Helping you to demonstrate impact, test new ideas, learn and improve from experience
Evaluation and Impact Assessment
As part of our broader research offer, BOP has particular expertise in evaluation and impact assessment.
The transformative power of the CCIs is core to our philosophy and our mission is to provide our clients with the hard evidence of transformation at work.
We have sector-leading capabilities in assessing the economic, social, environmental, and cultural impacts of cultural and creative activities, and our evaluation work takes in major multi-million pound investment programmes in fields as diverse as business and innovation support, philanthropy and fundraising, capital investment, major events, cultural exchange and development, and skills development.
We also guide major foundations, philanthropists, cultural funders, charities, arts and creative organisations to improve and embed an evaluation culture within their work.
Our Approach
Our work is based on clear and proven methods. We invest considerable time at the start of any project to ensure that all internal and external parties understand the purpose of the evaluation, and the intrinsic benefits. Learning and improvement is our priority.
We prefer wherever possible to come on board as partners at the beginning of the process and to build evaluation and learning into the core of any programme
Relevance
In the post-COVID age, the ability to demonstrate and plan for impact across a whole range of business and policy areas is vital. It is the key to learning from the experience of the pandemic, to plotting a new path forward and aligning investment and programmes with new social and environmental imperatives.
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Impact assessments: Economic, social, cultural and environmental
We use our extensive research toolkit to enable clients to assess the impact of their work on multiple levels. Experience shows us that projects that offer cultural and creative excellence achieve significant impacts on multiple levels.
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Programme evaluations
We embed easy-to-use frameworks and work alongside clients to create a dynamic feedback loop so that learning and improvement happens ‘live’ within the project and by the end of the project there is clear evidence of its impact.
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Monitoring and evaluation frameworks
We work as partners with client organisations to design and embed monitoring and evaluation frameworks into programmes and projects using a range of innovative techniques to collect and analyse data. Our central purpose is always to create a culture of learning and improvement.
Our Services
Evaluation and Impact Assessment
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Featured Projects
Evaluation and Impact Assessment
Through our work managing and leading the World Cities Culture Forum and through projects in Europe, South America, the Middle East and Asia, our work has set the agenda for some of the most pressing urban cultural policy opportunities and challenges of the day.
Culture: The cornerstone of the UK’s high streets
Our research into the UK's high streets found that 69% of people think culture on their high street makes their area a better place to live.
Arts Council England
Co-creation and collaboration in the time of Covid
Our evaluation of the British Council’s Sub-Saharan Africa Arts programme has informed the 2021/2022 strategy of the programme.
British Council
Evaluation of London Creative Network
Understanding the impact of creative practitioner development programmes
London Creative Network
The value of a residency by Secret Cinema
Assessing local and regional economic impact
Secret Cinema
Evaluation of Creative Europe, European Commission
Assessing the impact of the world’s largest transnational fund for culture
European Commission
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Evaluation of Liverpool Biennial 2016
Understanding Liverpool Biennial’s economic, social and cultural impact.
Liverpool Biennial
Evaluation of the BFI Film Academy
Our research programme helped steer the roll-out of the Film Academy, which aims to train and inspire the next generation of British filmmakers, and evaluate its performance as a gold-standard, industry-focused educational programme.
The British Film Institute (BFI)
Economic impact of COVID-19 on the Cultural and Creative Industries
Based on our impact analysis we estimate $750 billion in lost GVA for the CCI as a result of the pandemic so far.
UNESCO
Contemporary art connects the local and global
Liverpool Biennial 2018 brings the world to Liverpool and Liverpool to the world
Liverpool Biennial
Supporting mid-career artists
Our evaluation of the London Creative Network published
London Creative Network
Exploring visual art and European identity
Evaluating the Goethe-Institut's Collecting Europe programme
Goethe-Institut
Our research into the UK's high streets found that 69% of people think culture on their high street makes their area a better place to live.
Culture: The cornerstone of the UK’s high streets
Arts Council England
Our evaluation of the British Council’s Sub-Saharan Africa Arts programme has informed the 2021/2022 strategy of the programme.
