demystifying m&e - jennifer bisgard
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Khulisa Director Jennifer Bisgard addressed participants at the NPO Leadership Imbizo in Johannesburg about the importance of M&E for non-profit organisations. She also took part in the concluding panel discussion. The Imbizo explored strategies for NPOs to achieve greater sustainability through attracting support and investment and strengthening the capacity of leaders.TRANSCRIPT
Jennifer Bisgard
KhulisaManagementServices
Monitoring & Evaluation?
The process of routinely collecting, analysing and usingdata on the inputs, activities, outputs and short-termoutcomes of a programme and stakeholders.
Best when compared to targets or expectations
The process of assessing proof of concept or measuringachievement of programme objectives, and whether theintended changes (outcome and impact) have occurred.
what you don’t measure can’t be managed
Why do M&E?
the number
move beyond the number
managers and directors want
data driven decisions
stakeholders want to collaborate with
effective programmes
programmes want to communicate
their success, reach and impact
programmes want to demonstrate
their accountability
donors want to know that their
funding produced results
new funders and stakeholders
want to know what works
everyone wants to learn
Role of M&E in the Programme Life Cycle
A Theory of Change depicts how a program’s inputs andactivities are understood to produce outputs, a series ofoutcomes (short and medium term) and ultimately long-term impacts.
If. . . (inputs)
Then. . .(outputs)
Thus. . .(outcomes)
So what? (impact)
then
If the programmeImproves teaching and learning with
quality reading instruction
Provides teaching and learning materials
Increases parental and community support for student reading
Improves policy environment to
support early grade learning
Reading skills of primary school students will improve
thusstudent academic
performance increaseddrop-out and repetition
rates are reduced
Poverty reduction and economic growthso what
Graphical representation of the theory of change.
crèche Shop & Market
COMPOST
INPUTS ACTIVITIESSHORT TERM OUTCOMES
MID TERM OUTCOMES
LONG TERM IMPACT
Staff
Training Materials
Permaculture Resources
Training
Food Gardening
Mentoring
Partnership Development
Consulting & Training
Services
Attitudes & Motivation
Knowledge & Skills
Productive Gardens
Professional Services
Behaviour Changes
Health Benefits
Economic Benefits
Income Generation
Household/Community
Food Security
Healthy Communities
Sustainable Livelihoods
Sustainable Ecological
Systems
Financially Sustainable
Programme
Methodology
hundreds of methodologies
based on context
within time and budget constraints
potential evaluation use
ensuring quality
Where are the Evaluators?
KhulisaManagementServices
Resources
Tools
