Social Impact Lab

Our FeedbackMechanisms.org site houses resources and case studies on building ways for communities to help govern projects. It had some broken links. We fixed them! Now back to sleep. feedbackmechanisms.org/publi… #MERLTech

The first day of the full #MERLTech conference is a great day to commit to evidence-based practice in Tech for Social Change! ICYMI our M&E Framework: simlab.org/resources/mandeof… #tbt We miss you all.

ICYMI, we wrote a playbook of the strategies you could use to disseminate content on basic phones, and it's on the internet for free. Enjoy! #tbt #inclusivetech #digitalforall zpr.io/nDJuW

ICYMI, the SIMLab Monitoring and Evaluation Framework is revised and updated, and launched with new evaluation criteria based on the #digitalprinciples #merltech #digitalforall zpr.io/nKftx

Our former CEO, @techladylaura, launching the new #M&E Framework on the @DIAL_Community site! zpr.io/nKftx

This week we launched the new and improved #M&E of Tech Framework, supported by @DIAL_Community. It turns the #digitalprinciples into evaluation criteria! We're still working on improving this so have a read and tell us what you think. zpr.io/nhrf3

Free stuff! SIMLab, @intrac_UK, @cdalearning, and @WorldVisionUK tested feedback mechanisms for three years, and shared resources, case studies and a report on a dedicated website #tbt zpr.io/nmT3q

A barrier to evidence in #ICT4D is missing ops data e.g. about staff cost and time. @kellymchurch reflected on that challenge for our #mobilemoney project back in 2016 #tbt zpr.io/nEdPG

#tbt 3 months to the #redrose hack. 3 things your COO should be doing, TODAY to head off reputational, legal and operational risks around #responsibledata security and management: zpr.io/nxhiM

We were still working on a few ideas when we closed. We put them online in case anyone wants 'em... #tbt #freetoagoodhome zpr.io/nXYv7

Today, #tbt to last year's consultation paper on the current realities of #responsibledata in civil society - @techladylaura is presenting our research at #ssirdata later this afternoon! zpr.io/nNNAD

Looking back, @katgatewood's seven #nonprofit new year's resolutions were eerily prescient. Compare to @techladylaura's posts about our closing: zpr.io/naawV #tbt #socent zpr.io/naawB

#tbt to @kellymchurch's case study of our Kenya #MobileMoney project, feat. @FrontlineSMS Payments! We also publicly released the independent evaluation. zpr.io/nTsJA

Before we closed, we put all of our resources for ethical, evidence-based tech projects online for free. Check them out #tbt #responsibledata #merltech #commisaid #ict4d zpr.io/nYZfD

#tbt to @keithporcaro's post showing you how to build the SMS appointment reminders and surveys we implemented using @FrontlineSMS for @baylegaljustice's low-income Bay Area clients zpr.io/nsGDx

Thank you for the days Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me I'm thinking of the days I won't forget a single day believe me #tbt to the SIMLab story. :'( zpr.io/njfiU

We're closing for good, today. Thanks so much for being part of our community. Check out final new resources, on disseminating content on basic phones, and an outline specification workshop. And don't forget to sign up for Betterbox.tech! buff.ly/2DBBnlw