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Evidence 2.0: The Next Era of Evidence-Based Policymaking
Five years after passage of the Evidence Act, has it worked? And what's next?
Measurement & Evaluation - Articles
New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society (more)
How to Tell Real Stories About Impact
Going beyond social change Mad Libs means going deep with systems, movements, and real human emotions.
Impact Without Imposition: What Role for Northern Academics in the Global South?
Three principles for rethinking and changing scholarly behavior.
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Impact Markets: The Next Frontier
There is a ripe opportunity to innovate, fueled by market forces currently at play.
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Measuring Progress Toward Community Power
How to disentangle the different scales through which organizations build their capacity
Moving Beyond Overhead
Charities can find better ways to communicate their spending priorities than a myopic focus on administrative costs displayed in simplistic pie charts.
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Transforming Foundation Learning and Evaluation Into a Power Building Strategy
To build shared decision-making, foundations must put aside narrow definitions of rigor and embrace new understandings of accountability.
Measuring Narrative Change: Moving From Theory to Practice
Funders may be reluctant to support narrative work because progress is difficult to evaluate. Are these objections valid?
Rating Foundations Without Their Permission
We created the Foundation Practice Rating to encourage UK foundations to improve their practices.
The God’s-Eye View of ESG
Satellite technology can remake the reporting of environmental, social, and governance standards. But this spatial finance revolution requires help from industry and government.