Does the charity publish high-quality monitoring and evaluation reports on its website?
A charity meets this criteria if it freely publishes – on its website – at least one technical report that (a) discusses how the impact of a project or program was evaluated, including what information was collected and how it was collected; (b) discusses the actual impact of the project. (Why is monitoring and evaluation so important?) For education programs, at a minimum, we require evidence regarding students’ attendance rates, grade promotion/completion rates, or academic performance/aptitude as measured by exam scores. We ideally wish to see evidence regarding job opportunities, earnings, and/or health as well. • Does the charity stand out for program selection? A charity meets this criteria if it focuses primarily on (or publishes enough financial information to make it clear that 75% of its recent funding is devoted to) what we consider “priority programs” These programs have particularly strong evidence bases, enough to lower the burden of proof on a charity running them. (Why
