Monitoring and Evaluation Guidance

In 2008, Resource Futures were commissioned to update and revise the Monitoring and Evaluation Guidance provided by WRAP to Local Authorities.

This work, entailed rewriting substantial portions of the current guidance to reflect the latest developments in industry standards. It also involved the production of 20 2-page case studies demonstrating how Local Authorities and their partners had gone about setting aims and objectives for service delivery and communications; defining their monitoring aims, objectives and KPIs; undertaking monitoring and evaluation work in order to inform their assessments of services and communications; and utilising this information to inform future service delivery.

The key tasks included obtaining Local Authority and WRAP comment on draft versions, obtaining relevant photos to illustrate the case studies, and sourcing appropriate and useful quotes from LA representatives for inclusion in the case studies themselves and the body of the guidance document.

Project Synopses

Understanding Waste Growth at Local Authority Level

Research was undertaken for Defra to provide a more informed understanding of the factors that influence growth in household waste through the investigation of the findings from a set of detailed case studies.

Food Waste? We’re At Your Disposal…

Resource Futures is supporting Lancashire County Council with an assessment of their food waste collection service trial.

Monitoring and Evaluation Guidance

In 2008, Resource Futures were commissioned to update and revise the Monitoring and Evaluation Guidance provided by WRAP to Local Authorities.

News and Events

Community RePaint: A Helping Hand for Hearts and Minds in 2011

In 2011, householders, traders and paint manufacturers donated 343,957 litres of paint to Community RePaint schemes, which then distributed 217,112 litres to community groups and individuals saving 565 tonnes of CO2 – the equivalent of taking 192 cars off our roads - and providing 766 volunteer and training opportunities. The network now has over 65 schemes across the UK and with four new schemes about to start at the beginning of 2012.    

Resource Futures seeks new Non-Executive Chair

Following restructuring during 2011 Resource Futures is now looking to strengthen its Board with a new Non-Executive Chair.  The company is forecasting a three-fold increase in its profit from 2% in the year ended March 2010 to 6% for the year ending March 2012.  The new position will join Chief Executive Officer Jane Stephenson MBE and Operations Director Sam Reeve, bringing independent scrutiny and advice to this successful business at Board level.