What the Evidence Actually Says About Cash Transfers
Cash transfers went from heresy to the default benchmark in development. A practitioner's guide to what the evidence shows — UCT vs CCT, cash vs in-kind, delivery & leakage, and India's DBT.
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How to Write a ToR That Gets You Useful Research
The two biggest reasons research engagements fail: unclear scopes and asking for the wrong type of research. Here's how to write a ToR/SoW/RFP that fixes both — plus honest India 2026 budget benchmarks.
Knowing What You Want
The quiet, hardest, most-skipped step in development work — actually knowing what you want, before you build the theory of change for it.
What It Actually Takes to Make an Accessible Website
A real story of going from 393 WCAG violations to zero in one afternoon — the bugs we found, and the lessons that travel.
SMART vs SPICED: Choosing the Right Framework for Your Indicators
A practical comparison of two popular indicator frameworks--and when to use each for maximum impact in your M&E work.
5 Common Theory of Change Pitfalls (And How to Avoid Them)
Why most ToCs fail to drive real learning--and what you can do differently to make yours a living document.
A Beginner's Guide to Qualitative Data Analysis
From coding to theming: making sense of interviews, FGDs, and open-ended survey responses.
Why We Made ImpactMojo Free (And Always Will)
The story behind our "pay what you think is fair" philosophy and why access to quality development education shouldn't depend on budgets.
Sample Size Matters: A Practical Guide for Development Practitioners
Statistical power and sample size calculations explained without the jargon--and why getting the numbers right matters.
From Learner to Leader: Stories from the Field
How development practitioners across South Asia are building their skills and transforming their organizations.
What's Coming in 2026: The ImpactMojo Roadmap
A preview of the new tools, courses, and features we're building for the development sector.
From M&E to MEL: How Development Monitoring Evolved
Tracing the evolution from basic project tracking to the integrated MEAL framework used across the development sector today.
Beyond Vanity Metrics: Designing Indicators That Actually Matter
How to distinguish between vanity metrics and meaningful indicators that drive real programme improvement.
Data Quality When the Field Isn't a Lab
Practical strategies for maintaining data quality in challenging South Asian field conditions.
Participatory MEL: When Communities Lead the Evaluation
How participatory approaches shift power to communities and produce richer evidence for programme improvement.
Theory of Change for Complex Programmes: Beyond Linear Thinking
Why linear theories of change fail for complex programmes and how systems thinking offers better alternatives.
Testing Your Assumptions: The Most Neglected Step in Programme Design
Why assumptions matter more than activities and how to test the hidden beliefs underlying your programme.
Theory of Change vs Logframe: Complementary, Not Competing
Understanding how these two tools serve different but complementary purposes in programme design.
Adaptive Management: Keeping Your Theory of Change Alive
Why most ToCs die after the proposal and how adaptive management keeps them relevant throughout implementation.
Mixed Methods in Evaluation: Getting the Best of Both Worlds
Why neither quantitative nor qualitative alone is sufficient and how to combine them effectively.
Quasi-Experimental Designs: When Randomisation Isn't Possible
DiD, RDD, PSM and other approaches for rigorous evaluation when RCTs aren't feasible or ethical.
Ethical Research in South Asia: Beyond the IRB Checklist
Why Western ethical frameworks don't fully apply and what genuine ethical research looks like in South Asia.
When Data Changed Everything: Stories of Evidence-Based Pivots
Three stories of organisations that changed direction based on M&E evidence—and the courage it took.
Communities as Evaluation Partners: Beyond Extractive Research
Stories of communities driving their own evaluation—from SHGs in Tamil Nadu to youth monitoring in Kolkata.
Building a Culture of Learning: It Starts with Psychological Safety
Why most organisations talk about learning but don't do it—and how to change that.
Why Open Educational Resources Matter for Development
The open education movement and why it matters for professional development in the development sector.
The South Asian Development Landscape in 2026
Key trends across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka—localisation, digital transformation, and SDG progress.
Behind the Scenes: The Tools That Power ImpactMojo
A transparent look at our tech stack and why we chose simplicity over complexity.
Introducing the ImpactMojo MCP Server
How our MCP server lets any AI assistant search 700+ development education resources.
Exploring GitHub's Open Development Ecosystem
How GitHub's open-source ecosystem is transforming development practice in South Asia.
Making Learning Multilingual: Lessons from Building in Five Languages
Our journey adding Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi—and what we learned about cultural adaptation.