The BetterEvaluation Resource Library contains hundreds of curated and co-created resources related to managing, conducting, using, and strengthening capacity for evaluation.
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yEd Graph Editor
This tool, created by YWorks, allows the user to create diagrams using either imported or manually entered data.Interview with Dr Howard White from 3ie on Impact Evaluation
This resource is a video of an interview with Dr Howard White, Executive Director of the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie).Impact Evaluation in 7 or 8 Steps
This slideshow takes the viewer through the process of designing an impact evaluation.NodeXL
NodeXL for Microsoft® Excel® 2007 and 2010 is a free open-source template that makes it easy to explore network graphs.Gephi Software
Gephi is an open-source software package for visualizing and exploring networks and complex systemsGephi software can be used for:UCINET software
Ucinet 6 for Windows is a software package for analyzing and drawing social networks developed by Lin Freeman, Martin Everett and Steve Borgatti. This software is available for a free 90 day trial period.Not everything that connects is a network
This background note from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) provides a detailed discussion of networks, including a broad definition and a description of their purpose and use.Network mapping as a diagnostic tool
This manual provides a step-by-step guide to the process of conducting a social network analysis by using Netdraw, which is a free software tool that allows the visualisation of social networks.Next Generation Network Evaluation
This paper from Innovations for Scaling Impact and Keystone Accountability analyses the field of network monitoring in order to identify both tParticipation, relationships and dynamic change: new thinking on evaluating the work of international networks
This paper from the Development Planning Unit of University College London raises some key issues related to network evaluation and provides a number of tools that allow the levels and qualityPromoting and assessing value creation in communities and networks: a conceptual framework
This paper from Ruud de Moor Centrum outlines a conceptual framework for evaluating the value created by social and community learning networks.Networks
This website from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) provides a range of resources including papers on capacity building, and the coordination and evaluation of networSocial network analysis in program evaluation
This special edition of New Directions for Evaluation from the American Evaluation Association (AEA) provides nine articles on social network analysis in program evaluation.International advocacy evaluation community of practice's webinar
In this webinar from the International Advocacy Evaluation Community of Practice demonstrates how Most Significant Change and Participatory Video were used to evaluaNetDraw
Netdraw is a free Windows based program that can be used for visualizing social network data.InFlow 3.1
Inflow 3.1 is a software package that allows you to analyse network data and create visualisations of the results.Action and reflection: a guide for monitoring and evaluating participatory research
This paper from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) was designed to support those involved in participatory research and development projects with monitoring and evaluation strategies.Analyzing Social Capital in Context: A Guide to Using Qualitative Methods and Data
This paper from the World Bank Institute outlines a variety of qualitative analysis methods and tools that can be used in social capital research.Basic Impact Assessment at Project Level
This paper from the Enterprise Development Impact Assessment Information Service (EDIAIS) analyses the principles and core methods of impact analysis.Key concepts for programme and project monitoring and evaluation
This paper from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) provides a glossary of 231 terms which are commonly used in monitoring and evaluation.Community Mapping: Community Scorecard Process Guide
This 32 slide powerpoint presentation, developed by the Participation and Civic Engagement Group, Social Development Department, of the World Bank introduces the concept and methodology of the community scorecard process.8 Ways We Deceive Ourselves With Metrics (And How To Avoid Them), Part I
This blog from John Quarto-vonTivadar is the first part of a two part series which examines many of the problems encountered when using metrics in evaluationCalifornia county scorecard of children's well-being
This website from Children Now provides an interactive display of statistics reporting on the wellbeing of children in California. It uses 38 indicators to rank child well-being in each of California's 58 Counties.Collecting Evaluation Data: An Overview of Sources and Methods
This guide from the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension provides an overview of a variety of sources and methods that can be used for collecting data in an evaluation.Appreciative Inquiry Australia
This website is aimed at supporting and providing network opportunities for those practicing appreciative inquiry (AI) in Australia.Framework For Gender Mainstreaming in IFAD’s Operations
This paper from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) outlines a framework for Gender Mainstreaming on IFAD projects.Vischeck
This tool reproduces your images under various forms of colorblindness so you can better determine if your reporting will be readable to those who are colorblind.ColorBrewer 2.0
This online tool allows users to create colour schemes for maps and other graphics in order to show data that is readily readable.Reading Michael Quinn Patton
This blog posted on the Capturing Development Website offers an inviting overview and discussion of Developmental Evaluation as presented in Michael Quinn Patton's (2011) book DevDevelopmental evaluation: Perspectives from an internal vs. external evaluator
This is a podcast that offers an overview of the Developmental Evaluation approach according to the perspectives of an internal and an external evaluator.Evaluation plan workbook
This workbook from the Innovation Network provides a detailed overview of the concepts and processes for planning a program evaluation.Developing a monitoring & evaluation plan
This website from the Victorian Government's Department of Sustainability and Environment outlines a step-by-step process for developing evaluation plans.