Foundations in Impact
Measurement Course

A short, FREE introductory course on how to measure and manage your social impact through monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL). This online interactive learning course will equip you with core MEL concepts and actionable insights tailorable to your context.

Included in the FREE Foundations in Impact Measurement (FIM) Course:

FIM eLearning
Course

Two introductory modules exploring key concepts and processes related to monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL).

Foundation Tools
& Resources

A set of downloadable start-up tools including our 12-step guide, an interactive workbook and complementary templates.

Introductory
Webinar

A 90-minute intro webinar covering the 12-steps to measure and manage your social impact through effective MEL.

Impact CoPilot
(Discovery Session)

A 1-to-1 discussion (30 mins) with an expert concerning your Impact Measurement goals, challenges, or current situation.
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The workshop delivered by inFocus not only helped us all to understand the differences between indicators, outcomes and tools for measurement, but it helped develop relationships between delegates that have become so integral to the production of what should be an extremely useful toolkit for anyone working in the field of football and employability.
Mark Albion - In The Community
I found the courses to be very informative, well designed, and, dare I say, a bit fun.  As way of comparison, I am concurrently taking a graduate program in social research techniques and found the explanations you provided in many areas to be much clearer and more actionable.  Kudos to all of you.
Daniel Manitsky - Stone Soup
The training delivered by inFocus is top notch, relevant, and actionable. If you want to learn how to communicate and measure your impact, learn from one of the best in the measurement and evaluation sector.
TJ - Catch the Stars Foundation
The inFocus Training has been so helpful to me as an M&E officer, enhancing my skills and giving me some great insights into how to improve my work. The course provided me with advanced skills to train other MTG data collectors.
Janet Motah - Moving The Goalposts
I would have no hesitation in recommending inFocus to any organisation looking to improve the impact of its programmes.
Mark Albion - In The Community
I found the Theory of Change Training to be a really practical and guided way to work through our organisation’s theory of change, and I really enjoyed the innovative way in which the inFocus training was conducted.
Sheri Errington - Fight with Insight
The Theory of Change process and IMM toolkit developed has helped ISCA members to improve on specific aspects of initiatives for ‘hard to reach’ groups, to make more people more active in the longer term and to measure the social impact of their efforts across Europe. We thank inFocus for this journey and look forward to further cooperation!
Saska Benedicic Tomat - ISCA
GDM has had relevant data and will continue to have relevant data collected, but this data only took shape into learning during the IMM workshop with inFocus
Chote Cover - GDM
The workshop delivered by inFocus not only helped us all to understand the differences between indicators, outcomes and tools for measurement, but it helped develop relationships between delegates that have become so integral to the production of what should be an extremely useful toolkit for anyone working in the field of football and employability.
Mark Albion - In The Community
I found the courses to be very informative, well designed, and, dare I say, a bit fun.  As way of comparison, I am concurrently taking a graduate program in social research techniques and found the explanations you provided in many areas to be much clearer and more actionable.  Kudos to all of you.
Daniel Manitsky - Stone Soup
The training delivered by inFocus is top notch, relevant, and actionable. If you want to learn how to communicate and measure your impact, learn from one of the best in the measurement and evaluation sector.
TJ - Catch the Stars Foundation
The inFocus Training has been so helpful to me as an M&E officer, enhancing my skills and giving me some great insights into how to improve my work. The course provided me with advanced skills to train other MTG data collectors.
Janet Motah - Moving The Goalposts

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FAQs

Yes – the course includes two eLearning modules that you can access at any time as well as the Introduction to Impact Measurement webinar, with dates available throughout the year. If you are purchasing the CIM course, you will also gain access to the additional four-week Tutorials and Practicals webinar series. All of these sessions will be fully virtual so that you can access them from anywhere.

Check out the Compare Courses page for more detail on everything included in the course!

When you sign up, you’ll create a username and password to allow you access to your course account. This user profile will get you access to either the FIM course or, if you’ve purchased the CIM course, all the additional elements of the CIM course option as well.
How long the course takes to complete depends on your availability, what you want out of the training and how many hours a week you plan to spend on the material. However, the course is designed to be digested at your own pace and in a fully flexible manner. For the FIM Course you get lifetime access, so you can come back to the content time and again, and also access any updates or additions we make, as we are constantly updating the content and the free tools and resources.
The FIM course contains 1-2 hours of eLearning material as well as the included guides and supplemental materials. We would recommend you anticipate it taking 2-3 hours total to take full advantage of all the course has to offer. The CIM course contains 10-12 hours of eLearning and materials.
No problem – we run the Introductory Webinar very frequently, so if you aren’t available for the current dates, you are sure to be able to make one in the very near future, just keep an eye on the events calendar and ensure you are subscribed to our training newsletter/email updates.

Yes! You can sign up for the FIM course for FREE and access the Introductory Webinar whenever one is scheduled. If you want to access the Tutorials (x4) and Practicals (x4) only, you can purchase these with a Series Pass separately by visiting any Tutorial or Practical session listed on our events page.

You can learn more about CoPiloting here. The CoPilot Discovery session consists of a 30 minute call with an MEL expert (included for FREE with both courses). The MEL Health Check is a ‘deeper-dive’ independent, expert audit of your existing MEL system that will provide you with immediately implementable action steps to improve your MEL’s effectiveness. It is included for FREE only with a CIM course membership, but you can get a Health Check separately for a small fee. See here for more details about the Health Check.
The FIM course is free forever! No bait and switch tactics here. You can sign up for the FIM course and access it whenever works for you. Whether you plan to go through it quickly or your availability is limited and you’ll need to take your time completing the material, it is there for you to use whenever you are able and you will never be charged. We will send you some information about the CIM (Complete Impact Manager) course while you engage with the FIM (Foundations in Impact Management) course in case you’d like to engage in further learning once you finish with FIM, but you never have to upgrade or pay a dime if you don’t want to.
The Foundations in Impact Management (FIM) course is perfect for anyone who is just starting out in the world of MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning). The FIM course lays a strong foundation complete with integral concepts and important frameworks, tools and methods for conducting data collection and analysis and transforming that into learning and improvement. If you’re looking for a more robust training option that will equip you with everything you need to know to design and implement MEL, check out our CIM course.
The FIM e-Learning Course consists of the following two modules:
  • Introduction to impact measurement
  • What needs to be in place for effective impact measurement?
It includes a set of essential start-up tools and templates that complement the Foundations in Impact Measurement course which can be viewed here.

If you have specific questions about the training courses, send an email to training@impactinfocus.com.

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The FIM course is a perfect introductory resource for those that need an MEL foundation. It will deliver the basics at no cost to you. For those who want to fast-track their MEL learning and capabilities, we also offer a paid course that is much more all-encompassing: the Complete Impact Manager (CIM) Course.

If you need a robust learning experience to guarantee that you’ll walk away with everything you need to build and implement your MEL system, the CIM course includes everything from the FIM course and also provides a complete suite of support options (including live Group Tutorials and Practicals offered multiple times a year, 1:1 expert guidance, a complete ‘How To…’ curriculum and a comprehensive MEL Health Check delivered by our expert team).
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