Measuring What Matters: The Funder's Perspective with USAID & British International Investment

The process of measuring and reporting metrics demands significant time and effort from incubators, often straining the resources of smaller teams and diverting their attention from the core programmatic efforts of the organization. In this session, Funders and Donors will provide insights into their motivations for requesting data and impact metrics reporting from incubators. Meanwhile, Incubators will share their experiences on how gathering these impact metrics has contributed to building and strengthening their organization. Additionally, they will highlight the challenges they encounter, and the drawbacks and burdens associated with measuring and reporting metrics to the funders and donors. The session will explore the importance of data systems and shared technology and infrastructure to alleviate some of these challenges, leading to more streamlined data collection and reporting processes, allowing more resources to dedicate towards programmatic objectives.

Speakers of this session included:
- Vineeth Menon of British International Investment (BII), from India
- Paul Hamlin of USAID DIV, from the United States
- Maithili Rege of Villgro Innovations Foundation, from India