An organisation which can use its data effectively will be able to tell a compelling story of relevance and success to potential funders, supporters and stakeholders. Impact evaluation does not have to be expensive and can be done on a shoestring by putting a few systems in place. Every organisation collects information, and often, an evaluation can be carried out, using just the information you are collecting anyway.

• What data do you currently collect?
• What is an outcome versus an output?
• What are you trying to impact?
• How will you ascertain how impactful your activities are?
• Who oversees collecting the data?
• Who oversees interpreting the data?
• What data might you need, to answer the questions you have got about your impact?