Impact measurement, evaluation and data

Where are you on your impact journey? What’s your main aim – reporting or learning? How will you collect and manage the data? Who will maintain and update the dashboard?

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. Develop a compelling explanation of your impact. Measure what you can. Don’t prioritise measurement over the work.

The world of impactful grant-making is full of challenges. How can you manage these tensions and trade-offs? A well thought-through impact strategy will help.

Create different opportunities for learning, build a rhythm to learning, consider different evidence and voices, forge the right connections, and use reflection tools.

Funders and grantees need to trust and challenge each other, we need creative ways to communicate impact outside our bubble, and we need to recognise the risks of not funding.

It’s difficult to establish cause and effect. To evaluate, you'll need to map the system and create a theory of change.