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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.Developmental Evaluation in Practice: Lessons and Tips from an Evaluation of the Convergence Partnership
This session was posted by Kari Cruz in the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Public Library.TheBrain
This software is designed to be used as a digital mind mapping tool in which ideas and thoughts can be interconnected and linked to any digital files that are stored on your computer or the web.TheBrain allows you to:Novices Evolving Evaluation Values Through Developmental Evaluation
This audio recording and slides are from a presentation given by David D Williams at the 2011 American Evaluation Conference.Grappling With Uncertainty in Innovative and Complex Settings: Weaving Quality in Developmental...
This PowerPoint, developed by Kataraina Pipi, Nan Wehipeihana and Kate McKegg as part of a presentation given at the American Evaluation Association conference 2010, looks at using development evaluation to focus on the process of moving frTransforming Evaluation Practice to Support Social Innovation
"Developmental evaluation offers social innovators an approach to collecting strategically focused information in real time, on questions that matter, in contexts where programs or initiatives are not well-tested, and where the outcomes canAsking Compelling Questions in Gracious Space
This blog post from the Center For Ethical Leadership outlines the process for asking compelling questions that promote learning and leadership by defining what the question really means.Big data, big ruse
This article from Stephen Few of Perceptual Edge provides a critique of many of the arguments used to promote big data - in particular concerns that without adequate analysis and visualisation, bHow to Present to Senior Executives
This blog post from Nancy Duarte of the HBR Blog Network presents five clear tips for ensuring your presentation to senior executives is both engaging and garners their support.Learning Lessons: Connecting the Dots for Greater Development Impact
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) synthesizes key lessons drawn from evaluations of projects and programs that have been funded by the ADB.Learning Lessons: Intense Climate-Related Natural Disasters in Asia and the Pacific
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) synthesizes key lessons drawn from evaluations of projects and programs that have been funded by the ADB.Learning Lessons: Participatory Irrigation Management
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) synthesizes key lessons drawn from evaluations of projects and programs that have been funded by the ADB.Learning Lessons: Managing for Development Results
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) synthesizes key lessons drawn from evaluations of projects and programs that have been funded by the ADB.Learning Lessons: Sharpening the Operational Focus on Inclusive Growth
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) synthesizes key lessons drawn from evaluations of projects and programs that have been funded by the ADB.Planning and Evaluating for Social Change: An Evening at SFU with Michael Quinn Patton
This video is a recording of a lecture and workshop presented by Dr. Michael Quinn Patton at the Simon Fraser University.How Does Complexity Impact Evaluation?
This article from the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation is an introduction to the special edition focusing on the evaluation of complex interventions.Data cleaning: problems and current approaches
This paper from the University of Leipzig sets out to explain the main problems that data cleaning is able to correct and then provides an overview of the solutions that are available to impleUtilization focused evaluation case studies - UFE in multijurisdictional/Tribal contexts
This slideshow from a presentation given by Nicole Bowman at the American Evaluation Association Conference describes how UFE was used by Native American tribal groups to assess projects that crossedEvaluation & communication in practice – a workspace for DECI-2
This website from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is the home for the Developing Evaluation & Communication Capacity in Information Society Research (DECI-2) program.Check for accessibility issues
This webpage provides a guide to using Microsoft's Accessibility Checker in order to ensure Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents are accessible to those with disabilities.Paletton
Paletton (formerly Color Scheme Designer) is an application which enables you to design a colour scheme for your documents and presentation and then check it against an accessibility tool to ensure your colour scheme is accessible for thoseTerms of Reference: Evaluation of the Peace Education Project in Aceh
In 2001 a peace education project was implemented in Aceh, designed to encourage non-violence and peaceful conflict resolution among youths.Policy dialogue evaluation: Terms of reference
This document from the the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT, formerly AusAID) is the Terms of Reference for an evaluation of the policy dialogue that takes place between partner countries and itself on policies thatUSAID/Zambia - Gender-Based violence - Programming evaluation
This example documents the evaluation approach and methodology performed on various programs implemented in Zambia to address gender-based violence (GBV).Terms of reference for an implementation evaluation of the comprehensive rural development programme
This example is based on the evaluation of a programme designed to mobilise and empower rural communities to take control of their own destiny with the support of government, and address rural poverty through the use and management of naturTerms of Reference for Mid-Term Review of USAID CARE MYAP/SHOUHARDO Program
This example documents the objectives, scope of work, evaluation questions, composition of review team and the timeline of the evaluation of a program designed to address the underlying issues that contribute to vulnerabilities such as a laTerms of Reference for Towards a Greater Citizenry Participation in Swaziland
This document is an example of a Terms of Reference used to evaluate a two year project implemented in Swaziland designed to promote a greater understanding of human rights and knowledge of the Bill of Rights as enshrined in the Swaziland CEvaluability assessment template
This template from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is designed to take the user through a step by step process of evaluability assessment.ACFID and value for money - Discussion paper
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) created this discussion paper to generate meaningful debate and help their sector work with AusAID to define value for money better.What does monitoring your brand on social media channels really mean?
This blog post from Beth Kanter describes the process of 'listening' to what people are saying about your brand through social media monitoring.GovMetric
GovMetric (formerly Public Service Monitor) is a website that monitors the internet to identify the topics that are being discussed and evaluating the information in order to provide a snapshot of the views presented.Stakeholders’ interest in potential evaluation questions
This worksheet from Chapter 5 of the Nation