An organisation may do all the work internally, perhaps using a managing body member or trusted outsider to take member/ client/ user/ funder feedback

• An organisation may link with another similar organisation and undertake a peer evaluation, perhaps using a team of 1 or 2 workers/ volunteers, managing body members, users/ beneficiaries from one organisation to visit/ interview/ take feedback/ read documents from another; and then put together its own team for a return visit. This pattern is particularly useful for networks.
• An organisation may look for a trainer, evaluator researcher or consultant who will help them set up an evaluation, get the questions right, develop tools like interview guides, and help with the analysis and writing up. This will be useful if you are seeking to involve a number of different stakeholders. Students with good support can also be helpful.
• An organisation may seek an independent evaluator.

Most smaller organisations cannot simply go on a training course and then set up evaluation systems without additional consultancy help in clarifying the key questions, and developing the tools.