Atma has been a part of the growth journey of many inspiring Education NGOs over the last 15 years
In 2022, Atma commissioned Sattva to conduct an independent impact evaluation of Atma's Accelerator programme on participating NGOs in the last 5 years. Here are the key insights emerging from the study:
4x average increase in stakeholders
2.2x average increase in funding
2.11x average increase in staff
85% of the partner organisations reported growing by 1 stage at least. While the bulk of partner organisations were reportedly on stage 3 at the time of joining, this shifts to stage 4 at the time of graduation
ATMA’S NET PROMOTER SCORE (NPS)
The average score for likeliness to recommend (on a scale of 1-10) is 8.04 (n=21) indicating a very high likelihood of partner organisations recommending the programme.
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The evaluation framework was based on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) principles for the evaluation of Development Assistance. The impact of the Accelerator programme is likely to continue after programme support has been withdrawn
partner organisations agree or strongly agree that the Accelerator adequately met their needs
The Accelerator is in coherence with international policies and priorities in the education space
The Accelerator contributes to the following:
17 Partnerships for the Goals
4 Quality Education
NITI Aayog
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partner organisations were satisfied with support on the diagnosis of capacity building needs, goal setting and planning, and design and implementation of projects
of partner organisations reported that the Accelerator improved their confidence levels
Partner organisations are well-equipped to work independently, and continue using co-created frameworks, methods, and knowledge products even post the engagement showcasing sustainability of the Accelerator
“Without Atma, it might have taken 10 years to get where we are now or maybe we might have never reached the current point… Atma instilled confidence and ensured improvement in quality every year.”
Partner Organisation
“The partnership has provided a structure to our thoughts. Atma has brought a lot of clarity on how we present ourselves, how we talk or even communicate. They have been a pillar of support in a lot of ways. In fact, not just funding support but also as a sounding board, to improvise on our communications aspect.”
Partner Organisation
“Atma's support is very relevant as entrepreneurs like us are passionate and have ideas. But nobody knows how to set up an organisation in the beginning. With Atma's support, we don't have to set it up organically i.e. start from scratch but instead we are able to adopt a systematic approach. If we had to start from scratch, our growth would've been much slower.”
Partner Organisation
“Atma’s team helped us think about the programme more deeply including how to get more organised, streamlined,and handle unpredictability.”
Partner Organisation
*Testimonials were anonymously shared as part of the Impact study.
