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Define a shared indicator at Singapore nonprofit collaboration sessions
Ask what each partner counts before combining activity totals or claiming a common outcome.
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Start with these checks
- The agenda includes outcome measurement or collaboration planning.
- Exercises examine indicator definitions and how partners collect information.
- The session supports organisational questions without requiring private beneficiary records.
The problem
A Singapore nonprofit partnership combines different activity counts in one report even though the organisations have not agreed what the shared indicator measures.
Connect the indicator to a common question
NCSS describes collective impact as a structured partnership around a common agenda for a specific social problem. Ask what question your proposed indicator should answer within that agenda. A count of activities may describe delivery effort without showing the intended change. State that distinction before attempting to combine each partner's existing numbers.
- NCSS Collaboration ↗ · Source checked
Write a definition all partners can inspect
For one fictional indicator, specify the unit counted, the period and the inclusion rule. Ask whether each organisation can produce it using its approved process. Similar labels can conceal different definitions. If definitions differ, record that difference rather than silently placing the figures in the same total or demanding that another team revise its reporting immediately.
Look for overlap and missing coverage
Ask whether the same activity or participant could appear in more than one organisation's figure and which relevant activity is absent. Work with a fictional example in a public session. Resolving a real overlap may require a separately approved information process; do not circulate personal records as a quick way to reconcile a partnership report.
Keep the interpretation within the evidence
Write what the agreed indicator can show and what additional evidence would be needed for an outcome claim. NCSS's partnership page includes outcome measurement among capability areas, but it does not validate a particular partnership's data. Use Boardzip to find measurement and collaboration sessions, then confirm the exercise level and audience before attending.
- NCSS Partnership opportunities ↗ · Source checked
Questions and answers
Can we add two partners' totals if the labels match?
Check the unit, period, inclusion rule and overlap first. Matching labels do not establish comparable measures or prevent the same activity from being counted twice.
Does a higher activity count prove the partnership improved outcomes?
It shows the defined activity count changed. An outcome conclusion requires evidence appropriate to the outcome and its context; do not infer it from volume alone.
Sources and further reading
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- NCSS Collaboration ↗Source checked
- NCSS Partnership opportunities ↗Source checked
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