Published on: Nov 14 2018 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Do Financial Incentives Increase SMS Survey Response Rates?
When organizations set out to use our platform for mobile data collection via SMS or IVR, implementers often ask, “what response rate will I get from my survey?”,...
Published on: Sep 26 2018 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 6 Technologies for Monitoring and Evaluating Programs in Insecure Environments
In some of the most insecure humanitarian contexts, monitoring aid programmes is particularly important to humanitarian organisations.
Did assistance get to the...
Published on: Aug 23 2018 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on 3 Takeaways From MERL Tech Jozi in South Africa
Recently, MERL Tech Jozi, our first MERL Tech on the African continent, brought together a wide range of experts for two days of sharing, learning and exploring...
Published on: Apr 09 2018 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on Please Register Now for MERL Tech DC 2018 and Submit Your Session Ideas
Please sign up to present, register to attend, or reserve a demo table for MERL Tech DC 2018 on September 6-7, 2018 at FHI 360 in Washington, DC.
We will engage...
Needs, markets, and innovation combine to produce technological change. This is as true in the international development sector as it is anywhere else. And within...
We’ve all been there. You’re working with an organization or government to help chart a path towards stronger data management practices. Key staff are excited...
Published on: Feb 26 2018 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on Please Submit Session Ideas for MERL Tech Johannesburg
Please submit your session idea or reserve your demo table for MERL Tech Jozi, to explore what’s happening with innovation, digital data, and new technologies...
Published on: Feb 01 2018 by Tech Change - Comments Off on What Data Superpower Do You Wish For?
We all are awash in data. Waves of it, breaking over our heads, that can feel like it’s drowning us some days. But what if we take a step back, climb out...
As evaluators, we know that if we want data to be used for learning and adapting, the data itself must be easily accessible. We’ve found that visualizing data...
Published on: Dec 13 2017 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Using IATI Results Data
It didn’t surprise me when I learned that — when Ministry of Finance officials conduct trainings on the Aid Management Platform for Village Chiefs, CSOs and...