Our Approach
IMPL. PROJECT is a 501(C)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) focusing on bespoke data collection and programming in non-permissive environments.
Our diverse team brings together professional expertise from the fields of diplomacy, international development, foreign policy, and technology.
Our unique, data-driven methods are designed to directly address the institutional and organizational barriers that prevent sustainable, positive outcomes for communities and programs across the international development spectrum.
We work directly alongside our partners in the field to collect and analyze data, and assess the root causes of instability and vulnerability in communities around the globe. We then use that data to facilitate community-driven, targeted programming to enhance outcomes and impacts.
Unlike many for-profit data collection firms out there, IMPL. PROJECT is committed and dedicated to delivering real-time insight into the economic, political, and security trends in local contexts across the globe in a scalable, sustainable way in order to capacitate local partners and actors to leverage technology in their communities independently and for the common good.
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Our Data Ecosystem Methodology
We specialize in creating complex quantitative and qualitative datasets highly representative of fragile and conflict-affected areas. We combine large-scale surveys conducted by local field teams trained in our methodology, specialized qualitative engagements, powerful data analysis platforms, and geospatial and comparative data visualizations in order to provide bespoke development solutions to our clients, donors, and partners.
IMPL. PROJECT’s Data Ecosystem Methodology addresses systemic barriers to successful and impactful programming in international development caused by poor quality local data (inaccurate, improperly collected, and outdated), and insufficient local data quantity.
Most often, publicly available data is an insufficient source from which to design and implement development solutions. Particularly in conflict-affected and austere environments, highly context-specific and large, representative datasets are required in order to obtain accurate, timely, operational context inclusive of highly fluid on-the-ground conditions and numerous variables, which publicly available data (such as census data) often does not provide.
IMPL. PROJECT helps communities turn their priorities into outcomes and impacts by making these complex and illuminating datasets accessible to our local partners. In addition, by sharing data with civil society, government, and the private sector, we provide context and community-specific recommendations, enhanced understanding of local dynamics and contexts, and actionable insight.
By adhering to data collection best practices such as do no harm, prioritizing safety of field teams and survey respondents, co-designing surveys and data collection plans in collaboration with stakeholders and field teams, and maintaining a focus on balanced demographics we are able to adapt our methodology to a wide variety of local contexts, identify key vulnerable populations and systemic drivers of instability, and develop the capacity of our field and international partners to leverage data best practices to advocate for themselves – on their own terms. This methodology is the differentiator that sets us apart from the current for-profit and nonprofit competition.
IMPL. PROJECT collects data on smart devices (such as iPhones and iPads) using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies designed for disconnected operating environments (places without internet connectivity). The data is then imported into our analysis platforms and analyzed by our team in order to design high-impact development solutions for communities, donors, and clients.
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