ImpactMojo

Free Development Education for Social Impact

ImpactMojo is a free learning platform providing rigorous, practical educational content on MEAL, Theory of Change, research methods, gender studies, and development economics for NGOs, impact practitioners, and students across South Asia.

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About

ImpactMojo addresses a critical gap in development education. Development work in India and South Asia often lacks standardized, evidence-based knowledge foundations: resulting in interventions that lack rigor and measurable impact.

We provide accessible, high-quality educational materials grounded in South Asian context, designed for educators, practitioners, researchers, students, and policymakers.

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What We Offer

Learning Platform

| Category | Description | |----------|-------------| | 101 Courses | 22 flagship + 84 foundational courses across 6 learning tracks (all foundational decks self-hosted as native HTML slide decks). Every flagship ends with an auto-graded "Assess Yourself" self-check | | 35 Interactive Studios | Hands-on workbenches for MEL, policy, partnerships, budgeting, gender analysis, and more | | 135 Game Library | 18 interactive simulations (MiroFish AI agents, Indian folk art: Warli, Madhubani, Gond, Kalamkari, Pichwai, Pattachitra) + 117 crosswords, quizzes & word searches | | ImpactLex Dictionary | 490+ development terms with contextual definitions, formulas, and case studies (PWA, hosted on ImpactMojo) | | Dev Case Studies | 200 evidence-based case studies from 117 countries | | DevDiscourses | 500+ curated open-access research papers, books, and grey literature | | PolicyDhara | Curated Indian public policy documents, government schemes, and legislative frameworks | | BCT Repository | 203 behavior change techniques from BCT Taxonomy v1 with definitions, examples, evidence ratings, 60 WASH/nutrition case studies, fuzzy search, bookmarks, notes, comparison tool, PDF export: dark mode, filters, CSV export | | Dataverse | 343 curated tools, datasets, APIs, MCP servers, and platforms across 22 categories: dark mode, category filters, responsive cards | | 192 Reading Companions | Interactive study companions for development economics, political economy, statistics, leadership, and productivity texts | | 12 AI Study Companions | NotebookLM-powered study notebooks covering the flagship courses | | 84 Handouts | Downloadable resources across 6 learning tracks | | 27 Deep Dives | Curated, annotated reading guides: working syllabi on contested development questions | | 6 Timelines | Citation-backed visual histories (113 nodes / 44 eras): development thinking, Indian policy, MEL methods, climate, rights, gender & work | | 18 Practice Packs | 4-module applied workbooks with capstone builders: 9 subject + 9 method packs | | 15 Live Case Challenges | Realistic case packets with rubrics: one for every flagship course | | Research to Action | 7 poster series / 70 posters translating research into practice | | 32 Blog Posts | Learning Loops Blog: articles, tutorials, and case studies on development practice | | Between the Logframes | Development podcast: honest conversations on MEAL and impact work | | MCP Server | Model Context Protocol server: connect any AI assistant to search all ImpactMojo content, BCTs, Dataverse, climate data, and more (Setup guide) |

Business Models & Services

ImpactMojo operates a hybrid model: free foundational content for all, with premium tools and professional services for practitioners and organizations.

Workshops

Intensive three-day cohort-based training for NGOs and development teams. Entire teams learn together at a single flat rate.

| Plan | Price | Details | |------|-------|---------| | Standard | ₹12,000/cohort | Up to 6 participants, 3 days (~6 hrs/day), 19+ topics | | Advanced | ₹15,000/cohort | Deeper technical content, software training (Stata/R), post-workshop mentoring |

Topics include MLE Essentials, Theory of Change, RCTs, Survey Design, Qualitative Methods, Gender Studies, Data Analysis, and custom combinations. Sliding scale available for grassroots organizations.

Coaching

One-on-one expert guidance from Dr. Varna Sri Raman on career, research design, and data analysis.

| Service | Price | Sliding Scale | |---------|-------|---------------| | Career Coaching | ₹1,500/session | ₹400 – ₹2,000 | | Research Design Consultation | ₹2,500/session | ₹1,000 – ₹3,000 | | Data Analysis Support | ₹2,000/session | ₹800 – ₹2,500 |

All sessions are 1 hour, bookable via Google Calendar. Contact: hello@impactmojo.in

Dojos

90-minute practice-based skill sessions: learn by doing, not just lectures.

