As leaders across the social sector adopt the collective impact approach to problem solving, an important question looms in many people’s minds: Given how complex and unpredictable the work is, what ...

Results matter to nearly all types of donors, but especially grant makers. For nonprofits that are new to tracking and analyzing the effectiveness of programs, the vocabulary can be a little ...

A couple of seminal studies published almost 20 years ago found that conservationists needed to start examining whether their actions were actually causing the desired effects. Assessing conservation ...

Assuming that a criminal justice program is evaluable and animpact evaluation is feasible, an appropriate research design must be developed. The basic idea of an impact evaluation is simple. Program ...

On December 2, 2024, David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), delivered a keynote at the UNICEF and WFP Global Impact Evaluation Forum. He highlighted the IRC’s ...

Many organizations claim to implement programs and policies that benefit the world’s poor without evidence of impact beyond anecdotes. As an example, microcredit organizations touted their programs as ...

Insufficient political progress in addressing the causes and consequences of climate change has driven many individuals, communities and civil society organisations to litigate in pursuit of climate ...