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When a community garden in Phoenix reports it produced 500 pounds of vegetables, that number sounds impressive. But does it tell us whether residents ...
Participatory impact metrics promise something rare in the measurement world: they let the people being served define what success looks like. That pr...
Community organizations, foundations, and public agencies increasingly want to measure impact in ways that reflect the voices of the people they serve...
Redefining Impact: Why Ethics and Participation Matter NowFor years, impact measurement has focused on outputs: number of beneficiaries served, dollar...
Introduction: The Trust Deficit in Sunbelt SustainabilitySustainability projects across the Sunbelt—from Phoenix to Atlanta, from Houston to Las...
Participatory impact metrics promise to shift power from funders to communities, but embedding them into long-term research requires more than good in...