March 2016
Who should measure the impact of non profits
David Bonbright, Tris Lumley and Paul Garner discuss who should measure the impact of non profits in Alliance Magazine.
July 2015
The Power of Information in Community Monitoring
Poverty Action Lab presents findings on the role of information provision in effective community monitoring. The research, based in Uganda, concludes that information on healthcare providers stimulates beneficiary control and allows effective community challenges to poor provider performance.
June 2015
Feedback loops: going for the early majority
Kai Hopkins and Natalia Kiryttopoulou explain how if you listen to your constituents, you will be able to identify which of their needs require attention and become better at attending to them. Published in Alliance Magazine.
June 2015
Feedback as democracy in social change practice
David Bonbright, Elizabeth Christopherson and Fadel Ndiame discuss a systematic process of listening and responding to constituents that goes beyond accountability in ways that are transformative for both the organization and the constitutents. Published in Alliance Magazine.
October 2014
Closing the Citizen Feedback Loop
David Bonbright and Dennis Whittle identify the three questions that donors should be asking; what do people actually want? are they getting it? if not then what should we do differently? Published by the Center for Effective Philanthropy.
June 2013
Listening for greater impact: the Constituent Voice
David Bonbright explores why listening to the voices of the primary constituents of philanthropy – those meant to benefit from the work – is every bit as important and valuable as customer satisfaction data for Alliance Magazine.
May 2013
Raising Constituent Voice
David Bonbright argues in Charity Finance that by listening and responding to beneficiaries, impact will be enhanced.
April 2013
‘Mirror mirror on the wall’ – an honest reflection of impact investing
Kai Hopkins discusses investee feedback in Alliance Magazine.
April 2013
Measuring the impact of impact investing: what investees think
Kai Hopkins discusses Keystone’s impacting investing survey for the Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire.
November 2012
InterAction’s guidance note on the Use of Impact Evaluation Results
David Bonbright argues that the findings from impact evaluations – and indeed any evaluative activities – will not be used well unless and until we tackle and reform organizational culture.
May 2012
Why markets for good may go wrong
David Bonbright discusses how the focus should be on those benefiting from social change in Alliance Magazine.
April 2012
From words and whispers to deals and deeds: reflections on the 2012 Skoll World Forum
David Bonbright discusses the forum for Alliance Magazine.
March 2012
The Ultimate Question 2.0 – how net promoter companies thrive in a customer-driven world
David Bonbright reviews the book, The Ultimate Question 2.0 for Alliance Magazine.
November 2011
The Bellagio Initiative: when measurement becomes our new best friend
David Bonbright reflects on the Bellagio Summit for Alliance Magazine.
June 2011
McKinsey’s Learning for Social Impact intitiative
David Bonbright reviews Learning for Social Impact for Alliance Magazine.
May 2009
IPAL as a complementary method to Outcome Mapping
Natalia Kiryttopoulou explans Keystone’s Impact Planning, Assessment and Learning (IPAL) method and how it relates to and complements Outcome Mapping. Published in Outcome Mapping Learning Community Newsletter.
March 2008
Proving or Improving?
David Bonbright sets out his views on the debate between using context or scientific metrics to measure impact. Published in Alliance Magazine.
December 2007
Making social investment decisions – What do we need to know?
David Bonbright explores the emergence of new forms of measurement for social change. Published in Alliance Magazine.
December 2007
Taking evaluation seriously – still a way to go
David Bonbright and Betsy Schmidt discuss results of a survey of grant-making and grant-recipient organizations on evaluation practice. Published in Alliance Magazine.
September 2007
Saving the World? What International Philanthropy can and cannot do
Audio of Michael Lerner of the New School interviewing David Bonbright on the opportunities and key requirements for effective international philanthropy in the 21st Century.
June 2006
Not Learning from beneficiaries
David Bonbright highlights the critical problem of donors, despite their stated commitments, not learning from their beneficiaries about what does and does not work in development projects. Published in Alliance Magazine.
March 2004
What we take for granted
David Bonbright assesses the lack of attention paid to civil society infrastructure within the development industry. Published in Alliance Magazine.