SAT3 is an intermediary organisation between, on the one hand, operative NPOs and, on the other, organisations that are interested in the development of social services via calls for proposals, such as foundations and public institutions.
As a basis for the (further) development of social services, SAT3 conducts socio-scientific analyses and studies following an applied research approach.
Via the methodological focus on qualitative and participatory research approaches, SAT3 involves the practices into the analyses, considers the regional needs and demands against the background of transnational developments, and meets the complexity of social questions and challenges.
SAT3 implements both on a regional and on a transnational level analyses, demand surveys and modelling.
SAT3 supports foundations and public institutions in the development, setup, realisation and sustainable application of social services.
SAT3 is specialised in the development of social services, especially on a transnational level.
Regarding the development and the management of social services, SAT3 applies a demand oriented approach in consideration of the Logical Framework Approach. Due to the orientation along the demands of people in disadvantaged situations, SAT3 cooperates closely both with regionally oriented NPOs and with European and worldwide umbrella organisations.
SAT3 realises the development of social services, the formation of networks with suitable organisations (regional NPOs, public institutions, special interest groups, research institutions etc.), and the project management.
SAT3 guarantees and improves the quality of social services via evaluations and processes of quality development.
SAT3 implements evaluations and quality development in the following fields:
- Evaluation of projects, primarily on a transnational level
- Evaluation of programmes
- Quality development of transnational, national and regional social services.
Methodologically, SAT3 focuses on qualitative, process oriented and participatory approaches. Thereby SAT3 meets both the complexity of social services and the demand for (further) development of quality. Depending on the requirements, other methods will also be applied.
SAT3 works according to the standards of the DeGEval, German Evaluation Society (see http://www.degeval.de/calimero/tools/proxy.php?id=19084), which were stimulated by the “Program Evaluation Standards” of the US-American “Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation” (JC-Standards 2000/1994) and inspired by the Swiss adaptation of the Joint Committee Standards (SEVAL-Standards 2001).