Leveraging AI Tools for Smarter Research & M&E
Webinar | Online
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Organized by:
4th Wheel Social Impact
About the Event
This session will demystify AI tools that simplify M&E workflows—from data collection to reporting—while highlighting how these tools can make participatory processes easier (e.g., automating transcription of community feedback). The webinar is designed to include the following key parts:
Pre-webinar poll: Ask attendees which M&E task they’d most like to automate.
Map AI tools to key M&E challenges (e.g., manual data cleaning, slow reporting).
Demo 3-4 tools with M&E use cases:
Automated Surveys & Data Collection: KoboToolbox (AI-powered skip logic).
Qualitative Analysis: ChatGPT (theme extraction from reports), MAXQDA (AI-assisted coding).
Summarising multiple reports and writing with citation: Anara
Discuss ethical risks (bias mitigation, data privacy) and low-tech alternatives.
Key Takeaways:
A curated list of AI tools sorted by M&E task (e.g., "For thematic analysis, try Chatgpt").
Criteria to choose tools (cost, ease of use, data security).
How AI can reduce grunt work, freeing time for participatory engagement.
Post-session resource: One-pager with tool links, tutorials, and case studies.
Pre-webinar poll: Ask attendees which M&E task they’d most like to automate.
Map AI tools to key M&E challenges (e.g., manual data cleaning, slow reporting).
Demo 3-4 tools with M&E use cases:
Automated Surveys & Data Collection: KoboToolbox (AI-powered skip logic).
Qualitative Analysis: ChatGPT (theme extraction from reports), MAXQDA (AI-assisted coding).
Summarising multiple reports and writing with citation: Anara
Discuss ethical risks (bias mitigation, data privacy) and low-tech alternatives.
Key Takeaways:
A curated list of AI tools sorted by M&E task (e.g., "For thematic analysis, try Chatgpt").
Criteria to choose tools (cost, ease of use, data security).
How AI can reduce grunt work, freeing time for participatory engagement.
Post-session resource: One-pager with tool links, tutorials, and case studies.
Speakers
| Name | Title | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Payal Mulchandani | Co-Founder, 4th Wheel Social Impact | Payal as the co-founder of 4th Wheel Social Impact has over 15 years of experience and is specialised in designing and implementing numerous impact evaluation projects using a diverse range of methodologies, including: Quasi-experimental methods, Social Return on Investment (SROI), Social Audits, Participatory Rural Appraisals, Retrospective Evaluations and Pre-Post Assessments. |
Moderators
| Name | Title | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Juhi Jain | Associate Manager - M&E | Juhi, currently working as an Associate Manager - M&E at 4th Wheel Social Impact. She is a trained social worker with specialisation in Public health. She has over 7 years of experience working with non-profits in India, focusing on children, adolescent girls and young women, and health rights of marginalised communities in urban settings. She brings diverse experience in research, monitoring and evaluation, implementation and non-profit leadership. |