Evaluation that makes change visible

We’ve reimagined evaluation to be more than just a compliance task. It’s a way to reflect on what’s working, understand complexity, and grow meaningful change. For communities, for funders, and for systems.

Too often, evaluation is inaccessible, unaffordable, and disconnected from the people and communities doing the mahi.

While funders ask for outcomes and evidence, many organisations are left without the tools or capacity to show the impact of their work. Current models don’t capture the full story - especially in complex, real-world environments.

This creates three common challenges: evaluation is often out of reach for smaller organisations, too narrow to reflect systems change, and not designed for long-term programmes of work.

At EPIT, we don’t see evaluation as a tick-box exercise. It’s a learning tool - a way to make the invisible visible. It’s a way for not for profits to become data-led organisations.

Our approach supports organisations to measure impact in ways that are timely, inclusive and grounded in COMMUNITY. That means evaluation that reflects community context, supports better decision-making, and helps tell stories that matter.

We work in partnership with organisations, not over them - creating frameworks and tools that are flexible, affordable, and genuinely useful.

You can explore this in practice through our reports.

How our evaluation journey works

No two organisations or communities are the same. That’s why we take a flexible, responsive approach grounded in the wayfinding model. Our process follows three phases, purposeful planning, evidence gathering, and impact assessment, each with clear steps that help you stay on course and adapt as you go.

EPIT’s EaaS model brings together evaluation expertise, digital tools and community insight.

We support organisations to measure what truly matters, not just what’s easy to quantify. Our approach helps teams learn and adapt as they go, while building the kind of evidence that supports growth, deepens learning, and unlocksfuture funding.

EaaS sits alongside our Communities of Practice and Transformational Projects as part of a broader strategy for impact. Together, these initiatives create a continuous cycle of insight, action and learning.

Let’s start with a kōrero - we’ll listen, ask good questions, and explore how evaluation could strengthen your impact.