Foundations in Impact
Measurement Course

+ WEBINARS

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ISCA

Our dedicated membership for ISCA network members includes FREE resources on how to measure and manage your social impact through monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL). It includes Group Tutorials and Practicals run as a live webinar series. This interactive, multi-media learning offer will equip you with all the core MEL concepts, practical tools and actionable insights you’ll need to get started and move forwards with confidence!

What's included FREE for ISCA network members:

FIM eLearning
Course

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

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

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

Group Tutorials & Practicals

This 4-week (eight 90-minute session) webinar series provides an introduction to the tools and processes needed to effectively:

  • Measure social impact: monitor and evaluate the social impact generated from a service or product
  • Manage social impact: unlock the potential of measuring impact to improve and grow

As a ISCA network member you will be automatically registered for the next upcoming Group Tutorials series (x4 sessions) once you register below (you will get separate email confirmations).

Once registered, visit the Group Practicals page to choose which Practical sessions you wish to join and RSVP to these individually. These are optional sessions focused on trying out techniques in practice.

The full webinar series runs three times per calendar year (minimum), so if you can’t make all of the next scheduled sessions, you can always join on a future date!

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And if you are looking for more…

Complete Impact
Manager Course

The FIM + Webinars Course is a perfect introductory resource for those that need a good foundation in MEL. It covers the basics really well and provides you with a suite of tools and resources to implement at no cost- other than your valuable time to complete them! ​

For those who want to fast-track their MEL learning and capabilities, we also offer a paid upgrade (for £199) that is more all-encompassing and offers some significant additional benefits from our Complete Impact Manager (CIM) Course.

If you’d like a more tailored learning experience that provides you with step by step guidance on how to build and implement your own MEL system, the CIM Course may be for you. It includes everything from the FIM + Webinars Course plus a comprehensive MEL Health Check that results in an individualised MEL Development Roadmap, and an additional suite of aligned CIM resources to further accelerate your journey! It includes…​

CIM eLearning Course

Includes flexible access to 15 interactive eLearning modules (8-10 hours) covering all key topics from ‘theory into practice’.
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CIM Tools & Resources

In additional to all the FIM Tools & Resources, we include an additional nine ‘CIM only’ practical training guides.​

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MEL Health Check

MEL Health Check

A 1-to-1 guided review of the current status of your MEL systems, processes and tools, to identify gaps and areas for strengthening.

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To upgrade to the Complete Impact Manager (CIM) course, just go to the course registration page below and use this ISCA Coupon Code when checking out to receive your upgrade for £199:

Coupon code: ISCA-CIM-UPGRADE

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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!
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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
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 – this course includes two FIM e-learning modules that you can access at any time, access to the Introduction to Impact Measurement webinar (run multiple times per year), AND access to our four-week Tutorials and Practicals webinar series (also run multiple times per year). All of these sessions will be fully virtual so that you can access them from anywhere.

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. Hence you have continuous access for a full year to space it out across, but if you’re keen, you might complete it during the first month! You might also choose to just dip in and out of certain parts, depending upon your needs. The different components will require varying amounts of your time – the e-Learning modules, the intro webinar, and the live group tutorials and practicals.

The FIM course contains 1-2 hours of e-Learning 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. If you decide to upgrade, the CIM course contains 10-12 additional hours of e-Learning and materials.

No problem – we run each series 2-3 times per year. If you aren’t available for the dates, you can always join in on the next one!

Absolutely! Signing up for the FIM course gains you FREE access to the Introductory Webinar AND to any of our Tutorials (x4) and Practicals (x4) sessions through this special partner-sponsored membership. Just login with your FIM credentials and sign up!

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 (included only with a CIM course membership) includes some offline work by an inFocus Consultant reviewing background materials and documentation supplied by you and related to a development task. This is usually followed by a 30-minute information, advice and guidance session with you to guide your next steps. 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 e-Learning 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. And through this special FIM membership, you’ll also have access to the Tutorials and Practicals sessions for a full year to take advantage of those training opportunities!

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?

In addition to FREE access to the Tutorials and Practicals training series run multiple times per year, this membership includes a set of essential start-up tools and templates that complement the Foundations in Impact Measurement course which can be viewed here.