The Evidence Audit Checklist
A five-minute self-review for one outcome statement, decide what you can share, what needs a limit, and what isn't ready yet.
RESOURCES
Outcome intelligence resources
Practical guides on frameworks, outcomes reporting, evidence support, and decision-making
This library is for people who have to explain outcomes under scrutiny: community organisations, councils, Primary Health Networks, funders, and commissioning teams. The guides cover frameworks, activity versus outcomes reporting, evidence trails, and what evidence can support versus what should stay internal.
Each article addresses one practical challenge. Read them on their own, or use them to prepare a conversation about a CIIS pilot scoped to your reporting context.
SDG vs SROI: which impact framework should you use, and when
What SDGs are good for, what SROI is good for, and when to use one, the other, or both. A practical decision tree for framework selection.
Activity reporting vs outcomes reporting: the difference that changes decisions
Why activity reporting dominates, what outcomes reporting requires, and how to implement an outcomes ladder. Education for boards and managers.
What funders actually want from impact reporting
What funders say vs what they use, the minimum viable evidence trail, and how to turn reporting into better decisions. Funder-facing, governance-aware.
How to build an evidence trail that survives audits and leadership changes
What an evidence trail is, evidence types, data governance basics, and simple controls you can implement in a week. Governance and evidence support.
Choosing impact metrics that won't collapse after the pilot
Characteristics of strong metrics, leading vs lagging indicators, measurement burden, and a template for metric definition. Practical metric design.
A practical guide to Theory of Change that doesn't become a wall poster
Why ToC fails in practice, how to keep ToC operational, linking activities to outcomes with real data, and review loops. For evaluators and councils.
Discuss your evidence challenge
We will scope the conversation to your outcomes and reporting context, including what is live vs pilot-scoped today.
Discuss your evidence challenge