SORP 2026: What it means for impact reporting – and how charities can prepare
What changes are needed for charities SORP 2026?
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Different Beans, Different Evaluation Approaches
Just as no two beans are quite the same, no two organisations, programmes or learning questions are either.
Same Map, Different Scales
Bean's plain-English guide to theories of change, logic models and impact frameworks, helping organisations untangle the jargon and focus on what really matters.
Driving Digital Inclusion through Social Value
CityFibre’s 2025 Impact Report shows how a clear social value approach and investment in digital inclusion can widen opportunity, strengthen communities and drive long term impact.
Fifty years on: Claude Bennett’s enduring influence on how we understand change
Bennett’s Evaluation Hierarchy, 50 years on - how Bean Research builds on his legacy with the KAB model to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and wellbeing.
Building the Future Together: Co-Designing What Comes Next
At #ISVCON2025, social value professionals explored how to co-design a fairer UK —calling for collaboration with commissioners, stronger community voice, and meaningful measurement
Social Value is all about job creation isn’t it? Why Sustained Employment Matters Most
By shifting the focus from “into employment” to “staying and progressing in employment”, we can allow social investment to deliver real social impact.
Not Just Proving, But Improving: A Best-Practice Approach to Evaluation & Learning Partnerships
Introducing the LEARN Model - five simple but powerful steps that guide how to approach evaluation with curiosity, equity, and action in mind.
Turning Learning Into Action: Reflections from the ChEW Festival 2025
How can evaluation be used not just to prove, but to improve? At this year's ChEW Festival, Charlotte Turner discusses how learning can lead to tangible, strategic change.
