Evaluation support for Clapton Common Boys Club
About Clapton Common Boys Club
Clapton Common Boys Club (CCBC) was founded in 2007 with the aim of ameliorating the effects of educational and social deprivation of disadvantaged children, young people and adults in the London boroughs of Hackney and Haringey. By providing stimulating and constructive activities during out-of-school hours and school holidays, it supports individuals to reach their full potential.
Why they needed A5cend
In 2014, the Big Lottery Fund awarded CCBC its first Reaching Communities grant for a 4-year project. This was the biggest grant that CCBC had received to date. Prior to this, it had been delivering smaller-scale projects and using relatively simple evaluation methods. In order to meet the requirements of its new Reaching Communities grant, CCBC needed to develop a more sophisticated evaluation framework, so it commissioned A5cend to independently evaluate the project.
The difference A5cend made
Over the project’s four years, A5cend helped to put in place effective processes and systems for measuring the project’s impact. A5cend then gathered and analysed the data and produced annual evaluation reports, culminating in a final end-of-project evaluation.
The Reaching Communities project was successfully delivered, and A5cend’s evaluation highlighted the positive impact that it had on local children and young people and their families. Being able to show evidence of the project’s impact in this way helped CCBC to demonstrate a strong track record, which in turn helped with making a case for future funding. The evaluation highlighted some useful learning, which CCBC was able to build on as it planned future projects and work.
Services delivered:
Policy review
Budgeting support
Fundraising strategy
Funding bids revenue and core
Funding bids capital development and feasibility
Fundraising training
Evaluation
