The relationship between these activities is also important, the more integrated they are, the more successful the project is likely to be. Grass roots activities are likely to involve capacity building activities. Different stakeholder's will have different views on what success is, depending on where they are within the impact chain. This can be done using a variety of methods. These can be done for specific projects or institutions or groups of beneficiary's etc.
Attribution is one of the hardest issues to face in evaluating advocacy work.
It is very difficult to know precisely what causes policy changes and precisely what impact those changes have in reality. Many different forces are in play, and NGOs are often amongst the least powerful actors advocating in any situation. Identify simple indicators for each output, which do not require huge amounts of time or effort to collect. Track changes in the external environment to see if these are relevant. Systematically collect any concrete evidence especially anecdotal evidence Remember assessments need to provide useful and timely information Crosscheck subjective judgements by asking audience and beneficiaries key questions.