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Illustrative engagements are composite examples showing how we approach this type of work. They do not describe a specific client.
Abstract
Connecting program activity to outcomes with a more credible measurement plan.
A regional philanthropic foundation
The question
Program reporting described reach and activities well, but did not reliably distinguish outcomes from external change.
Our approach
We designed a measurement framework with comparison logic, feasible data collection, and explicit limits on causal claims.
Methods
- Method
- Evaluation design
- Method
- Theory of change
- Method
- Survey design
- Method
- Difference-in-differences planning
Outcome
The foundation adopted a clearer learning agenda and a more defensible way to evaluate future investments.