Data management for nonprofits - From Short-term Data Collection to Long-term Impact Measurement
Learn how to build evidence over time with short-term data, and how ActivityInfo can help manage this process effectively.
Data collection software
Use desktop or mobile devices for online and offline data collection.
Simplify primary and secondary data collection and reduce errors from moving data across systems thanks to two-way synchronization.
Ideal for longitudinal data collection and surveys.
Data collection tools for everyone
Conduct surveys or longitudinal studies, or collect data from reporting partners.
Use relevance and validation rules for quality data collection.
Leverage the relational database to link datasets to each other. Detect and merge duplicates and maintain referential integrity.
Analyze quality data and summarize information at the high level to get the whole picture.
How does ActivityInfo support your data collection needs?
A powerful, centralized data collection system
Multiple data collection options
- Interactive tables with validation for fast data entry, bulk edits and data cleaning with real-time validation.
- User-friendly form-based data entry for long questionnaires, complex data collection and qualitative data.
- Integrated mobile data collection app to reduce time spent on data transfers and the consequent friction
- A powerful importer to import large quantities of data in simple, easy steps.
- Combine data from different systems and enhance data interoperability without writing code.
Control over data quality
- Use advanced validation and relevance rules for a guided data collection process.
- Prevent duplicate records at the point of entry or scan for duplicate data to merge.
- Translate the data collection forms or the whole interface.
- Get a complete overview of all the actions related to a record.
- Review changes and deletions. Recover deleted data on your own.
Collect all types of data
- Choose from a wide variety of fields and collect narratives, locations, indicators, documents, images and much more
- Combine information in many ways and create relationships between your datasets with reference fields.
- Collect specific geographic information using your own locations, our built-in geodatabase or GPS data.
- Automatically calculate key numbers based on the data you collect. Get aggregated and disaggregated data, risk scores and many more as data comes in.
- Collect all the documents and images you need and keep them in one secure place under a specific record. Preview them on the platform.
Quick & easy setup
Get up and running within a week with our SaaS version
Get started right away without the help of a technical consultant to set up and configure the system. Sign up, log in and you are ready to go!
Save time and leave software development, security and updates to us.
Quick training for your team thanks to an intuitive data entry interface.
Get customer support from our expert team or request consulting services for more specialized solutions.
Data security
Feel confident with your system
SaaS version: Secured using world-class data centers
- Our company is ISO 27001 certified. This is the internationally recognized Information Security Management standard which requires that organizations assess information security risks, put in place robust security controls and processes, and embed information security management across the organization.
- Data is securely hosted in Google’s world-class secure data centers, located in Europe.
- Google’s Cloud Platform, where ActivityInfo is hosted, meets the ISO 27001:2022, a comprehensive international security certification which is verified by an external auditor and checked regularly thereafter.
Self-managed Server: ActivityInfo's capabilities on your own server or cloud account
- Install ActivityInfo on premise on Windows or Linux or on your own cloud account.
- Run ActivityInfo on a network not accessible via the public internet, including air-gapped networks.
Beyond Data Collection with Light for the World
- Organization
- Light for the World
- Using ActivityInfo
- 2021 — Today
- Reasons for choosing ActivityInfo
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- Relational databases
- Collection links
- Real-time data
- User roles and access
- API and integrations
“ActivityInfo was instrumental in providing a platform that would allow us to come together as an organization with diverse needs and work approaches. It was flexible enough to provide a core infrastructure that can be shared in a modulable manner with everyone. This allows us to speak the same language.”
Abu Samra Spencer, Data Analyst for Monitoring, Evaluation and Research at Light for the World
Data collection
News & Stories
Step-by-step guide to creating an Indicator Tracking Table (ITT)
Create an Indicator Tracking Table for your project.
Preview media attachments for improved data verification, quicker contextual understanding and more efficient decision making
Review media such as images, photos, and documents directly in the platform.
Combine data from different systems and enhance data interoperability with the importer
Combine data from different systems and enhance data interoperability without writing code using the importer.
RFQ template for procuring a Monitoring and Evaluation software
Leverage the simplicity of a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and move faster with a template to procure M&E software.
Webinar: Survey design and implementation - Real life examples from the field with CARE, Missio Invest and IREX
Explore how other organizations design and implement surveys.
Webinar: Survey design for quantitative data collection
Get started with survey design and implementation with this webinar series.
Webinar: Enhancing data entry efficiency
Get comfortable working with relevance and validation rules and formulas, subsections, unique field constraints and more.
Considering alternatives - Should I use KoboToolbox or ActivityInfo
We created a guide to help you understand in which case each tool is a better fit and select the best alternative.
Webinar: Measuring impact with ActivityInfo and post intervention surveys
Use ActivityInfo for post intervention surveys
Webinar: Bridging the gap between databases and mobile data collection in M&E
In this session we explore main concepts around relational databases and the link between databases and data collection apps.
Webinar: Applying the Agile Methodology to M&E data collection systems
Use the Agile Methodology when designing an M&E data collection system to respond to changing needs and lessons learned while the system is used
Webinar: Using collection links for online surveys and anonymous responses
In this session we work with collection links and surveys.
Using collection links to collect anonymous responses for a post training evaluation survey
In this guide, we design a simple Post Training Evaluation Survey and use Collection links to collect anonymous responses from multiple respondents. We then take a look at how this data can be viewed and analyzed in real-time to support evidence-based decision making.
Webinar: What every M&E specialist should know about data collection systems
This session is ideal for Monitoring and Evaluation professionals who want to start building a data collection system for their M&E activities but don’t know how and where to start.
To Monitoring and Evaluation professionals who want an effective data collection system but don’t know where to start
In the past, we discussed how ActivityInfo can be used for Monitoring and Evaluation and we took a look at how various features in the system can make the work of the M&E officer easier. In this article, we dive into a more advanced and detailed approach to help you transform your M&E plan into an effective data collection system.