PMG Services
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The work of PMG falls into three main categories:
PMG provides specialised services in planning and appraisal of strategies, programmes and projects. A list of the work carried out by PMG is as follows:
Development of a funding strategy for the Belfast European Partnership Board in relation to interface areas (2002).
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Development of Business Plan for Tar Anall made up of ex-prisoners (2002).
Feasibility study of the potential to develop a sustainable community relations project in the Banbridge area for the National Council of the YMCAs (2001).
Review of governance and preparation of development plan for NICHS (2001).
Strategic and fund-raising planning for Harmony Community Trust (2001).
Development planning for the County Monaghan Partnership (1999).
Strategic and operational planning for ForthSpring Inter-Community Group (1999).
Corporate planning for the Mediation Network for Northern Ireland (1998).
Strategic planning for the Lisburn Road Association of Retailers and Business Services (1998).
Strategic development and business planning for Counteract (1999).
Strategic planning for the North Belfast Traders Association (1998).
Strategic planning for the Forum for Community Work & Education (1997).
Review of an economic appraisal of a proposal to build a community development facility to be shared by different regional organisations for Community Technical Aid. (1997).
Economic Appraisal of a proposal to build an extension to Footprints Women’s Centre in Poleglass on behalf of Community Technical Aid in association with Peter McClean (1997).
Economic Appraisal of a proposal to build a Centre for Reconciliation for survivors of trauma caused by troubles related violence in North Belfast carried out for Community Technical Aid in association with Peter McClean (1997).
Strategic Planning Seminar for the West Belfast Partnership Board (1997).
Strategic Planning for Rights Now (1997).
PMG provides implementation support for projects, particularly the development of information systems and operational planning for projects. Examples of projects carried out in the area of implementation are as follows:
Development of self-evaluation system focusing on social capital for the Community Development & Health Network of Northern Ireland (2002).
Design and development of monitoring system for the Preparing Youth for Peace project of the Presbyterian Youth Board (2002).
Design and development of monitoring system for the Evangelical Contribution to Northern Ireland (2001).
Project implementation support for the Top of the Hill 2010 initiative in Gobnascale, Derry.
Design and development of longitudinal tracking system for NICHS’ Community Partnership Project (2000).
Support for preparation of training manual for Corrymeela Community’s Community Development Project (2000).
Advice on development and evaluation issues for E-Force Media Training’s Community Relations Project (2000).
Offline management support for National Council of YMCAs’ Community Bridges Project based in Dublin (1999).
Design and development of a management information system for the Mediation Network for Northern Ireland (current, 1998).
Development of operational planning for Belfast Interface Project (1999).
Design and development of a monitoring system for the Corrymeela Community’s Community Development Project (1998).
Training in operational planning for projects based in National Council of YMCA’s (1999).
Design and development of monitoring information system for the National Council of YMCAs’ Community Bridges Project based in Dublin (1998).
Project planning consultancy support for the Community Work Education and Training Network on behalf of Community Evaluation NI (1998).
Facilitation of Community Evaluation NI staff on planning system (1998).
Facilitation of staff views for the future options of Community Technical Aid (1998).
Operational planning exercise for the Greater Belfast Community Network (1997).
PMG specialises in the evaluation of the performance of projects, organisations and programmes. Examples of PMG's work in evaluation is as follows:
Formative evaluation of the Ideas Annual Project for Community Change (2002).
Developmental evaluation of Community Change using a modelling methodology (2002).
Preparation of a Rough Guide to Learning for Healthy Communities through Evaluation for the Community Development & Health Network for Northern Ireland (2001).
Evaluation of the Small Grants Measure (£3.7m) for Belfast European Partnership Board (2001).
Development of indicators of outcomes for the Voluntary Activity Unit of the Department for Social Development on behalf of Community Evaluation NI (2001).
Evaluation of the Eyes Project on equality issues for Ortus Business development Agency (2001).
Evaluation of Community Change’s (previously known as Forum for Community Work & Education) Curriculum Development Support Project (2001).
Formative evaluation support for North Antrim Community Network’s Causeway Community Health Commissioning Project (2001).
Needs assessment for the ForthSpring Inter-Community Group (2001).
Evaluation of the Peace and Reconciliation Group for Community Relations Council on behalf of Community Evaluation NI (2000).
Value-for-money evaluation of Community Technical Aid for DoE on behalf of Community Evaluation NI with other associate consultants (2000).
Evaluation support for the Community Development project based in the Prince’s Trust (2000).
Evaluation of the KAIROS trauma treatment project (2000).
Evaluation of the Youth Initiatives’ Creative Cross-links Project (2000).
Evaluation of the Cedar Foundation’s ATHENA project for people with disabilities acquired from traumatic brain injury (2000).
Evaluation of the EMBARC Project on equality issues based in Ortus Business Development Agency (2000).
Evaluation of the Journey for Youth Project based in Newcastle YMCA (2000) with follow-up evaluation (2001).
Evaluation of the Belfast European Partnership Board’s Interface Programme Funding on behalf of Community Evaluation NI (2000).
Evaluation of the PACT cross-border project based in Newcastle YMCA (2000).
Formative evaluation of the NICHS Community Partnership Project (2000).
Delivery of training in the use of ‘logical frameworks’ to groups receiving funds from the Community Relations Council’s Peace & Reconciliation budget (1999).
Review of the International Fund for Ireland’s Community Bridges Programme (1999).
Evaluation of Help the Aged’s project on the involvement of senior citizens in public policy formulation on behalf of Community Evaluation NI (1999).
Planning and evaluation support for the partners in Programmes 1 and 3 of the Craigavon Area Partnership (2000).
Evaluation of Counteract’s Equity & Diversity Trainers’ Project (1998-2001).
Evaluation of the Community Relations Project based in the Forum for community Work & Education for Community Relations Council on behalf of the Community Evaluation NI (1999).
Evaluation of the Harmony Community Trust for Community Relations Council on behalf of the Community Evaluation NI (1998).
Evaluation of the Waterside Area Partnership for Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust (NIVT) on behalf of Community Evaluation NI (1998).
Evaluation of the Newry Confederation of Community Groups for NIVT on behalf of Community Evaluation NI (1998).
Evaluation of the Kilkeel Community Association for NIVT on behalf of Community Evaluation NI (1998).
Evaluation of the CVS-funded Community Challenge Programme in NICOD on behalf of Community Evaluation NI (1997).
Value-for-money evaluation of Victim Support Northern Ireland for NIO on behalf of Community Evaluation NI with other associate consultants (1997).
Evaluation of Enniskillen Together for Community Relations Council on behalf of Community Evaluation NI (1997).
Evaluation of the Nerve Centre for Community Relations Council on behalf of Community Evaluation NI (1997).
Evaluation of the Peace and Reconciliation Group for Community Relations Council on behalf of Community Evaluation NI (1997).
Value-for-money evaluation of Forum for Community Work & Education for DHSS on behalf of Community Evaluation NI with other associate consultants (1997).
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Last update completed on 19/05/02