Edit Right AdvisorsSS-03 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Track it right.
Learning Loop is the Edit Right Advisors monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) framework. It builds evidence into everyday program work. Its first ring makes evidence trustworthy: plan, collect, verify, and evaluate. Its second ring makes evidence change things: reflect, decide, adapt, and document. The result is data funders trust and leaders use.
Standards for ethics, safeguarding, inclusion, and data governance apply at every step. The framework draws on recognized practice, including results based management and collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA). CLA (Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting) is a USAID framework.
Is this for you? Yes, if a funder needs a MEL plan or an evaluation, or your data is collected but not trusted or used.
Our tools to track it right
3A MEL Map
Our MEL plan model. It builds your plan in seven connected parts, all feeding management decisions: results logic, measurement plan, data collection and management, data quality, analysis and evaluation, reporting and communication, and learning and adaptation.
Explore the model3B Data Diamond
Our data quality model. It checks program data for validity, reliability, precision, integrity, completeness, and timeliness, so the data is fit for decisions. Steps: assess, verify, correct, and monitor.
Explore the model3C Learning Ladder
Our learning agenda model. It starts from the decision you need to make, not the data. Evidence reaches leaders through short briefs, dashboards, and stories of change, and actions are followed up and adjusted.
Explore the modelMany programs collect data that no one trusts and reports that no one reads. Learning Loop connects your MEL plan to the theory of change and the proposal, checks the quality of the numbers, and turns findings into decisions. For programs in any sector, it gives funders the evidence they ask for and gives your team lessons it can act on.
Deliverables
- MEL plan with indicators and a measurement plan
- Indicator reference sheets and data collection tools
- Data quality assessment and correction plan
- Learning agenda with priority questions
- Briefs, dashboards, or stories of change
- Editable files and the reasoning behind them
Starting price
Per project
Learning Loop
Starting from
$450
- MEL plan with indicators and a measurement plan
- Indicator reference sheets and data collection tools
- Data quality assessment and correction plan
Monthly
Retainer
Starting from
$1,200 per month
- Learning agenda with priority questions
- Briefs, dashboards, or stories of change
- Editable files and the reasoning behind them
Payments: 40% to start, 30% at the midpoint, and 30% on final delivery.
We never charge a percentage of a grant.
Final pricing is confirmed after a short scoping call.
Book a free callQuestions clients ask
Do you guarantee funding?
No. We commit to what we control: the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of our work. Funding decisions rest with funders.
Do you support organizations outside the United States?
Yes. We advise clients remotely around the world.
What do you need from us?
One point of contact, plus your documents, data, decisions, and access to people on the agreed dates. Our timeline depends on these, and we say early if a delay will move a deadline.
How long does an engagement take?
It depends on the scope and the funder deadline. After a free call, you receive a written quote with milestones and dates.
Can you run the full evaluation?
We design evaluations and can lead them as agreed in the scope. Field data collection depends on your context and partners, and we confirm it in the written quote.
Key terms
- Monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL): the system a program uses to track results, judge what worked, and adapt.
- Indicator: a measure that shows whether a result is being achieved.
- Data quality assessment: a check that data is valid, reliable, precise, complete, and timely.
- Learning agenda: a set of priority questions that evidence must answer for decision makers.
Ready to talk about your next proposal, plan, or report?
Book a free call: editright.io/call We will tell you honestly whether we fit, and suggest a first step even if it is not with us.
Response times: we reply to general inquiries within two business days, and to detailed or technical inquiries within five business days.
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