This document outlines a method for contribution analysis to measure impact called a "recipe for measuring impact". It discusses having many ingredients in the complex world and defining an organization's contribution. It provides steps such as having inputs, activities, outputs, engagement, reactions, and changes to evaluate the impact including gained knowledge, skills, risks, enablers, and context. It encourages finding more information on contribution analysis.

2. a recipe for measuring impact
contribution analysis

3. complex world: lots of ingredients
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4. defining contribution
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5. immediate heat

6. gentle

7. lingering sweet

8. let’s begin

9. recap

10. inputs / ingredients

11. activities / cooking

12. outputs/ meal

13. engagement / lunch together

14. reaction / it’s great!

15. reaction / it’s the worst!

16. change / gained new knowledge

17. change/ learned new skills

18. change/ doing things differently

19. remember the risks
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20. and the enablers

21. and the context - your kitchen

22. is in a house

23. and a community

24. find us!
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Catherine-Rose Stocks-Rankin
IRISS Associate, Contribution Analysis
cr.stocks-rankin@iriss.org.uk