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Gender inequality and you
This edition of Evaluation Matters, from the African Development Bank, provides a range of discussion and case studies covering the key question: Does evaluation matter for gender and gender mainstreamiUsing Visual Communication to Increase Evaluation Utilization
This blog post from Nate Wilairat for Evergreen Data provides a range of tips for increasing evaluation utilization through the use of visual communication.Evaluation executive summaries & reports
This blog by Stephanie Evergreen curates a number of examples of engaging executive summaries and evaluation reports. The focus is on highlighting effective visual design of these reporting formats.Before & after slides: stay on the side of simplicity
This blog post from Stephanie Evergreen highlights the steps that were taken to revise the some presentation slides showing data.Presenting Graphs with the Slow Reveal
This blog post by Stephanie Evergreen demonstrates how to ensure that presentation slides introduce the components of complex graphics one at a time.Evaluating Peacebuilding Activities in Settings of Conflict and Fragility
This guide from the OECD is aimed at improving program design, management and evaluation in areas of conflict and fragility.Conflict-sensitive monitoring and evaluation
This guide is Module 3 from Chapter 3 of Saferworld's resource packCase Study Research in Practice
This book, written by Helen Simons, guides the user in the design, implementation and communication of case study research.Young Lives Methods Guide: Introducing Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing
This guide describes how Young Lives, an international study of childhood poverty, used Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) in place of paper based questionnaires.World Bank Group Assistance to Low-Income Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
This independent evaluation conducted by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank, assesses the impact and effectiveness of strategies and assistance programs implemented by the WInnovative approach to evaluating interventions in fragile and conflict-affected states: the case of Helmand.
This working paper from Coffey International Development outlines the challenges faced when undertaking evaluation in fragile and conflict-affected states and provides a rangeConcept Map Examples
This website from Lucidchart provides a range of examples of Concept Maps and allows the user to create their own or use one of the templates provided.Case selection techniques in Process-tracing and the implications of taking the study of causal mechanisms seriously
This paper by Derek Beach and Rasmus Brun Pedersen analyses the three variants of process tracing and goes on to develop guidelines for using each of them.Process-Tracing Methods: Foundations and Guidelines
In this book Derek Beach and Rasmus Brun Pedersen refine the definition of process tracing by breaking it into three different variants.Community Screenings for Participatory Video
This guide, written by Gareth Benest for InsightShare, provides advice running community screenings as part of a participatory video process.Revised Evaluation Policy of UNICEF
This document form UNICEF outlines a revised policy for conducting evaluations.DFID’s Approach to Value for Money (VfM)
This guide from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) sets out the principles that are used to ensure value for money in DFIValue for Money: A Plan to Develop a Methodology to Audit Environmental Issues
This paper, written by Ximena Mura Alvarez, outlines a strategy to create a Value For Money (VFM) methodology for including environmental issues as part of a VFM audit.Measuring the Un-Measurable: Solutions to Measurement Challenges in Fragile and Conflict-affected Environments
This guide, written by Vanessa Corlazzoli and Jonathan White for the UK Department for International Development (DFID), was developed to impSystems-oriented evaluation
In this presentation, Dr. Beverly Parsons for The Evaluation Center, outlines a framework for developing a systems-oriented evaluation.Will that successful intervention over there get results over here?
This blog post and its associated replies, written by Jed Friedman for the World Bank, describes a process of using analytic methods to overcome some of the assumptions that must be made when extrapolating results from evaluations to other12 Valuable Tips for Using Wordle in the Classroom
This blog post from 21st Century Educational Technology and Learning outlines 12 tips for using Wordle in the classroomHow to geotag images
This blog post by Darren Rowse for Digital Photography School provides detailed guidance on geotagging images.Classification of Data
This webpage from the Geographic Information Technology Training Alliance (GITTA) looks at he process of classifying data in relation to mapping and cartography.How to Make a US County Thematic Map Using Free Tools
This tutorial by Nathan Yau for Flowing Data provides step-by-step guidance for producing a choropleth map by using free online tools.Faster choropleth maps with Microsoft Excel
This blog post by Robert Mundigl for Clearly and Simply provides detailed guidance on producing choropleth maps using Excel.Mountain of Accountability: Pursuing mission through learning, exploration and development
This webpage from the Blandin Foundation outlines its Mountain of Accountability© which has three interconnected levels of accountability.National evaluation policy in Canada
This case study, prepared by Katerina Stolyarenko for the Parliamentary Forum for Development Evaluation outlines the process that was used to develop and implement a government-wide monitoring and evaluatPolítica de evaluación nacional en Sud África
Este estudio de caso ofrece un resumen del proceso de implementación de un sistema de monitoreo y evaluación a nivel de gobierno (GWM&ES) en Sudáfrica.Chart dos and don’ts
This webpage from the European Environmental Agency outlines 23 dos and don't for creating charts for presentations.Evaluation Flash Cards
This guide, developed by Michael Quinn Patton for the Otto Bremer Foundation, supports evaluators and organisations get the most our of evaluations by introducing and elaborating on core evaluation cSocial Networking: A Guide to Strengthening Civil Society Through Social Media
This guide, written by Tina Yesayan for USAID, outlines strategies to incorporate social media into the activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) to promote democracy, human rights, governance and