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IDR Explains | What is theory of change? #shorts - India Development Review

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India Development Review breaks down the "Theory of Change" — the strategic framework that forces organizations to map every assumption standing between their actions and real-world impact.

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Theory Briefing

  • Theory of Change is a planning framework that requires organizations to explicitly map the causal steps from action to social impact.
  • IDR's explainer highlights how nonprofits and development agencies use it to identify hidden assumptions that could derail their goals.
  • Without a clear Theory of Change, interventions risk measuring outputs over outcomes — activity over actual transformation.