Thanks for sharing, Nicoll. Could you share how much demand you have found for cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs)? I am open to reviewing these for free.
Thanks for offering Vasco! We’ll likely take you up on this.
An impact analysis or cost-effectiveness estimate is one of the most asked questions. When talking with the organizations, we however almost always land on gathering data on the project first to inform why a program is generating results (otherwise, a CEA/​CEE isn’t very actionable).
However, I wouldn’t be surprised if we do some in the coming period. Even if the actual number of animal/​dollar isn’t actionable (yet), a CEA/​CEE can be used to identify the most likely drivers for impact. Let’s stay in touch!
You are welcome to reach out any time. I am also open to looking into CEAs you may have done in the past if you think that is helpful. I also gave feedback on the CEAs of 7 charities Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) assessed in 2025.
An impact analysis or cost-effectiveness estimate is one of the most asked questions.
Great to know.
When talking with the organizations, we however almost always land on gathering data on the project first to inform why a program is generating results (otherwise, a CEA/​CEE isn’t very actionable).
That makes sense. At the same time, I think there are cases where a CEA could show an intervention is not promising even without any data collection. It could be that the parameters required to make the intervention cost-effective relative to a relevant benchmark are not realistic. CEAs are one way Ambitious Impact (AIM) assesses which charities to incubate.
Even if the actual number of animal/​dollar isn’t actionable (yet), a CEA/​CEE can be used to identify the most likely drivers for impact.
Agreed. The CEA could show whether an intervention is cost-effective or not relative to a relevant benchmark crucially depends on some key parameters. Then the data collection could focus on decreasing the uncertaity in these.
Thanks for sharing, Nicoll. Could you share how much demand you have found for cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs)? I am open to reviewing these for free.
Thanks for offering Vasco! We’ll likely take you up on this.
An impact analysis or cost-effectiveness estimate is one of the most asked questions. When talking with the organizations, we however almost always land on gathering data on the project first to inform why a program is generating results (otherwise, a CEA/​CEE isn’t very actionable).
However, I wouldn’t be surprised if we do some in the coming period. Even if the actual number of animal/​dollar isn’t actionable (yet), a CEA/​CEE can be used to identify the most likely drivers for impact. Let’s stay in touch!
You are welcome to reach out any time. I am also open to looking into CEAs you may have done in the past if you think that is helpful. I also gave feedback on the CEAs of 7 charities Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) assessed in 2025.
Great to know.
That makes sense. At the same time, I think there are cases where a CEA could show an intervention is not promising even without any data collection. It could be that the parameters required to make the intervention cost-effective relative to a relevant benchmark are not realistic. CEAs are one way Ambitious Impact (AIM) assesses which charities to incubate.
Agreed. The CEA could show whether an intervention is cost-effective or not relative to a relevant benchmark crucially depends on some key parameters. Then the data collection could focus on decreasing the uncertaity in these.