Evaluating the Impact of a Strategic Partnership Programme
A Bean Research review of KCCF's £4.4m programme showed that unrestricted, trust-based funding strengthens partner capacity, stability, and resilience to deepen community impact.
Your partner in
evaluating social change
We’re researchers first and foremost, driven by a passion for accessible evidence to better understand and amplify social change.
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Bean teams up with charities, funders and companies to measure, understand and strengthen social value.
How we can help
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Structure your approach
Using workshops, Frameworks, mapping, training, and support, we can provide and embed a structure for social value and impact evaluation that will serve your organisation for the long-term.
Our clients
We work with some of the UK’s largest foundations and funders, leading charities, and big-name businesses. But we don’t just do big – we’re here to have an impact for smaller organisations too.
90%
of our clients recommend us
1 in 4 clients
return with another project
80% of our clients
have embedded social value
measurement as a result of
our work
Clients we work with
Projects
Our efforts, your impact
Bean is trusted and tested by leading organisations and small nonprofits – last year alone we evaluated £154 million of funding, working with 25+ charities, funders, and companies to understand their impact and unlock their potential.
Rewilding Impact Framework
Bean Research developed Heal Rewilding’s social impact framework, theory of change, and light-touch data tools to capture meaningful outcomes for this place-based charity.
Coronation Food Project Impact
Bean Research co-designed an impact framework and indicators for the Coronation Food Project, aligning partners to measure outcomes across food rescue, distribution, sector support
The Bean team
We’re researchers first and foremost, driven by a passion for accessible evidence to better understand social impact.
Between us, we have a breadth of personal and professional experience that spans the globe. Our female-led tight-knit team prides itself on our inclusive approach and responsible business practices. We’re focused on accessible evidence and storytelling that go beyond basic reporting.
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Bean and beyond
Here you’ll find all the latest updates and insights from the Bean Team – from game-changing reports for our clients to our take on sector developments.
Prisons in flux: early release, recalls and resettlement
Prison overcrowding, record recall rates and a change of justice minister are reshaping the pressures on resettlement and rehabilitation charities.
Mapping an Approach to Evaluation
Why my understanding of evaluation has gradually shifted, and I have come to see it much like building a map
Short-Term Internship with Long-Term Impact
What I learnt as an intern at Bean in six weeks across three projects
