This is a 'primer' designed to assist program officers in the Peace and Social Justice program of the Ford Foundation in preparing their Program Officer Memorandum. It focuses on developing indicators that can be used to track and improve the contribution of the work that the Ford Foundation is making in the area of social change. The paper proposes ways for the Foundation to address the impact of its work, track change over time, and develop a better understanding of what does and does not work in order to achieve its desired goals. It outlines a learning cycle for the Foundation that includes establishing goals, developing indicators, gathering information, analysing results, and taking action, and this serves as a step-by-step process in which the Ford Foundation can monitor its work in the Peace and Social Justice program.
Publication year:
1999
Pages:
18 p.
Publisher reference:
Institute of Development Studies