Quick Reference: Six Evaluation Lenses
Use OECD DAC criteria as portfolio-review prompts for impact investments.
R-C-E-E-I-S The six OECD DAC lenses Relevance, Coherence, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Impact, Sustainability Effectiveness versus impact A company can hit objectives that still do not create the intended stakeholder difference. Objection: "Our dashboard already has a green status." Our dashboard already has a green status. Your line Green tells us status against plan. The evaluation lens tells us what kind of learning question to ask next. Treating status color as evaluation. It turns review from compliance into management learning. Which lens asks whether benefits last after exit or subsidy ends? Sustainability. For impact investments, sustainability is central at exit, refinancing, and…
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