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title: "PAPER | Shared Measurement: The Why is Clear, the How Continues to Develop"
description: This paper was written by Mark Cabaj and offers five practical shared measurement challenges that, if not handled well, can weaken a group’s ability to evaluate and manage their Collective Impact effort.
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# [PAPER | Shared Measurement: The Why is Clear, the How Continues to Develop](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/articles/shared-measurement-paper)

 Written by [Mark Cabaj](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/articles/author/mark-cabaj) | Oct 5, 2017 2:50:15 PM

*Shared Measurement: The Why is Clear, The How Continues to Develop *is a paper written by* *evaluation expert Mark Cabaj, that offers five practical shared measurement challenges that, if not handled well, can weaken a group’s ability to evaluate and manage their Collective Impact effort.

The practice of shared measurement is one of the five conditions of Collective Impact (CI), an approach that guides diverse organizations to tackle tough social, economic and environmental challenges at scale.

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