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This report identifies five common pitfalls that organisations fall into when using theory of change, and walks through five rules of thumb that will help organisations to use the approach to tackle complex problems. The report includes case studies demonstrating these pitfalls and rules of thumb in practice.

Publisher

New Philanthropy Capital

Discipline or practice

Systems Change

About this resource

Country/Territory

United Kingdom

Date Published

2018

License

Unknown

Formats

PDF publication

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