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California 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.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.Evaluation plan workbook
This workbook from the Innovation Network provides a detailed overview of the concepts and processes for planning a program evaluation.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: 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.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.Utilization 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 crossedTerms 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 CWhat 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.Who adopts improved fuels and cookstoves? A systematic review
This resource is a detailed overview of study conducted by Lewis and Pattanayak (2012) on the systematic review of the literature surrounding the adoption of Improved Cook Stoves (ICS) or cleaner fuels by households in developing countries.8: Analyzing data
This presentation, titled Analyzing Data talks about how to deal with “problems” of non-compliance, choosing what effects to report in your study, as well as achieving external validity and cost-effectiveness.1: What is impact evaluation and when should you do it?
The first in a series of lecture notes produced by the Poverty Action Lab and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), this presentation introduces you to the 'whys' and 'hows' of impact evaluation and when it should be used.3: How to randomize I
This is the first of the presentations that explain the importance of knowing 'how to randomize' for the purpose of impact evaluation.2: Why Randomize?
This in-depth presentation introduces you to the 'whys' and 'hows' of randomised assignment and randomised sampling for evaluation as well as when it should be used and potential pitfalls.4: How to randomize II
This resource explains the importance of knowing 'how to randomize' for the purpose of impact evaluation.5: Measurement and outcomes
This presentation explains a method for outcome measurement for the purpose of impact evaluation. This is the fifth in a series of lectures produced by the Poverty Action Lab and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.7: Managing threats to evaluation and data analysis
This presentation, titled Managing threats to evaluation and data analysis talks about potential problems that can arise while undertaking impact measurement and analysis.Process tracing: Introduction and exercises
This document provides an overview of the method of process tracing and a series of examples and exercises to aid in its teaching .Reviewing and scoring projects
This 'How to Note' from the UK Government's Department for International Development (DfID) is designed to support staff to use their scoring system and latest templates when completing Annual Reviews aModels of Causality and Causal Inference
This background paper from Barbara Befani is an appendix from the UK Government's Department for International Development's working paper BroadenTest, learn, adapt: developing public policy with randomised controlled trials
This paper from the UK Cabinet Office describes how random control trials can be used to assess the effectiveness of public policy interventions.Integrated monitoring: A practical manual for organisations that want to achieve results
This manual from inProgress (archived link) aims to support non profit organisations to effectively monitor their programs.Behind the Scenes: Managing and Conducting Large Scale Impact Evaluations in Colombia
This paper from the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) uses four impact evaluation case studies from Columbia to benchmark each evaluation against 11 standards of quality.