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OFFER 03 · IMPACT TOOLS

Run your work in one place.

The Ethical Bridge Software Suite brings the tools your team needs — strategy, projects, funding, people, communications — into one connected workspace where course outputs become working plans.

ACCESS & AVAILABILITY

Every tool in the suite opens with a single access code — shared with pilot partners and founding-cohort organisations. Multi-user cloud plans open publicly after the security and privacy review.

17tools

Strategy, M&E, projects, funding, CRM, people, comms

1data model

Plan once, use everywhere. Course outputs open as working plans.

Freefor NGOs

The whole suite will be free for verified organisations — rolling out with the paid launch.

4country bands

Same fair pricing as the rest of Method into Impact.

TOOL CATALOGUE

Tools you can use now.

Tools follow the course: each one sits in the module that teaches it. Browser-based previews save to your own device. Do not enter confidential records into any preview.

Impact suite Recommended path · 5 steps

Work through these in order. Each one builds on the last — once you've completed a step it's marked with a tick, and the next step is highlighted as "Up next". Every tool shows a "How this tool connects" panel at the top so you can see what flows in and out.

1Start here · Module 1

Strategic Objectives

Build separate external and internal strategic objectives, with actions, owners, progress and review decisions.

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2Next · Module 2

Theory of Change Builder

Map the pathway from your objectives to the long-term change you want, and record the assumptions behind each step.

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3Then · Module 13

Strategy, KPIs & Annual Planning

Turn multi-year objectives into this year's priorities, measurable KPIs, an annual plan and review decisions.

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4Then · Module 6

MEAL Strategy

Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning. Pulls KPIs from step 3 and ToC indicators from step 2, tracks planned vs actual per quarter, records review decisions.

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5Deliver · Module 13

Gantt & Project Planner

Pulls initiatives from step 3 as timeline bars. Sequence tasks, owners, dependencies and milestones into a realistic delivery plan.

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By course and module

Each tool sits in the module that teaches it, so you can open the tool at the moment the course asks you to build that output. Click a module to see its tools and the lessons that use them.

Course 1 of 5

Clarify: Purpose, Strategy & Theory of Change

Why we exist and what change we pursue · 3 modules · 2 tools · About this course →

Module 00Start Here: Your Organisation JourneyExcel workbook only

This module is worked in its Excel workbook; there is no dedicated Impact Tool yet.

Module 01Strategic Foundations1 tool
Module 02Theory of Change1 tool
Course 2 of 5

Organise: Structure, People & Systems

Who does what and how we run · 3 modules · 5 tools · About this course →

Module 03Structure, Governance & Accountability2 tools
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Organisation Structure

Role library, reporting hierarchy, and a who-owns-what scanner that reads owner names from every other tool so you can spot overload early.

Used in lessons 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.7

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Module 04People, Culture & Volunteers2 tools
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Onboarding & Staff Compliance

24-step onboarding plan per new hire. Right-to-work, equipment, training and policy acknowledgements pulled live from Policy Management.

Used in 4.4 Onboarding · also Module 10

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Module 05Internal Systems & Operations2 tools

Tools used in this module: Issue & Risk Management (5.10 · home: Module 10) · Meetings, Actions & Decisions (5.10 · home: Module 03)

Course 3 of 5

Prove & Show: MEAL, Brand & Communications

Evidence, identity and voice · 3 modules · 4 tools · About this course →

Module 06MEAL: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning2 tools

MEAL Strategy

Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning. Pulls KPIs from step 3 and ToC indicators from step 2, tracks planned vs actual per quarter, records review decisions.

Used in lessons 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.7, 6.10

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Also used in this module: Theory of Change Builder (6.2 · home: Module 02)

Module 07Brand, Identity & ImageExcel workbook only

This module is worked in its Excel workbook; there is no dedicated Impact Tool yet.

Module 08Marketing & Communications2 tools
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Marketing & Social Planner

Campaign-level grouping and post-level content calendar. Posts can be tagged with the ESO they advance and targeted at specific personas.

Used in lessons 8.6, 8.8, 8.9

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Course 4 of 5

Protect: Finance, Legal, Compliance & Risk

Money, duties, policies and risk · 2 modules · 4 tools · About this course →

Module 09Financial Management1 tool

Tools used in this module: Donor Tracking (9.8 · home: Module 11)

Module 10Legal, Compliance, Policies & Risk3 tools
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Policy Management

Compliance-grade policy register with approval trail, review cadence and acknowledgement scope. Feeds the Onboarding checklist and surfaces overdue reviews.

Used in lessons 10.2, 10.4, 10.10

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Issue & Risk Management

Compliance-grade register for issues and risks. Logs against any objective, pathway, KPI, indicator or Gantt task from the suite — one place to see what might go wrong and what you're doing about it.

Used in lessons 10.11, 10.12, 10.13 · also Module 05, 12

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Also used in this module: Onboarding & Staff Compliance (10.10 · home: Module 04)

Course 5 of 5

Sustain & Run: Funding, Partnerships & Operating Plan

Resources, partners and a plan you run · 3 modules · 10 tools · About this course →

Module 11Fundraising, Revenue & Sustainable Business Models5 tools
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Donor Mapping

Prospect side of fundraising. Score each donor against your ESOs for fit; qualified prospects promote to Donor Tracking.

Used in lessons 11.5, 11.6, 11.15

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Donor Reference Guide

Deep-reference library per donor. Rules, cycles, formats and payment terms in one place, with source links and date-checked flags so fundraisers never fly blind.

Used in lessons 11.5, 11.15, 11.17

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Individual Giving

Supporter CRM for individual gifts. Match supporters to a persona for tone and channel; designate gifts to an ESO so individual giving maps to objectives.

Used in lessons 11.8, 11.9, 11.19

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Also used in this module: Relationship CRM (11.16 · home: Module 12)

Module 12Partnerships & Ecosystem Building3 tools

Also used in this module: Issue & Risk Management (12.9 · home: Module 10) · Meetings, Actions & Decisions (12.8 · home: Module 03)

Module 13Strategy to Action: Plan, Deliver & Review4 tools

Also used in this module: Meetings, Actions & Decisions (13.8 · home: Module 03) · Strategic Objectives (13.9 · home: Module 01)