Category Archives: Evaluation

Think Funding completes Leicester Hospitals Charity Programme Interim Evaluation

Think Funding has recently completed an interim evaluation of the Leiceter Hospitals Charity NHS Charities Together grant programme. Under the NHS Charities Together banner, a partnership between the three local NHS Charities, Leicester Hospitals Charity, Raising Health (Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust) and East Midlands Ambulance Charitable Fund, awarded seven grants totalling £490,000 in 2021 to […]

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Project Evaluation – African Perspectives on David Livingstone

Think Funding is delighted to have completed an evaluation of Belong’s National Lottery Funded project,  African Perspectives on David Livingstone. The evaluation involved interviews with key players, including volunteers and stakeholders, along with a review of all project materials and files. And what a great project it was; very informative and with some new understanding about […]

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Think Funding to conduct evaluation of Home-Start Horizons Reaching Communities Project

Think Funding is delighted to announce it has been commissioned by Home-Start Horizons (HSH) to undertake an evaluation of its current Reaching Communities project. Running from 2013-2017, the programme has offered support to more than 400 families during that time. The evaluation exercise will involve consultation with families, volunteers and referral agencies, as HSH seek to […]

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VCS Housing Partnership engages Think Funding

A partnership of VCS and Faith based housing providers has retained the services of Think Funding to help it undertake a review of Leicester City Council’s Draft Homelessness Strategy. Chris Shaw commented: “This is a critical piece of work that has the potential to impact the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the city. I am […]

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Santosh Community Centre CiC Achieves County Council Framework Status

Think Funding is pleased to announce that it’s client, Santosh Community Centre CiC, has secured a place on Leicestershire County Council’s “Community Life Choices” framework. Santosh provides high quality, culturally sensitive day care and ancillary services in the heart of Leicester’s Belgrave ward. With its recruitment to the County Council’s day care framework, Santosh will now be asked to provide services for residents living in the county as […]

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NTU selects Think Funding for CITE evaluation

Think Funding is delighted to have been selected by Nottingham Trent University to conduct the post-programme evaluation of its Centre for Innovation and Technology Exploitation project (CITE).  Funded through the ERDF programme since 2009, CITE has helped companies explore the impact of using emerging technologies within their business environment.

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Think Funding Website Launch

Think Funding is delighted to announce the launch of its new website showcasing the range of services that are available to voluntary and community organisations, social enterprises and public bodies. Think Funding offers a comprehensive business planning and fundraising service and would be delighted to hear from organisations seeking an initial discussion about how it can provide advice and […]

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