More effective social services at a glance

This is a summary diagram the 2015 Productivity Commission…


Social Investment Unit: Briefing to the Incoming Ministers

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Place-based public service budgets: Making public money work better for communities

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Social sector commissioning: Progress, principles and next steps

In 2018, the then-Government tasked social sector Chief…


More effective social services

This 2015 report took an extensive look into social service…


Learning what works for whom at what cost

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Narratives as tools for influencing policy change

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What is the difference between monitoring and evaluation?

The EvalCommunity website has a range of easy-to-understand…


Guidance Note: Best Practice Monitoring, Evaluation and Review

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SIA’s Beginners’ Guide to the IDI

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