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Our published guides are aimed at assisting development and impact practitioners with their career transition through the social economy. It provides practical tools and guidelines from grantmaking to performance management activities, in addition to practices to set up processes and systems from strategy development to engagement and research as well as achieving impact.
Impact Management and Measurement Concepts
Performance measurement is made up of three distinct activities: Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment....
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The Fundamentals of Performance Measurement
Performance measurement (monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment) is an essential part of any programme, large or small. It indicates whether...
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Concepts, Definitions and Aspects Related to Measuring Impact
In this guide we introduce the main concepts and approaches of social impact measurement to consider when assessing impact...
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What comes after monitoring and evaluation: Impact measurement
There is increasing demand for monitoring and evaluation, but effectively integrating performance results into decisionmaking remains a challenge....
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Developing an Impact Measurement Framework
Building an effective measurement framework relies on several (individual) component parts which need to work together....
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How to Develop an Impact Strategy
Strategy is different for every organization. For social and impact investors it is critical because it guides everything that they...
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free tools for impact practitioners
The Grantmaking Guide is a comprehensive but highly accessible step-by-step guide on how to establish innovative, realistic and sustainable CSI strategies, portfolios and programmes.
The monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment guide complements and supplements The Grantmaking Guide, but can also be used as a standalone aid. It contains more thorough and detailed focus on how to monitor, evaluate and assess the impact social investment and development programmes.
The Investment Impact Index™ is a pioneering impact assessment methodology created by Next Generation that delves into deeper developmental assessment metrics, processes and methodologies. It is aimed at assisting practitioners to set up performance management structures and processes.
The outcome of the impact management and measurement process is an important strategic planning tool for the impact economy. Impact information is needed to feed the different stages of the decision-making process, both for internal learning purposes (i.e. deriving insight and strategic orientation to improve decisions) and external accountability (i.e. proving credible results that can withstand the test of independent verification).
As impact measurement practices become more frequent and proficient, the evidence base will grow steadily. Promoting an impact management and measurement culture is therefore important to solidify impact economy entities’ individual and collective contributions to society, the economy and environment.
Based on our experience and client assignments and informed by questions asked during our Impact Management and Measurement Masterclasses we have developed short guides as tools for impact practitioners. This ensures that the impact of our masterclasses is extended but it is also provided as resources for those organisations and institutions as they progress in their own impact journey.
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