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Kenya income and expenditure study
We tracked 400 farmers for a full calendar year, exhaustively surveying them about their spending and income.
Measuring impact
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Actionable Measurement: Getting from “Prove” to “Improve”
There’s a set of common questions every direct-service nonprofit should answer to maximize learning, action, and impact.
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Teso 2017 RCT final results
Maize and beans production impact study in Teso district, Kenya, 2017.
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Assessing our holistic impact
A look at our impact beyond immediate farmer profit by considering factors that are not easily monetized, but which bring meaningful changes in farmers' lives.
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Quality of Life Study in Kenya and Rwanda: Year 3 Results
This report summarizes the results from 2 years of data collection which examine the impact of One Acre Fund program participation on farmers' quality of life.
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Farmer resilience white paper
This report outlines the methodology used to measure our program’s impact on farmer resilience and also presents the results from the study conducted across six countries in 2017.
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Quality of Life Study in Kenya and Rwanda: Year 2 Results
This report summarizes the results from 2 years of data collection which examine the impact of One Acre Fund program participation on farmers' quality of life.
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How Nonprofits Can Drive Healthy Growth Using SROI
This article explores why we believe social return on investment is an underutilized yet surprisingly flexible tool for making strong resource allocation decisions that maximize nonprofit impact.
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Difference in Difference Impact Study
In addition to the randomized control trial (RCT), One Acre Fund uses the Difference-in-Difference (diff-in-diff) statistical technique to verify our everyday measurements. This memo covers our most comprehensive difference-in-difference studies.
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Quality of Life Study in Kenya and Rwanda: Year 1 Results
This report summarizes the results from 2 years of data collection which examine the impact of One Acre Fund program participation on farmers' quality of life.
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Measuring farm profit
Measuring farm profit is surprisingly complicated. This paper explains the assumptions we make when calculating farm profit, and why.
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Comprehensive Impact Report
This report takes stock of One Acre Fund’s M&E as we complete our first decade of operation, highlighting lessons learned, methods we have refined, and areas for further improvement.
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Spillover Effect Kenya Analysis
This report reviews an analysis One Acre Fund undertook to better understand the extent to which farmers who live in our program areas, but who are not enrolled in the program, still receive some program benefit.
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Measuring Social Return on Investment Before You Invest
Using a social return on investment framework, organizations can estimate the future impact, cost, and scale of programs before they begin, and allocate resources for greater impact.
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Quality of Life Study in Kenya and Rwanda: Baseline Report
This reports sets the baseline for a longitudinal study we began in 2015 looking at the impacts of One Acre Fund program participation among our clients.
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Getting the Counterfactual Right
In this memo, we share our experience addressing selection bias through experimenting with four different approaches: propensity score matching, randomized control trials, newly enrolled farmers, and difference-in-difference.
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When Less Impact Per Client = Greater Social Good
Why mission-driven organizations need a more nuanced understanding of why and how impact may fluctuate over time.
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One Acre Fund Impact and M&E Strategy
This strategy memo explains how One Acre Fund uses impact measurement to prioritize the highest impact products, phase out low-impact offerings, and constantly improve the products and services we offer.
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The Road to 1 Million Farmers: New Country Expansion at One Acre Fund
As we seek to expand, we look at several factors influencing the communities we hope to reach, and how these factors might help or hinder our efforts there.
