We live in a world that is defined by fast changes, positive and negative. Especially when it comes to all the negative developments such as climate change, social inequality, and wealth disparities, we have reached a point where urgent actions are needed.
Despite all the demands that active agents of transformation have to meet, monitoring and evaluating impact is now essential. And this is one of the focuses of Transforma.aí's work.
The challenge of thinking about, designing and implementing evaluations of results and/or impacts in any area is significant, but in areas such as Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) this challenge is all too evident. For this reason, the creation of a guide to help technical teams design evaluations was a priority for the European Commission's Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN).
Today there are growing expectations that impact assessment will become a widespread practice in social organisations. But why measure impact? To satisfy funders who demand it?