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.
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Strategic Impact Measurement - Designing and Tracking Advanced Indicators
How to design and track advanced indicators.
Designing disaggregated indicators for equity and avoiding double counting
Explore categories of disaggregated indicators and ways to avoid double counting.
Top ten common mistakes in indicator tracking and how to avoid them
Avoid these common mistakes when tracking indicators and move from noise to valuable insights.
Step-by-step guide to creating an Indicator Tracking Table (ITT)
Create an Indicator Tracking Table for your project.
The role of baseline data in indicator tracking and how to set it properly
Baselines and why they matter in Monitoring and Evaluation, common challenges NGOs face in setting them, and practical steps for getting them right.
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.
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
A quick guide on indicator meta-data
Why is indicator meta-data important and which critical elements should be included in the Indicator Reference Sheet?
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.
How localized tools assist monitoring and evaluation and data collection activities: ActivityInfo in Burmese
Following the translation of ActivityInfo in Burmese (Myanmar language), we spoke with Ms Swe Swe Aye, a certified ActivityInfo Partner, who led the translation project and we discussed the importance of translating tools to a local language and how user-friendly localized platforms, such as ActivityInfo, can help NGOs in Myanmar and around the world improve their monitoring and evaluation processes.