The Foundation is committed to using data, research and evaluation to engage and educate the community and advocate for change.
To support us in our goal to catalyse systems change, the insights gained from our data, research and evaluation efforts also support us to educate the wider community about the issues we are addressing and the impact of our work.
This year we implemented the evaluation method called Most Significant Change (MSC). Exploring and learning about the impact and changes enabled through our grant program, this technique is a learning and evaluation method which adds a human, story-based aspect to existing impact reporting.
This approach involves gathering stories that are then collectively reviewed by a group who discuss and select the stories they believe reflect the most significant change. This shared reflection helps deepen understanding of the program’s impact and brings to light what change matters most to the people involved.
The Foundation is using this evaluation method, both as a pilot to capture, share and learn from community partner organisations about the impact of our grants program, and to also build the capacity of community partners.
Thirteen stories from grant recipients were recently reviewed by a diverse group of our corporate partners, Loaned Executives, grant review panellists, and community organisations. Through these stories the most significant change was identified, ultimately showing that impact was defined not just by what changed, but how, and for who had power in shaping it.
The stories of 2024-25 Most Significant Change are available to read here.
Watch how the Stories of Most Significant Change came to life at our Impact Forum.