“I have been a researcher focussed on social issues and charities since the 90s. There is such a commonality of inequality that is getting worse – of access to support, opportunity and health outcomes. I am a passionate believer in the power of organisations collaborating for good, and in using my data geekiness and research skills to support organisations to understand how to facilitate greater sustained change.”
Charlotte Turner is the Founder and Director of Bean Research, an independent consultancy specialising in evaluation, learning and social value. Charlotte has 30+ years’ experience designing and delivering evaluations with charities, funders, government bodies and business, and helps organisations use evidence and SROI to get under the skin of what drives value for people and places, to inform better practice and generate deeper social impact as a result. She founded Bean Research in 2012, after Director roles at both Business in the Community and Ipsos MORI.
Charlotte is an Advanced Social Value Practitioner, sits on the UK Evaluation Taskforce’s ETAP (Evaluation Trial Advice Panel) advising government departments on evaluation, and on the Integrity Advisory Board of the Institute of Social Value. She is also a trustee of the UK Evaluation Society & teaches social impact and value at Cranfield School of Management as part of its MSc Sustainability programme.
At Ipsos MORI, she conducted evaluations for both international and local charities and corporations, developing methodologies that illuminate the real impact of interventions through a lens of attribution, transparency, and stakeholder perspectives. Notably, she co-founded the CSR research unit in 1995 at Ipsos MORI, a time when corporate engagement with social issues was gaining momentum. Charlotte’s 10 year tenure as Research Director at Business in the Community saw her collaborate with over 650 businesses and charities, measuring and evaluating the outcomes of their partnerships on communities and organisations.
Having worked with more than 100 charities and 28 funders, Charlotte possesses a deep understanding of the challenges faced by civil society.
She is a Life Fellow of the RSA and a mother of two young adults, as well as the daughter of two lively 90somethings.
Charlotte speaking at the Catch-22 third sector conference at a session on Social Value:
Charlotte leading a panel at Anthropy23:
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