Applied Research Projects

We conduct applied research projects in

• Needs analysis

• Civil society analysis

• Sector analysis

• Social impact analysis, Social Return on Investment (SROI)

• Impact analysis, impact measurement (CEA Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, CBA Cost-Benefit Analysis, …)

• Evaluation (process evaluation, accompanying evaluation)

• Societal Impacts

• Employee surveys, stakeholder surveys

• Literature review, document analysis

Support & Consulting

We provide consulting in research areas where we have gained expertise from our research. In our support and consulting, we rely on social science methods and concepts.

• Impact-based management

• Impact model & Theory of Change

• Impact goals & strategy

• Methodological consulting & indicator development

• Governance analysis

• Funding sources of NGOs

• Benchmarking

Tools

For our studies and accompanying projects, we utilize various tools and methods. Some of these come from social research and are thus classic data collection instruments, while we have also developed our own tools throughout our research activities that have proven effective in numerous studies.

Here are some of these tools:

• Impact Box

• Impact-oriented Management Box

• Impact Map

• Impact Chain & Impact Model

• Step-by-step approach to impact analysis

• Monetization Tree (Monetization of impacts)

• COACH Training Platform