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How to plan impact measurement

How to plan impact measurement

How do you actually measure change and impact? In this section, we’re going to look at how to make methodical plans to confirm evidence o...

Populating impact pathways

Populating impact pathways

We’re getting a rough idea of what a impact pathway can look like, but we’re missing some details. In this section, we’ll cover some impo...

We should do more in social science to recognise enumerators

We should do more in social science to recognise enumerators

I love working in natural and social sciences - but there is something we could do better in social sciences for representation.

Mapping impact pathways

Mapping impact pathways

How do you plan the change you want to have? Do you write it up in a delivery plan? Do you list a series of milestones on a timeline? Wha...

Language for impact strategy

Language for impact strategy

What impact do you intend to have? It’s surprising how often I’ve asked this question and heard responses which are not impacts. Usually ...

Impact & MLE 101: An intro guide

Impact & MLE 101: An intro guide

The start of a guide on planning and measuring impact.

My birthday started with death threats

My birthday started with death threats

My 31st birthday started with death threats. The reason, I stood up for LGBT+ rights in a Ugandan WhatsApp group. It was sad but it broug...

The first year the EU produced more from renewables than fossil fuels

The first year the EU produced more from renewables than fossil fuels

Last year, for the first time, the EU produced more electricity from solar and wind power than from fossil gas. Here’s a breakdown from a...