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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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.How 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.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.Evaluation & 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.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.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.Dealing with complexity through planning, monitoring & evaluation (PME)
This paper from Personnel Cooperation in Developing Countries (PSO) and HIVA is the mid term review of an ongoing collaborative action research project in which teDynamic Dozen: Tips from top presenters from the AEA on message in presentations
This guide, which is a part of the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Potent Presentations Initiative, outlines the advice of twelve of AEA's best presenters who share their tips and secrets on deliveDynamic Dozen: Tips from top presenters from the AEA on design of presentations
This guide, which is a part of the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Potent Presentations Initiative, outlines the advice of twelve of AEA's best presenters who share their tips anDynamic Dozen: Tips from top presenters from the AEA on design
This guide, which is a part of the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Potent Presentations Initiative, outlines the advice of twelve of AEA's best presenters who share their tips anDynamic Dozen: Tips from top presenters from the AEA on delivery
This guide, which is a part of the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Potent Presentations Initiative, outlines the advice of twelve of AEA's best presenters who share their tips anPresentation Preparation Checklist
This checklist from the American Evaluation Association's Potent Presentations Initiative provides a set of guidelines for preparing a presentation.Slide design guidelines
This guide from the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Potent Presentations Initiative provides detailed guidance on designing slides for your presentations.ESCAP Monitoring & evaluation system: evaluation guidelines
These evaluation guidelines from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) were designed to support staff to conduct evaluations whilst being guided by the princHandbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results
This handbook from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was developed to support staff to implement successful planning, monitoring and evaluation systems.HIV Monitoring and Evaluation Resource Library
This interactive library from theA Bibliography on Evaluability Assessment
This webpage, developed by Rick Davies for Monitoring and Evaluation NEWS, provides a synthesis and links to 104 items of literature related to evaluability assessment.Creating Presentations Potent for All
This blog post from Jane Gothberg of the American Evaluation Association outlines a range of tips and resources that will support the development of readable, navigable, and understandable presentationsDesigning Impact Evaluations for Agricultural Projects
This guide from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) aims to support the design of impact evaluations for agricultural projects that directly target farmersArt of Hosting
This curated website has links to a range of different resources on themes such as hosting meetings, appreciative enquiry, participatory leadership, action learning, open space technology, mind mapping etcTake great photos for publication
This guide from Primary Health Care Research & Information Service provides advice and tips on taking quality photos that can be used for publication.