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"Working with IVAR on several pieces of research has given me a lasting impression of their solid expertise combined with a clear understanding of the reality for community organisations. They have contributed significantly to our knowledge by bringing together analysis and the experience of practitioners; this has brought new insights and led to fresh approaches to our work."

Mark Parker, bassac Network Development Manager

 

"The Community Alliance has used IVAR for its Real Time Evaluation over the course of the past year, with every intention of retaining their services for the year to come. I really can’t recommend them and their work highly enough. We have benefited hugely from the insight and objectivity which they have brought to the programme and I find the approach they take to be both sensitive and invigorating."

Bec Clarkson, Community Alliance Programme Director

"Working with IVAR has been a real pleasure: their professionalism and willingness to help are of course what you would expect but they gave so much more, in particualr the ability to help us think through complex issues simply and to bear with us whilst we asked the simple questions. IVAR clearly sticks to agreed processes but within this were flexible in meeting our needs and timeframes, allowing us to deal with the emotions involved in mergers.

TACT has now used IVAR on five separate occasions to help us consider mergers and collaborative working; each study has been unique and has thrown up different issues which the people at IVAR have helped us work through: they have certainly helped us focus and deal with the real issues. I would have no hesitation in recommending IVAR, they bring great knowledge and experience in mergers and collaborative working yet recognises the individual nature of each study and give time to deal with the impact such studies have on individuals as well as organisations.”

Kevin Williams, Chief Executive, TACT (The Adolescent and Childens Trust)