaluating funding programmes.
- Ability to bring together policy and practice – assisting organisations to evidence clear links between the activities and outcomes they deliver and the contribution these make to funder outcomes.
- An excellent track record in producing high quality reports which have been used to influenced the design and development of national programmes.
- Experience in working with voluntary and community sector organisations.
- A track-record in developing case studies and ‘learning points’.
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August 2013
We recently completed a research study for the Big Lottery Fund, looking at different approaches to working with ex-offenders. The work included the development of twelve case studies on twelve diverse approaches taken by lottery - funded projects working in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The report and case studies can be seen here:
The projects profiled in the case studies are:
The One Service (Peterborough Social Impact Bond)
Routes Out of Prison (The Wise Group and partners)
Roots and Shoots (Aberdeen Forward)
Transition to Employment (Access to Employment Ayr)
SPAN (Shelter Scotland and partners)
Ordinary Homes – Extraordinary Lives (PSS Scotland)
Transitional Support Programme (Includem)
Adolescents Leaving the Justice System (Opportunity Youth)
Families Affected by Imprisonment (Circle Scotland)
Invisible Walls (G4S Care and Justice UK Ltd)
May 2013
Arrivo Consulting is going into our second full year of business with a great list of clients:
Young Scot
Creative Scotland
Glasgow Disability Alliance
Glasgow City Council Social Work Services
Inspiring Scotland
The Big Lottery Fund
Project Ability
Possibilities for East End Kids (PEEK)
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- Category: About us
Arrivo Consulting Ltd is a new consultancy service providing services to clients in government, the public sector and the third sector.
We specialise in programme and project evaluation, working with organisations to support them to:
- Develop evaluation frameworks
- Establish systems and protocols to gather evidence of impact
- Report to funders, partners, and stakeholders on the real impact of their projects.
Our core team is made up of individuals with extensive experience in working with the voluntary, public, and community sector.
We specialise in carrying out formative and summative evaluations, in working with clients to develop evaluation frameworks, and in supporting clients to develop their projects and ideas.
We have extensive experience of working with the voluntary and community sector - both intermediaries and local organisations.
Our recent consultancy experience highlights:
- Specific experience of evaluating funding programmes.
- Ability to bring together policy and practice – assisting organisations to evidence clear links between the activities and outcomes they deliver and the contribution these make to funder outcomes.
- An excellent track record in producing high quality reports which have been used to influenced the design and development of national programmes.
- Experience in working with voluntary and community sector organisations.
- A track-record in developing case studies and ‘learning points’.
To see cvs for our core team, click here:
Contact us
Arrivo Consulting Ltd, 42 Miller Street, Glasgow G1 1DT
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