Full recordings from ANDE’s Metrics from the Ground Up Virtual Learning Series are now available online. This series, which ran from June to August 2025, brought together voices from across the global impact measurement field to explore practical tools, emerging methodologies, and sector-wide shifts that are redefining how we measure what matters.

For those who couldn’t attend live—or who want to revisit the insights—every session is now accessible to ANDE members.

Why This Series Matters

The Metrics from the Ground Up Virtual Learning Series was launched to extend and deepen the learning that began at ANDE’s in-person conference in Nairobi. Many high-quality session ideas simply couldn’t fit into the three-day agenda. This series offered them a platform—and brought in fresh voices, case studies, and experimentation.

From system-level impact to gender data gaps, from circular economy frameworks to API-enabled reporting tools, each session helped answer a critical question:
How can we make impact measurement more inclusive, efficient, and relevant to those we serve?

What You’ll Find

Across ten recorded sessions, you’ll find:

• Actionable strategies for designing MEL systems grounded in context and collaboration
• Innovations in measurement, including behavioral analytics, theater-based evaluation, and AI-enhanced data sharing
• Guidance for alignment, whether with the SDGs, gender-lens investing standards, or funder expectations
• First-hand case studies from Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia
• Prototypes and tools in progress, developed with community input

Explore the Sessions

• How Can We Measure Impact Using Systems Approaches? — TechnoServe
• Root Capital’s MEL Approaches — Root Capital
• Impact Map SROI — Baanko
• Better Data on Women’s Usage of Financial Services — Accion
• Impact Performance Verification for Social Enterprises — Moonshot Global
• Measuring Soft Skills in Impact Investing for SMEs — F3 Global LLC
• Theatre and Drama for Impact Measurement — Palestine Creativity Lab
• Integrating Gender into Environmental, Social and Impact Due Diligences (ESIDDs) — IBIS Consulting
• IMM Alignment with the SDGs — Fetola
• Shaping the Future of Impact Reporting: AI, APIs & Data Sharing — Vera Solutions (upcoming)

Keep the Learning Going

ANDE’s Metrics from the Ground Up initiative is about more than one-time events. It’s a global, collaborative effort to improve how we understand, learn from, and enhance our support for small and growing businesses.

We invite you to explore the recordings, share them with your teams, and continue engaging with this growing community of practice.

Let’s keep the momentum going—from the ground up.