Measuring What Matters: The Role of Evidence in Collective Action

Social programmes and collective initiatives often generate large amounts of data, yet key questions remain: what evidence is most useful, when should it be collected, and how can it inform better decisions? Organised by Saamuhika Shakti and Sattva Consulting, this webinar will explore how collectives can design measurement approaches that capture not only activities and outputs but also collaboration, systems change and the evidence needed for adaptive decision-making.

Using Saamuhika Shakti—India's first collective impact initiative supporting informal waste pickers in Bengaluru—as a practical case, the discussion will examine what collectives should measure at different stages of their journey, how evidence needs evolve over time, and how data can be translated into timely action.