{"id":23413,"date":"2024-05-29T17:26:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T20:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitawi.net\/?p=23413"},"modified":"2025-03-20T19:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:13:22","slug":"o-que-sao-indicadores-de-impacto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitawi.net\/en\/o-que-sao-indicadores-de-impacto\/","title":{"rendered":"What are impact indicators?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Impact indicators are essential tools for assessing whether the strategic objectives of a social business are being achieved. They can be both quantitative and qualitative, and are used to measure the effects and changes generated by an initiative in a specific community or reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And how important is it to measure impact?<\/strong>

Measuring impact helps legitimize a business, attract investors, and demonstrate transparency and accountability. It also helps improve strategies and increase positive impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Characteristics of Impact Indicators:<\/strong>

\u2013 Simplicity: <\/strong>must be easy to understand and implement;
\u2013 Comparability: <\/strong>allow you to compare results over time;
\u2013 Reliability: <\/strong>based on verifiable data;
\u2013 Low cost: <\/strong>must be economical to implement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps in the impact measurement process:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Delimitation of the impact sector: <\/strong>define the scope and objectives of the impact;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Benchmarking: <\/strong>learn from other business practices;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Theory of change: <\/strong>map how and why the solution achieves its goals;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Choice of indicators: <\/strong>select up to three key indicators;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Identification of groups and sampling: <\/strong>define groups for measurement;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Measurement description: <\/strong>establish how the measurement will be carried out;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. New schedule: <\/strong>plan new measurement cycles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    Examples of Impact Indicators:<\/strong>

    At Sitawi, we use indicators to measure our impact and how we contribute to transforming the world. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n