Project tender detail

Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) is seeking proposals from experienced social impact evaluation providers to:

1. Collaboratively develop a Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting, and Learning (MERL) plan (with FRRR and potentially including participating NFPs and/or funders),

2. Execute the plan to evaluate the Investing in Rural Community Futures (IRCF) Victoria program.

IRCF Victoria is a grassroots capacity building program to support the local NFP sector in specific rural and regional communities. The program will be delivered in three Victorian communities over five years.

The three objectives of the MERL plan and its implementation should include:

a) Impact evaluation – measure and report the short and medium term (1 to 5 year) impacts of the IRCF Vic program (including design for measuring ongoing longer-term and broader impacts, as per the FRRR Impact Framework)

b) Impact learning – facilitate program stakeholders (e.g. funders, FRRR staff, NFPs and community) to draw-out and reflect on putting learnings from the impact evaluation into action (collaboratively)

c) Contribute to evidence base – that enables FRRR and stakeholders to demonstrate the value of IRCF’s place-based capacity building approach to investment

Details of how to apply:

The request for proposal document attached has details and explains how to submit a proposal. To assist you in assessing whether this opportunity aligns with your expertise and capacity, please note that the maximum overall budget for the evaluation is $220,000 over five years.

Contact: Jo Kemp, IRCF Victoria Program Manager j.kemp@frrr.org.au