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Getting back on track: The data we need to end poverty by 2030

Joanna Pradela, Wednesday, 14th July 2021 -  We need quality gender data if we are serious about our commitment to “leave no one behind”, writes Joanna Pradela, director of knowledge translation and equality insights at the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA). 

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Going deeper in social impact assessment: A focus on meaning rather than monetisation

Gianni Zappalà, Wednesday, 2nd June 2021 -  Program outcomes need to be experienced as meaningful by participants if they are to result in longer-term social impact, writes Dr Gianni Zappalà, in this article highlighting a new approach to social impact assessment known as Meaningful Evaluatio

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Five characteristics of good impact reporting

Kevin Robbie, Tuesday, 30th March 2021 -  Impact reporting is becoming more mainstream. For-purpose organisations should be driving this trend, not only through measuring their impact but by communicating it with all key stakeholders. But do we really know what a good impact report looks lik

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Going beyond the research

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 25th March 2021 -  Evidence-based research is a critical part of creating social change. But how do you make sure that your report actually has the impact you want it to? We take a look. 

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A pragmatic approach to demonstrating impact

Ingrid Burkett, Tuesday, 16th March 2021 -  Six tips for starting an impact report for free, from Ingrid Burkett, Joanne McNeill and Matt Allen. 
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Starting 2021 right: Measuring impact

Bruce Argyle, Tuesday, 2nd February 2021 -  Impact measurement is something everyone in our sector needs to come to grips with, writes Bruce Argyle from Bendigo Bank, who shares some tips on how not for profits can get started measuring their impact. 
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Community sector struggles under weight of pandemic

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 21st December 2020 -  Researchers hope a new survey will help the for-purpose sector build back stronger post-COVID-19.
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Stay ahead of the crowd – How to demonstrate your impact in a competitive funding landscape

Kuppal Palaniappan, Tuesday, 18th August 2020 -  With for-purpose organisations increasingly vying for the same dollar, Kuppal Palaniappan from Spark Strategy shares four steps you can take to approach your next funding opportunity with confidence. 
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Taking the pulse of the sector

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 22nd July 2020 -  Researchers are hoping to uncover the stressors, impacts of policy changes and challenges that social change organisations face  

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What makes a survey good?

Mike Davis, Tuesday, 25th February 2020 -  When TaskForce launched a customer demographic survey across its programs there were a number of key learnings. Here, Mike Davis shares some of the things he found out about good survey design and implementation.
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