Animal Welfare Charity Evaluation Framework from Scoping Review

A framework for evaluating animal welfare charities, developed from a scoping review of 29 existing charity effectiveness evaluation methodologies. The framework includes a logic model, weighted factor model, cost-effectiveness assessment, and charity accountability assessment. It was authored by Elizabeth Rowe and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Developing weighted scoring models for charity grant applications based on the described framework components.
• Assessing cost-effectiveness of animal welfare interventions based on the described outcome and quality-of-life metrics.
• Building logic models to map charity activities to animal welfare outcomes as described in the study.
• Benchmarking charity accountability and data collection practices against the framework's assessment criteria.

Strengths

• Framework is informed by a scoping review of 29 distinct evaluation methodologies.
• Dataset is small (16.4 KB), facilitating quick download and inspection.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data scale is limited to 16.4 KB, indicating a small, likely conceptual or summary dataset.

Provenance

Source

Elizabeth Rowe via figshare.

Collection Method

Developed from a scoping review of scientific and grey literature on charity evaluation.

Time Range

Framework development date is unspecified; metadata updated in 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 14:17:32

Geography

Framework was developed for use in Ireland, with potential applicability elsewhere.