{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"EWB Canada","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/","author_name":"rnavia","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/author\/rnavia\/","title":"Transformative Evaluation in Impact Investing - EWB Canada","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/what-we-do\/investing-in-ventures\/transformative-evaluation-at-ewb\/ande\/\">Transformative Evaluation in Impact Investing<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n<!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\n\t\t\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n\t\t!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display=\"none\";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement(\"a\"),i=d.createElement(\"a\"),a.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document);\n\/\/--><!]]>\n<\/script><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/what-we-do\/investing-in-ventures\/transformative-evaluation-at-ewb\/ande\/embed\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Transformative Evaluation in Impact Investing&#8221; &#8212; EWB Canada\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe>","description":"Between June 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019, EWB completed an in-depth research project on the use of transformative evaluation (TE) in impact investing. The goal of the research was to investigate the potential for TE to solve some of the data challenges faced at the seed-stage, and to learn what TE could potentially offer the impact investing sector. The project included two main components:\u00a0 A pilot TE and subsequent metaevaluation with one of EWB\u2019s seed-stage investees, M-Shule. The pilot provided EWB a first-hand experience with TE, and the metaevaluation helped unpack the learnings from the experience.\u00a0 A sector-wide survey and stakeholder interviews with investors, entrepreneurs, intermediaries, consultants, evaluators, and networks regarding their perceptions of the opportunities and challenges with TE in impact investing.\u00a0 Three publications were produced as part of the project, and are publicly available for download below. The case study provides a detailed description of how the TE pilot was implemented with M-Shule, lessons learned, and tips for other practitioners who are interested in applying TE. The sector report provides an in-depth description of the results of the metaevaluation, survey, and interviews, and provides a discussion and conclusion section with the main learnings from the project, and suggested next steps. Finally, the toolkit provides a step-by-step guide for investors and entrepreneurs to apply TE throughout an investment or business process, examples, and further resources. We hope the publications will be used by others in the impact investing sector to deepen impact measurement and management efforts, and to centre the work around social justice.\u00a0 This research project was supported by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) at the Aspen Institute.\u00a0 Case Study This case study provides a detailed description of how EWB implemented a transformative evaluation pilot with M-Shule, a social enterprise in Kenya. The case study [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Copy-of-Concordia_ChampagneParty1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1600,"thumbnail_height":1066}