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How to Measure “Soft” Outcomes like Empowerment or Trust
Things like trust, confidence, voice, or agency don’t fit neatly into checkboxes. They don’t always show up in numbers. But that doesn’t mean we can’t measure them. We just have to shift how we measure.
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Measuring Racial Justice:Outcomes and Indicators
This article explores measurable indicators of racial justice across five key areas: economic equity, criminal justice, health disparities,
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Finding the Sweet Spot: How Many Indicators Do You Really Need?
Here is a question I get asked a lot "Ann, how many indicators are "enough" ? The fear is that if there are too few indicators, the...
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Nested Indicators: What You Need to Know
When it comes to performance measurement and evaluation, indicators play a crucial role in helping us understand and analyze complex phenomena. While 'regular' indicators provide valuable insights, there are instances where a more nuanced and comprehensive approach is required. This is where nested indicators come into the picture. In this blog post, I will define nested indicators, distinguish them from ‘regular’ indicators, provide practical examples, and guide you through
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Different Types of Indicators: Cutting Through The Confusion
There so many different types of indicators that it can be confusing and overwhelming at times. The most common ones are: Input...
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How is an Indicator Tracking Table Diffferent from a M&E Framework?
There are so many templates these days. Indicator Tracking Table, Indicator Reference Sheet and M&E Framework are just a few. It can be...
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Where Can I Find Gender, Social Inclusion and Environmental Sustainability Indicators?
As development practitioners and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) specialists we will definitely encounter a logframe, a results framework and/or a Theory of Change during the course of our career or practice. Likewise we will be asked to either develop, review or refine indicators. Irrespective of the thematic area or sector of the intervention or programme, it is a good practice to always incorporate indicators that relate to gender, social inclusion and environme
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Disability: Monitoring and Evaluation Considerations
Disability is NOT a health condition. Disability results when persons with impairments face attitudinal and environmental barriers that...
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How Do I Convert Qualitative Information to a Quantitative indicator?
Before this question can be answered, let's refresh ourselves on what an indicator is. An indicator is a specific, observable and...
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