This report summarises feedback from organisations awarded funding from CFHS through a funding scheme run in summer 2011.
Topic: evaluation
Evaluation – CFHS ‘summer promotion’ funding for community food retailers, 2011
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Business and project development, Retailing and catering
Related topics: evaluation, grants
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Funding, Research and evaluation
Report on research to establish the impact of the CFHS 2008 small grants scheme
In Spring 2010 CFHS commissioned external research to explore the impact of small grants of 2008. In 2008, 58 organisations received funding between £150 and £3000. The research explored the impact of the grants for individuals, communities and the organisations themselves. Issues around sustainability and key learning were also captured.
Publishers: Clarity, Commissioned by CFHS
Publication category: Business and project development
Related topics: evaluation, grants, outcomes, sustainability
Areas of Work: Funding, Research and evaluation
Evaluation of the Edinburgh Community Cafe Capacity Building Pilot Programme
With the Edinburgh Food and Health Training Hub, we ran a capacity building pilot for community cafes between March and June this year, with nine cafes in total taking part in the programme, which has now been evaluated.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: capacity building, community cafes, Edinburgh, evaluation, pilot
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Fare Choice Issue 54
Tomorrow’s Menu; Turning Point Scotland; Celebrating outcomes; healthyliving award; Beyond Smoothies
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: evaluation, homelessness, learning disabilities, mental health, older people, policy, substance misuse, young people
Area of Work: Information provision
Evaluation of social enterprise activities
Since 2008 CFHS has offered a range of learning and development opportunities around social enterprise. An evaluation of these activities was recently carried out with the participants.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Business and project development
Related topics: evaluation, social enterprise
Areas of Work: Research and evaluation, Social enterprise
Fare Choice Issue 53
Healthy Goals; Evaluation; Community Gardens; a Focus on Mental Health
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: business, community gardens, evaluation, grants, growing and gardening, mental health, policy
Area of Work: Information provision
An evaluation of Happy Jack
This report by Blake Stevenson, commissioned by Community Food and Health (Scotland) in partnership with Edinburgh Community Food and the City of Edinburgh Council, is based on an evaluation of the Happy Jack project in terms of its economic value.
Publishers: Blake Stevenson, Commissioned by CFHS
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: economic, evaluation, evidence, research
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Evaluation of the Food Train in terms of its economic value
This report, commissioned by CFHS from Rock Solid Social Research, is based on an evaluation of the Food Train in terms of its economic value.
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, Rock Solid Social Research
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: economic, evaluation, evidence, older people, research, social enterprise
Areas of Work: Older people, Research and evaluation
Making the Case
Making the Case is the final report from the Early Years Self-evaluation Collaborative, a three-stage pilot support programme provided (over 2 years) by CFHS and Evaluation Support Scotland to support six community food and health initiatives improve their evaluation skills
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Children and young people
Related topics: collaboration, early years, evaluation, Glasgow
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Evaluation of community-based mental health organisations training in food, nutrition and health funding 2010
Findings from the evaluation of funding CFHS made available to support community based mental health organisation to provide training to their staff and volunteers in food and nutrition.