Capacity Building Needs an Evidence Standard
Funders should measure capacity building by what changes, not just what grantees like.
Measurement & Evaluation - Most Popular
New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society (more)
Right Ingredients, Wrong Recipe: What It Takes to Really Get Children Learning
Shifting away from rote learning requires more than the right inputs. Meaningful learning can only take place when school systems put the right political, cultural, and behavioral conditions in place.
When Evidence Isn’t Enough
If policy and spending decisions have become much more rigorous, why have outcomes still failed to improve?
Closing the Data-Utilization Gap
How nonprofits can build the data infrastructure to analyze what they already know
What Makes Philanthropic Impact Endure?
Many modern philanthropists are building impact that lasts, though it may not look like the brick-and-mortar projects of previous eras. These five dimensions are a helpful guide.
Building an On-Ramp for Evidence
Scaling effective solutions often stalls in state government because funding systems are not designed to reward proof of impact. A new partnership model shows how states and funders can unlock smarter public spending together.
Philanthropy’s Most Important Metric Is the One It Never Measures
We judge philanthropic capital's impact by what it builds while it is building. We should judge by what stands, without it, after the grant has ended.
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The Randomista Revolt
An excerpt from Beyond Belief on building the evidence revolution in Washington
Measuring More and Learning Less
How an excessive focus on methods has distracted attention from the more fundamental challenge of building rigor and learning overall.
Keeping Score on Sustainable Grantmaking
How we developed a new benchmark to shift philanthropic norms