Government and international reporting
Why: When you need to align with national priorities or global goals your funders recognise.
Examples: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), government outcome frameworks
Reporting lenses
Alignment layers, not proof
Reporting lenses help interpret evidence for different audiences. They do not prove impact, certify compliance, or replace review.
One record · many lensesNot proof
Record
One structured dataset, sources attached
SDGsGovernment outcomes
01Government and international
SROITBL
02Funders and investors
WellbeingDEIResilience
03Community and place-based
Theory of ChangeExecutive synthesis
04Executive and programme
Record · one structured dataset
SDGsGovernment outcomes
01Government and international
SROITBL
02Funders and investors
WellbeingDEIResilience
03Community and place-based
Theory of ChangeExecutive synthesis
04Executive and programme
Different audiences ask for different reporting shapes: a board summary, funder table, grant report, or international goals narrative. These eleven lenses are interpretation and reporting options. They are not all fully implemented current CIIS features. A lens is applied only where evidence and pilot scope support that reading.
What this is not
CIIS does not certify you against framework owners. Labels help structure interpretation; every statement still needs evidence, review, and clear limits. Your organisation remains responsible for meeting funder, regulator, legal, or framework-owner requirements.
Reporting lenses as interpretation options
SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals
SROI
Social Return on Investment
TBL
Triple Bottom Line
DEI
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Wellbeing
Wellbeing Frameworks
Resilience
Resilience Indicators
Governance
Governance Metrics
AARRR
AARRR Funnel Analysis
CEMP
Community Engagement & Media Platform
Theory of Change
Theory of Change
Executive synthesis
Executive synthesis lens
Use the lens your audience needs
Funders and investors
Why: When you must show value for money or social return in terms finance stakeholders understand.
Examples: Social Return on Investment (SROI), Triple Bottom Line (TBL), grant reporting
Community and place-based work
Why: When local wellbeing, equity, resilience, or governance quality is the heart of the story.
Examples: Wellbeing frameworks, diversity and inclusion (DEI), resilience indicators
Executive and programme overview
Why: When leaders need one readable summary without losing sight of evidence limits.
Examples: Theory of Change, programme funnels, executive synthesis lens
What CIIS helps you avoid
The same evidence re-keyed for different tables, or framework language that sounds impressive but drifts from what the data can support. Impact Intelligence Lab keeps that language tied to the evidence. A reporting lens is not proof or permission to publish.
The dated capability boundary is maintained on What CIIS does today page.
How it works in practice
- One structured dataset: what happened, who it affected, and what changed, with sources attached.
- Apply the right lens: map to the reporting shape your audience needs, where evidence and implementation support it.
- Keep the limit visible: record what the evidence does not support. That record is not permission to share.
Not sure which lens fits your context?
Bring the reporting pressure to a conversation. We will scope the evidence question and the appropriate reporting lens.
Discuss your evidence challenge