Co-creation and collaboration in the time of Covid
British Council
Understanding the impact of creative practitioner development programmes
Evaluation of London Creative Network
London Creative Network
Assessing local and regional economic impact
The value of a residency by Secret Cinema
Secret Cinema
Assessing the impact of the world’s largest transnational fund for culture
Evaluation of Creative Europe, European Commission
European Commission
Understanding Liverpool Biennial’s economic, social and cultural impact.
Evaluation of Liverpool Biennial 2016
Liverpool Biennial
Our research programme helped steer the roll-out of the Film Academy, which aims to train and inspire the next generation of British filmmakers, and evaluate its performance as a gold-standard, industry-focused educational programme.
Evaluation of the BFI Film Academy
The British Film Institute (BFI)
Based on our impact analysis we estimate $750 billion in lost GVA for the CCI as a result of the pandemic so far.
Economic impact of COVID-19 on the Cultural and Creative Industries
UNESCO
Building skills and confidence through music
Evaluation of ArtsTrain
ArtsTrain
Liverpool Biennial 2018 brings the world to Liverpool and Liverpool to the world
Contemporary art connects the local and global
Liverpool Biennial
Our evaluation of the London Creative Network published
Supporting mid-career artists
London Creative Network
Evaluating the Goethe-Institut's Collecting Europe programme
Exploring visual art and European identity
Goethe-Institut
SELECTED CLIENTS
For over 25 years, BOP has grown a dynamic global community of interest driven by a belief in the transformational power of culture and the creative industries. We have worked in over 50 countries with clients from international agencies to national and regional government departments, to city Mayors and regeneration bodies, and individual cultural and creative businesses.
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Featured Articles
Evaluation and Impact Assessment
January 18, 2019, 12:00:00 AM
Five challenges and approaches
Evaluating place-based funding programmes
Jonathan Todd
November 6, 2019, 12:00:00 AM
Seven top tips for engaging your board in fundraising, from our Catalyst:Evolve programme evaluation
Getting your board onboard
Rossella Traverso
June 27, 2019, 12:00:00 AM
Six top tips for building fundraising capacity from our Catalyst:Evolve programme evaluation
How do cultural organisations raise money?
Rossella Traverso
March 22, 2019, 12:00:00 AM
Cultural Cities Enquiry highlights difference culture makes to places
Places transformed by culture
Jonathan Todd
March 11, 2019, 12:00:00 AM
Cultural Cities Enquiry identifies new ways forward on cultural funding
Opportunities to grow cultural investment
Jonathan Todd
March 7, 2019, 12:00:00 AM
Cultural Cites Enquiry signposts new ways forward for cultural talent
Unlocking all our creativity
Jonathan Todd
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Evaluation of SubSaharan Africa Arts – 2018-21 Impact report
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Our evaluation of the programme has informed the 2021/2022 strategy of the programme, which will continue to focus on supporting creative and cultural professionals in the region.
British Council
Culture and High Streets – Final Report
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This report points to a body of evidence that demonstrates the role culture and creativity plays in attracting footfall to the high street, generating spend and creating civic pride.
Arts Council England
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World Cities Culture Report 2014
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This report examines the cultural offer of 24 of the world’s greatest cities. It gathers evidence on 60 cultural indicators, assessing both the supply of and demand for culture, and reports on the thinking of cultural policymakers in those places.
World Cities Culture Forum (WCCF)
Catalyst Evaluation Year Three - Final Report
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Catalyst is a £68 million culture sector-wide private giving investment scheme aimed at helping arts organisations build the capacity and ability to fundraise, so they can access more funding from private sources and eventually further diversify their revenue sources.
Arts Council England
Review of the Cultural Compacts Initiative
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The purpose of this report is to consider how we can radically increase the ability of our cities to use culture to drive inclusive growth.
Arts Council England
The Design Economy 2018 – Report
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The Design Economy 2018 is the Design Council's report on the state of design in the UK, and its value to the economy.
Design Council
Measuring Music – 2015 Report
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Measuring Music is created on behalf of UK Music and its members to highlight the economic contribution of the music industry to the UK economy.
UK Music
Evaluation of AV Festival 2016 - Final Report
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BOP Consulting concludes that AV Festival has once again shown its important artistic and economic contribution to the North East.
AV Festival