Impact storytelling — from the first conversation to the final story.
Most consultants specialise in one part of the impact journey. I work across the whole thing — research, evaluation, frameworks, facilitation, producing and writing — so your impact story is coherent, credible, and genuinely yours.
Storytelling and Impact Writing
From story as data to storytelling — the whole journey
Most organisations have more impact than they realise. The problem isn't the work — it's finding the story inside it. I take you through the complete process: from understanding what you're trying to change, to collecting the right evidence, to crafting narratives that are honest, compelling, and owned by the communities who lived them.
This looks like: impact reports, community exhibitions, case studies, funding narratives, community storytelling events, annual reviews, and public-facing communications
I design and deliver practical training for teams, organisations, and community groups who want to build real skills in impact storytelling, participatory research, and evaluation. Every workshop is designed specifically for your context — not adapted from a generic template.
Participants don't just learn concepts — they practice them. They collect real data, analyse real stories, and leave with tools they can use the next day.
This looks like: half-day and full-day workshops, multi-session learning programs, conference presentations, and community researcher training
Training & Workshops
Learning by doing — not sitting through slides
Evaluation & Research
Evidence that communities trust — because it’s theirs
I design and deliver evaluations or research projects where the community isn't just the subject — they're the researchers. Participants collect, analyse, and interpret their own data, building both evidence and local capacity at the same time.
Every evaluation or research project is designed from scratch around your specific context, your theory of change, and what's genuinely achievable with your team's capacity and resources. I stay through the whole process — not just the design phase.
This looks like: developmental evaluation, participatory action research, program reviews, impact measurement frameworks, and culturally responsive evaluation design.
Mentoring & Design Support
Walk-with-you support for the long game
Sometimes you don't need someone to do the work for you — you need a thinking partner who's walked this path many times and can help you navigate your own. I offer mentoring and design support for evaluators, impact leads, community practitioners, and consultants who are developing their own participatory practice.
We work through your specific challenges — designing a methodology, building a framework, navigating a difficult stakeholder situation, or finding the story in a complex dataset. Practical, honest, and grounded in real experience.
This looks like: one-on-one mentoring, framework co-design, methodology support, and peer consultation.