Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund in 2004 the ‘Change!’ handbook describes an evaluation process that draws on many impact evaluation methodologies. It measures the personal and social benefits of The Wildlife Trusts ‘people focused’ projects in ways that better reflect the successful outcomes and quality of work that The Wildlife Trusts are achieving.  It was developed in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders including staff, volunteers, funders and partner organisations in 12 Wildlife Trusts around the United Kingdom. They identified the need to determine the desired and actual personal and social benefits of taking part in the various trusts’ activities.

The tool aims to allow Project Officers to:

- Assess progress and see whether personal and social objectives have been met

- Demonstrate results to funders, managers and colleagues

- Improve the quality of projects

The tool comes in the form of a PDF document that can be downloaded for free, with instructions and worksheets that can be printed out for use by officers and project participants here:

Click here to download the document (pdf file 6.31MB)