Proposals and grants
Concept notes and full proposals that read clearly and score well with reviewers.
- Concept notes
- Full proposals
- Methodology and results frameworks
- Review and editing
Evidence that moves decisions.
We help NGOs, programmes, researchers and students turn questions into sound evidence: proposals that get funded, analysis that holds up and M&E systems teams can run themselves.
Tools we work in
- Excel
- SPSS
- Stata
- R
- Python
- KoboToolbox
- ODK
A research and data team that writes for the people who decide.
IDEAS turns questions into evidence. We write proposals that get funded, analyse data with rigour and build monitoring systems that keep working after we leave.
We are based in Kampala and work in person or remotely. Every engagement is scoped in writing, priced before work starts and delivered in stages you can see.
What we do
Four services, held to one standard.
Data analysis
Rigorous statistics, clear visuals and reports that decision makers actually read.
- Data cleaning and management
- Statistical analysis
- Data visualisation
- Analysis reports
M&E systems
Monitoring systems your team can run and report from long after handover.
- Logframes and indicators
- Data collection tools
- Dashboards
- Reporting tools
Research coaching
Guidance for undergraduate, master's and PhD researchers at every stage.
- Proposal coaching
- Methodology coaching
- Analysis review
- Editing for clarity
Watch the work take shape
Built the way we build for clients, shown here with illustrative data.
Three tests every piece of work passes before it leaves us.
Ideas
We start with the question. A sharp question makes a fundable proposal and a useful analysis.
Evidence
Sound methods, clean data and results you can defend in front of a reviewer, a board or an examiner.
Impact
Outputs written for the people who will act on them, delivered in a form they can use.
From first call to final file
Every engagement follows the same four steps.
Scoping call
We agree the question, the deadline and what a good result looks like.
Scope and quote
A written scope, timeline and fixed price before any work starts.
Delivery in stages
You see drafts early and give feedback at agreed points.
Handover
Final files, clean data and analysis scripts where relevant, with a walk-through.
Who we work with
NGOs and programmes
Proposals, baseline and endline analysis, and M&E systems for projects that report to donors.
Researchers and consultants
Methodology support, statistical analysis and write-up for studies and evaluations.
Students
Coaching and review from undergraduate to PhD, with the work and the authorship staying yours.
Have a deadline, a dataset or a programme to measure?
Tell us what you are working on.