• Price: ₹1,500 per person per session
• 35+ practitioner skills across 4 categories: Thinking, Evidence, Action, Communication
• Structured series available (6–8 weeks)
• Locations: Delhi, Bangalore, Online
• Pay per session, no long-term commitment

Example skills: pre-mortems, reading RCTs, cost-effectiveness analysis, stakeholder mapping, funder psychology, data storytelling.

Programmes

Structured, outcome-focused paths that combine courses, games, and practice into a credential.

• Build Circles: four-week AI build cohorts. Pick a real M&E problem, build a working AI workflow with a small matched cohort, and demo it on Demo Day. Free waitlist; the ₹1,000 seat deposit is returned when you demo, along with a verified certificate. (build-circles.html)
• AI for M&E, Assessed Track, ₹2,499. A self-paced, assessed track: a guided path through the AI for Impact course, the Counterfactual game, the Critiquing Evidence practice pack, the AI Agents for Evaluators module, and a real-work capstone with written feedback, ending in a verifiable credential. (ai-for-me-certificate.html)
• AI Agents for Evaluators, a free, self-paced module (part of the Certificate Track): five agent patterns for M&E work, two no-code build walkthroughs with copy-paste prompts, the ethics non-negotiables, and a capstone brief. (ai-agents-for-evaluators.html)

Premium Membership Tiers

| Tier | Price | Key Features | |------|-------|-------------| | Explorer | Free | All courses, games, studios, DevDiscourses, WhatsApp PLC | | Practitioner | ₹399/mo · ₹3,990/yr | Advanced ToC Studio, PDF/PNG export, certificates, full community | | Professional | ₹999/mo · ₹9,990/yr | + Qual Insights Lab and Code Converter export, VaniScribe notebook, hosted Advisory Board models, Viz Cookbook code copying, DevEconomics Toolkit, priority coaching | | Organization | ₹1,499/user/mo | + Team dashboard, custom learning paths, training packages and cohorts, branded certificates, GST invoices and a named contact on request (called the Team Plan on the site) |

Premium Tools

Available to Practitioner and Professional tier subscribers:

| Tool | Tier | Description | |------|------|-------------| | Field Notes from a Dev Economist | Free | Behind-the-scenes analysis of real development programs | | RQ Builder Pro | Practitioner | Guided research question formulation (PICO/SPIDER) | | TOC Workbench Pro | Practitioner | Publication-ready theories of change with export | | Code Convert Pro | Professional | Translate scripts between Stata, R, Python, SPSS | | Qual Insights Studio Pro | Professional | AI-assisted qualitative analysis for transcripts | | VaniScribe AI | Professional | Transcription in 10+ South Asian languages | | DevData Practice | Free | 36 dataset generators, 840K+ rows modeled on DHS/NFHS/ASER | | Visualization Cookbook | Free to browse, Professional to copy code | 63 chart recipes organised by the question you are asking | | DevEconomics Toolkit | Professional | 11 interactive Shiny apps for development econometrics |

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Content Inventory

Flagship Courses (20)

Deep, comprehensive learning tracks, free for all users:

| Course | Description | |--------|-------------| | MEL for Development | Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning: frameworks, indicators, data use | | Seeing Data: Visualization for Impact | Data storytelling, chart design, accessibility | | AI for Impact: Data Monitoring & Evaluation | AI/ML applications in development M&E | | Understanding Development: An Economics Perspective | Growth, inequality, institutions, trade | | Gandhi's Political Thought: Philosophy for Praxis | Swaraj, satyagraha, applied Gandhian thought | | Politics of Aspiration | Rights, insurance, social mobility, and aspirational politics | | Media for Development | Communication, power, narrative, and practice | | Social-Emotional Learning for Development | SEL frameworks for development contexts | | Constitution & Law | Constitutional governance and development law | | Public Policy: Process, Design & Governance | How policy gets made, implemented, and evaluated | | Gender Studies: Feminisms, Power & Social Change | Feminist theory, gender analysis, and development | | Public Choice: Decisions, Incentives & Institutions | Mechanics of choice, voting paradoxes, rent-seeking, bureaucracy, federalism | | Causal Inference for Development | Counterfactuals, RCTs, quasi-experimental designs, and evidence judgement | | Livelihoods in India: Rural, Urban & Skills | NRLM, informal and gig work, Skill India, evidence for both sides of the commissioning table | | Power BI for Practitioners | Honest dashboards from real survey data: Power Query, star schemas, DAX, visualisation ethics | | Designing What Works: Development Interventions from Model to Scale | From a plausible model to something that survives