Projects — Track Impact, Report Results, Build Credibility
Your on-the-ground work, documented as proof of impact
The challenge & our answer
The Problem
NGOs struggle to turn field work into credible impact stories. Project data lives in scattered spreadsheets. Reporting to funders is manual, time-consuming, and inconsistent. Evidence of outcomes gets lost. Funders can't verify claims. Promising projects can't scale because there's no track record.
The Solution
Action Network Worldwide provides a structured project tracking system that turns your work into verifiable impact data. Log updates in real time from the field. Attach evidence with verification status. Track milestones and budgets. Generate IATI-compliant reports in multiple formats. Build a portfolio that proves results to funders and partners.
Key Capabilities
Structured project profiles
Country, region, SDGs, beneficiaries, budget, timeline, funder relationships. Everything a grant application asks for, captured once and reused across reports.
Real-time field updates
Instagram-style posting from the ground. Photo, caption, type (update, output, outcome, evidence, report, milestone). Published updates feed your public project page automatically.
Evidence records with verification
IATI-compatible structured evidence. Indicator, value, unit, period, source, methodology. Verification status tracks community confirmation (unverified, pending, verified).
Milestone tracking
Break long projects into phases. Each milestone has a status, due date, and optional budget envelope. Completion triggers automatic update posts and team notifications.
Budget and expense tracking
Plan vs. actual spending per category or milestone. Upload receipts to org storage. Track delivery rate. Generate financial summaries for funder reports.
Multi-format report generation
Generate grant reports from live project data. Choose from built-in archetypes or upload your funder's template. Export as PDF, Word, or Markdown. IATI XML export included.
Public project pages
Each published project gets a shareable URL with updates, evidence, milestones, and impact metrics. The project page IS your grant report — always current, never stale.
Logframe planning
Structure your theory of change. Goals, outcomes, outputs, activities. Define indicators per objective level. Evidence records link back to indicators for traceable results.
How It Works
Create a project
Set up your project profile with location, SDGs, beneficiaries, budget, and timeline. Link to funding relationships. Add team members with roles (owner, manager, contributor, viewer).
Define milestones and objectives
Break the project into phases or work packages. Set up your logframe (goals, outcomes, outputs). Define indicators for each objective level.
Log updates from the field
Post photos, reports, and progress notes. Tag updates to milestones. Link evidence records to indicators. Everything feeds the live project page.
Track budget and evidence
Record expenses against budget lines. Upload receipts. Log evidence with indicator values. Mark outcomes with verification status. Build a provable impact trail.
Generate reports on demand
Select a report template (built-in or learned from your funder's document). Choose the reporting period. Export as PDF, Word, or IATI XML. Reports pull live data — always current.
Share results publicly
Publish your project page. Embed it on your website. Share the direct URL with funders and partners. Your work becomes your credibility.
Ready to get started?
Free to join — see plans & pricing →Frequently asked questions
Can I use this to report to my funder?
Yes. The report generator produces PDF, Word, and Markdown outputs from live project data. You can use a built-in archetype (standard progress report, IATI-conformant, final report) or upload your funder's template and the system learns its structure. Reports include budget vs. actual, indicator progress, evidence citations, and narrative summaries. Many funders now accept IATI XML directly — that export is included.
How does evidence verification work?
Every evidence record carries a verification status — unverified, pending, or verified — so a report can distinguish claims that have been checked from those still awaiting confirmation. Project teams set and manage the status as evidence is reviewed, and both the report and the public project page surface it alongside each figure. This gives funders an honest signal of how well-substantiated each result is, rather than presenting every number as equally certain.
What if my project has multiple funding sources?
Projects support multiple funding relationships. Each relationship tracks the funder (from the canonical funder directory or as free text), amount, currency, status, and optional IATI activity ID. Reports can be scoped to a specific funder or cover the whole project.
Can external people view project progress?
Yes, through three visibility tiers. Public projects appear on your org's public page and are indexed by search engines. Organization-scoped projects are visible to all org members. Member-scoped projects are visible to all platform members. Funder-scoped updates (for sensitive progress notes) are visible only to people with an active funding relationship. Project owners control visibility per update.
Does this replace our project management tool?
No. Action Network Worldwide is not a task tracker or team coordination tool — it's an impact documentation and reporting system. Think of it as the public-facing and funder-facing layer on top of your internal project management. You plan and coordinate in your existing tools; you log outcomes, evidence, and milestones here to build a credible track record.
How are milestones different from updates?
Milestones are phases or major deliverables (Needs Assessment, Pilot Training, Final Evaluation). Updates are timestamped posts about what happened (photos, progress notes, evidence). Updates can be tagged to a milestone. When a milestone is marked complete, the platform posts an update automatically. Milestones structure the project; updates tell the story.