How to measure your outcomes when you've only partly funded a project
Jen Riley, chief impact officer at SmartyGrants spoke with Squirrel Main about reporting on…
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For the City of Greater Dandenong, the Outcomes Engine is worth the cost of fuel
When the City of Greater Dandenong Council's grants team first signed up to use the SmartyGrants…
Just one in four “grantseeker outcomes” is an outcome, analysis reveals
Just one in four “grantseeker outcomes” is actually an outcome, an analysis of data entered into…
Outcome Engines Myth Busting
We’ve worked with dozens of SmartyGrants users since launching the Outcomes Engine in late 2021.…
How far does a $5000 grant go, and how much evaluation can we ask for in return?
Small grants play a large role in keeping our communities ticking over. Small grants pay for things…
Program evaluation from design to implementation
Program evaluation is a systematic, evidence-based review process that assesses how well a grants…
Independent evaluation
Independent evaluation can make a dent in your budget, but it helps maximise the return on your…
The seven principles of impact reporting
Reporting on impact is a challenge all grantmakers face, but keeping these seven principles in mind…
Establishing a strategy for evaluation
Every evaluation undertaken by a grantmaker should be unique, and needs to be designed accordingly.…
Evaluating the impact of your grants
Grants evaluation is not just about increasing efficiency. It's also about gaining the knowledge…
Building compliance from the beginning
Grants evaluation is not just about increasing efficiency. It's also about gaining the knowledge…
Benchmarking basics
Benchmarking can assist you with planning and with continuous improvement. You can do it any time;…