A Guide to Actionable Measurement is the result of a year-long cross-foundation effort to develop common principles, approaches, and taxonomies to help staff decide how best to allocate time and resources for data collection and analysis. Three principles guide our approach to actionable measurement:
- Measurement should inform specific decisions and/or actions.
- We do not measure everything, but we do strive to measure what matters most.
- The data we gather help us learn and adapt our initiatives and strategies.
The guide includes a results matrix, results hierarchy, definitions of related terms, and measurement guidelines intended to shape internal decisions about the depth, breadth, and rigor of measurement across grants and within strategies. It also highlights the best practices we aspire to follow to be good stewards of our resources and not increase the reporting burden of our grantees or distract them from their work.
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