Social Impact Lab

We help people & organizations make systems & services more accessible, resilient & responsive using inclusive tech like SMS, voice, radio, and humans

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

Our https://t.co/3UlOCCKsIS site houses resources and case studies on building ways for communities to help govern projects. It had some broken links. We fixed them! Now back to sleep. https://t.co/tG0G2fmQt2 #MERLTech

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

The first day of the full #MERLTech conference is a great day to commit to evidence-based practice in Tech for Social Change! ICYMI our M&E Framework: https://t.co/M8W0t8ui4Y #tbt We miss you all.

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

ICYMI, we wrote a playbook of the strategies you could use to disseminate content on basic phones, and it's on the internet for free. Enjoy! #tbt #inclusivetech #digitalforall https://t.co/0VNujw8VEk

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

ICYMI, the SIMLab Monitoring and Evaluation Framework is revised and updated, and launched with new evaluation criteria based on the #digitalprinciples #merltech #digitalforall https://t.co/CJCeThyw97

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

Our former CEO, @techladylaura, launching the new #M&E Framework on the @DIAL_Community site! https://t.co/CJCeThyw97

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

This week we launched the new and improved #M&E of Tech Framework, supported by @DIAL_Community. It turns the #digitalprinciples into evaluation criteria! We're still working on improving this so have a read and tell us what you think. https://t.co/IeB4SOBbbO

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

Free stuff! SIMLab, @intrac_UK, @cdalearning, and @WorldVisionUK tested feedback mechanisms for three years, and shared resources, case studies and a report on a dedicated website #tbt https://t.co/Zyl1GjklmB

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

A barrier to evidence in #ICT4D is missing ops data e.g. about staff cost and time. @kellymchurch reflected on that challenge for our #mobilemoney project back in 2016 #tbt https://t.co/aIW8X0032p

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

#tbt 3 months to the #redrose hack. 3 things your COO should be doing, TODAY to head off reputational, legal and operational risks around #responsibledata security and management: https://t.co/kF3UDQySx8

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

We were still working on a few ideas when we closed. We put them online in case anyone wants 'em... #tbt #freetoagoodhome https://t.co/0fvy1ilJRH

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

@FrontlineSMS @amy_odonnell +1

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

Today, #tbt to last year's consultation paper on the current realities of #responsibledata in civil society - @techladylaura is presenting our research at #ssirdata later this afternoon! https://t.co/xALM5tOb6C

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

Looking back, @katgatewood's seven #nonprofit new year's resolutions were eerily prescient. Compare to @techladylaura's posts about our closing: https://t.co/EBqONX2RZi #tbt #socent https://t.co/0IZTSDxlIx

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

#tbt to @kellymchurch's case study of our Kenya #MobileMoney project, feat. @FrontlineSMS Payments! We also publicly released the independent evaluation. https://t.co/C6jsha94MX

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

Before we closed, we put all of our resources for ethical, evidence-based tech projects online for free. Check them out #tbt #responsibledata #merltech #commisaid #ict4d https://t.co/ThKFSTsASh

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

#tbt to @keithporcaro's post showing you how to build the SMS appointment reminders and surveys we implemented using @FrontlineSMS for @baylegaljustice's low-income Bay Area clients https://t.co/DO1WymnfAg

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

Thank you for the days Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me I'm thinking of the days I won't forget a single day believe me #tbt to the SIMLab story. :'( https://t.co/rJPqty17RA

[Social Impact Lab @SIMLab]

We're closing for good, today. Thanks so much for being part of our community. Check out final new resources, on disseminating content on basic phones, and an outline specification workshop. And don't forget to sign up for https://t.co/AOnPjmYfaj! https://t.co/vZlnPiyf0B

[Digital Civil Society Lab @DigCivSoc]

Digital Impact grantee @SIMLab recently collaborated on a #responsibledata consultation in practice that showed 2 opposing visions of data in social change work. Read more on the consultation w/ @CenDemTech, @futureofprivacy, and @EngnRoom. https://t.co/F1lIcYGlNx #nonprofits

[Feedback Labs @FeedbackLabs]

Announcing the 4th annual Feedback Summit in Washington DC! Save the Date October 4-5, 2018 to gather at the premier feedback event of the year #FBLSummit