Practitioner Starter Kit

Structure your research question, methodology, sampling strategy, and analysis plan on a single page. The one you fill out before writing a full proposal.

Systematically test every assumption in your Theory of Change. The checklist that stops you presenting a ToC full of wishful thinking to your donor.

A structured template for writing programme case studies. Background, methodology, findings, lessons learned — ready for your annual report or donor presentation.

The fundamentals of reading, interpreting, and communicating data. Perfect for training field teams who need to understand project dashboards and reports.

OLS, IV, DiD, RDD — every formula you need on one page. Keep it open during analysis or pin it to your wall.

The mistakes reviewers catch most often — multicollinearity, omitted variable bias, wrong standard errors. Learn to spot them before your supervisor does.

When to use chi-square vs. t-test vs. correlation. A practical decision tree for choosing the right test for your data.

Track policy developments across sectors and geographies. Useful for advocacy teams monitoring legislative changes that affect their programmes.

How to write for donors, communities, and media. Covers everything from executive summaries to field stories to social media posts.

The best free and affordable tools for survey design, data analysis, project management, and visualization. What to use when, and why.