View the collective reports here Final Vernelle Collected Reports_merge

When we drew up the budget of £ 375,000 for National Lottery Community
Foundation (NLCF) to support a three year programme of work, I thought it would be
interesting if we had somebody, independent of Skippko, who would, as it were, look,
study and critique, everything we did over the three years. Go everywhere, see
everything, attend workshops, meetings and events.
We advertised through a variety of outlets (paid and unpaid) and were astonished at
the numbers and quality of ‘evaluators’ who applied for the post from around the
country.
The brief was, quite simply, what could be done with £20,000 across three years that
would bring evidence, understanding and learning in the moment and, an
organisational awareness and shift in language for the future.
Nothing Rachel Vernelle produced was edited or changed. We fact checked and that
was it.
This booklet contains reports from the three intense studies:
The view of Skippko and their experience from our participants
The view of Skippko and their experience from our artists
A longitudinal study of single project from inception to delivery; Camera
Connections.
This booklet also contains the Interim Reports Rachel produced that sat along our
reporting back to our NLCF.
Two things became clear.
One, ditch the phrase ‘evaluation’. In our experience it is open to multi-interpretation.
Secondly, bring somebody in, funds permitting, independent of one’s organisation
and reacquaint oneself with the concept of ‘learning’.
Arthur Stafford
Director
Skippko Arts Team