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Jul 2026
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Systems Change Has a Falsifiability Problem. We Keep Calling It Complexity | LinkedIn

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1. mlenc 07 Jul 2026
  
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  Once you accept emergence, you can explain any result.
  
  Once you accept emergence, you can explain any result.
  
  evaluation impact measurement nonprofit sector mel systems change critic
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linkedin.com/pulse/systems-change-has-falsifiability-problem-we-keep-morris-wenareeba-ygwvf/
Jun 2026
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Measuring What Matters: Rethinking Impact Evaluation - CICP-PCPOB

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1. mlenc 23 Jun 2026
  
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  impact measurement impact evaluation criticism carleton philanthropy criticism charity impact theatre
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carleton.ca/cicp-pcpob/2026/evaluation-is-about-learning-not-just-compliance/
Feb 2025
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Explode on Impact

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1. mlenc 06 Feb 2025
  
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  fantasy data incentives social change toby lowe impact measurement
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Jun 2024
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Now we are all measuring impact — but is anything changing?

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1. mlenc 25 Jun 2024
  
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  history of impact measurement
  
  impact measurement history
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medium.com/good-shift/now-we-are-all-measuring-impact-but-is-anything-changing-1dc998b95c83
Oct 2023
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Explode on Impact

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1. mlenc 11 Oct 2023
  
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  impact measurement demonstrate vs determine demonstrate impact vs. determine impact evaluation
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May 2023
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[Development] project vs portfolio — what’s the difference?

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1. mlenc 18 May 2023
  
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  portfolio management impact measurement learning agenda systems portfolio
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medium.com/@tinamariasaeteraasstoum/development-project-vs-portfolio-whats-the-difference-6429cf5ffb3c
Apr 2023
ssir.org ssir.org

Don’t Feed the Zombies (SSIR)

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1. mlenc 05 Apr 2023
  
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  accountability funding funder accountability audit impact measurement
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ssir.org/articles/entry/dont_feed_the_zombies
Sep 2022
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Internal impact measurement methodology

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1. mlenc 06 Sep 2022
  
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  impact impact measurement
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idinsight.org/publication/internal-impact-measurement-methodology/
Aug 2022
www.nature.com www.nature.com

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals: measurement, causes and impact

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1. jackiekrauss 29 Aug 2022
  
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  Lipsitch, M., Krammer, F., Regev-Yochay, G., Lustig, Y., & Balicer, R. D. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals: Measurement, causes and impact. Nature Reviews Immunology, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41577-021-00662-4
  
  is:article lang:en COVID-19 breakthrough infection vaccination measurement cause impact vaccine shortage virus transmission highly vaccinated population additional vaccine dose waning immunity viral variant vaccine effectiveness
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The US spends billions on foreign aid. But it doesn’t know how much good our money is doing.

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1. mlenc 03 Aug 2022
  
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  impact measurement usaid results based management rbm intdev international development international cooperation
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vox.com/future-perfect/23274306/usaid-foreign-aid-effectiveness-evidence-grants
Feb 2021
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Charity Navigator’s New “Impact Score” Tells Us Little About a Nonprofit’s True Value

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1. mlenc 19 Feb 2021
  
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  impact measurement charity navigator
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philanthropy.com/article/charity-navigators-new-impact-score-tells-us-little-about-a-nonprofits-true-value
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Behind the numbers: how to make sense of ‘excess’ deaths | David Spiegelhalter

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1. marta_radosevic 18 Feb 2021
  
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  Behind the numbers: How to make sense of ‘excess’ deaths | David Spiegelhalter. (2021, January 17). The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/17/statistics-explained-covid-19-excess-deaths-david-spiegelhalter
  
  is:news lang:en COVID-19 impact measurement death rate lockdown health comparison vaccine restriction excess deaths
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theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/17/statistics-explained-covid-19-excess-deaths-david-spiegelhalter
Jan 2020
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Tiess_DéclarationOnePager_Ang-01.pdf

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1. kodourra 07 Jan 2020
  
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  Montreal Declaration on Evaluation and Social Impact Measurement (TIESS)
  
  social economy social impact impact measurement evaluation montreal ajah
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tiess.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Tiess_DeclarationOnePager_Ang-01.pdf
Jul 2019
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Fixing the Statistical Power Problem for International Development

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1. mlenc 09 Jul 2019
  
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  evaluation impact measurement disrupting impact
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chewychunks.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/fixing-the-statistical-power-problem-for-international-development/
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Is it fair to say that most social programmes don’t work?

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1. mlenc 09 Jul 2019
  
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  social programs impact measurement disrupting impact
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80000hours.org/articles/effective-social-program/