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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Outcomes, impacts & causal attribution: Affordable, practical, feasible options for the real world
This slide show from Jane Davidson's presentation at the Auckland anzea symposium gives an overview of causation and modus operandi.The Sphere Project handbook: Humanitarian charter and minimum standards in humanitarian response
This publication, "Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Responses", commonly referred to as the Sphere Handbook, was developed by the Sphere Project.Evaluating Development Co-Operation: Summary of Key Norms and Standards
Evaluating Development Co-Operation Summary of Key Norms and Standards is a set of core principles for evaluation of development assistance adopted by the OECD DAC in 1991 and are at the heart of the Evaluation Network's approach to evaluatHierarchical card sorting: A tool for qualitative research
This paper by Rick Davies from the Centre for Development Studies describes the use of hierarchical card sorting as a way to elicit the views of development sector staff to gain an understanding of their perceptions of the world around themSetting social and environmental standards v6.0
This code of good practice from the ISEAL Alliance is aimed at setting and codifying standards for the design and implementation of environmental and social systems.Fiji education sector independent completion report
This document is a 44-page independent evaluation of AusAID's assistance to the Fiji Education sector over the period of 2003-2009. The success of the program was rated on the following criteria:Designing and conducting health systems research projects Volume 2: Data analyses and report writing
This guide provides 13 modules designed to demonstrate aspects of data analysis and report writing.Visual language for designers: Guide
"Within every picture is a hidden language that conveys a message, whether it is intended or not. This language is based on the ways people perceive and process visual information.Evaluation strategies for communicating and reporting: guide
This book from Torres, Preskill and Piontek has been designed to support evaluators to incorporate creative techniques in the design, conduct, communication and reporting of evaluation findings.The Art of Focused Conversation
This book is intended to expand images of what can be accomplished through the Focused Conversation Method. This is done by demonstrating how many workplace tasks can be accomplished through the medium of focused conversation.A guide to monitoring and evaluating policy influence
Using a literature review and interviews, this paper aims to provide an overview of the different approaches to monitoring and evaluating policy influence.The Center for Evaluation Innovation
The Center for Evaluation Innovation focuses on expanding evaluation practice in new directions and into new arenas.Monitoring, evaluation, reporting and improvement (MERI)
Caring for our Country - MERI Strategy - is a website that breaks down the evaluation processes into four interrelated components: monitoring, evaluation, reporting and improvement.GeneraTOR - Terms of reference template
The GeneraTOR will guide you through writing the different sections of a ToR / RFP. It will generate a word document with your saved information which can then be further refined and/or reviewed by others.Tree maps: A tool for structuring, exploring and summarising qualitative information
This tool makes use of qualitative information that is in the form of important distinctions or differences that people see in the world around them.Delphi: Face to face
This paper provides a detailed overview of the Delphi technique with a description of a group variation that involves face-to-face discussion.A critique of using the Delphi technique for assessing evaluation capability-building needs
This article examines the use of the Delphi technique as part of a needs assessment to inform an evaluation capability-building plan within a government department.Aims and objectives
This webpage from Charities Evaluation Services(CES), provides an overview to understanding why and how aims and objectives should be developed forAn accountability framework for technological innovation
This brief provides a range of recommendations to support organisations that are conducting research and design (R & D) to be more accountable.Evaluating humanitarian action using the OECD-DAC criteria
This guide provides practical support on how to use the OECD Development Assistance Committee (OECD/DAC) criteria in evaluation of humanitarian action (EHA).Open space world
Open Space World is a global community resource supporting the use of the Open Space method by which groups of any size can create effective meetings and events.Six Thinking Hats
This webpage from De Bono Consulting provides an overview of the six thinking hats and includes a range of free resources including guides and videos.Smart and Ethical Principles and Practices for Public Interest Lobbying
This report from the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI) (archived link) outlines four key principles that aim to ensure an ethical and strategic approachThe World Cafe Online Community
"The World Cafe is a natural & effective way to host meaningful conversations that awaken collective wisdom & engage collaborative action." (Lenzo, 2012)Evaluation study terms of reference template
This template from the UK Department for International Development provides an overview of the minimum content required within Terms of Reference for development of an Evaluation Study.User's Guide for SWOT Analysis
This guide from Impact Alliance provides a description of the SWOT tool, outlines examples for different uses and applications, offers two different ways to conduct a SWOT analysis, and concludes with a description of how to interpret and aMonitoring and Evaluation for Projects and Partner Organizations
This webpage from Business Development Systems (BDS) (archived link) analyses the some of the problems associated with indicators and impact evaluation and arAnalysis of Covariance - Introduction
This introduction to Wildt and Ahtola's (1978) Analysis of Covariance provides a good overview of the theory behind this option.Community score card process - a short note on the general methodology for implementation
This guide outlines the Community Score Card Process and details its four components.The Art of Assessing the Impact of Advocacy Work
This paper explores the complex and changing nature of advocacy work, arguing that in many cases standardized forms of Monitoring & Evaluation/ Impact Analysis (M&E/IA) are likely to be inappropriate, as they will probably provide mAscertaining causality in theory-based evaluation
This paper from E. Jane Davidson explores the relative strengths and weaknesses of program theory as a tool for inferring causality.Evaluation Methodology Basics: The Nuts and Bolts of Sound Evaluation
This book, written by E Jane Davidson, focuses on the basics of evaluation methodology including parts on developing criteria and mixed method evaluations.