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Filter search resultsC4D: Identify primary intended users
Intended users are the specifically identified people who will use the M&E findings; primary intended users are those whose needs the evaluation will particularly try to meet. Primary intended users have a desire, responsibility or role in doing...Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)Addressing environmental sustainability through the OECD DAC criteria for evaluation of development assistance
This resource, from the Footprint Evaluation Initiative, discusses how the six evaluation criteria of the OECD DAC (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development – Development Assistance Committee) can be used to get environmentalRecursoReview of the use of ‘Theory of Change’ in international development
This report, commissioned by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and authored by Isabel Voge, reviews how theory of chanRecursogLOCAL Evaluation Week: Yes, gLOCAL - it is not a typo
… London (1995). What does glocalization have to do with evaluation? Evaluation themes, practices, and … Visit glocalevalweek.org to learn more. We invite you to do the following: Organize an M&E knowledge-sharing or …BlogWhat would an evaluation conference look like if it was run by people who know and care about presenting information to support use? (hint - that should be us)
… There have been efforts to try other formats that will do a better job. For example, the AES conference and the EES … of just 5 minutes. Other Experiential Learning Session: Do you have a unique and interactive way of presenting …BlogWeek 8: Guest blog: Innovation in development evaluation
… is ‘on-track’ in achieving a pre-defined milestone do not work with flexible planning. In their typical form … changing circumstances and cultural dynamics. To do this we need two things: firstly, we need up-to-the-minute … results outside a rigid logical framework; one way to do this is through retrospectively ‘ harvesting outcomes ’, …BlogDescribe the theory of change
… the resources and opportunities that might be drawn on to do this? Download some questions that can be used to … to work – what are the intended outcomes and how do they think they might be achieved (their mental models of … find out: Is there agreement about the intended impacts or do different partners, organizations or individuals have …Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationFunder evaluator dialogue on complexity
… they accomplish. That myopia results in evaluations that do not guide program improvement, and which fail to detect or …RecursoA short primer on innovative evaluation reporting
… innovative reporting methods, as well as the 'what not to do' reminders that I hope I'll have the sense to remember …RecursoGrantee reporting menu
… options, mapped according to the time/effort needed to do them and their potential learning outcomes. This resource …RecursoObservation in evaluation
In this document, Richard Krueger outlines some key ideas around using observation effectively in evaluation.RecursoStrengthen evaluation capacity
Choose ways of building on and developing capacity for managing, undertaking and/or using evaluation, which might involve human capital (knowledge and skills), organisational capital (such as technical and administrative infrastructure) and social capital...Marcos/GuíasRainbow Framework52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 12: Having an adequate theory of change
… sure it includes all the important things. A good way to do this is to ask people " What is it about this program that … ideas on avoiding three common mistakes in evaluation . Do you have other strategies to suggest? Examples to share? …BlogEqual access participatory monitoring and evaluation toolkit
This toolkit aims to help communication for development (C4D) organisations to demonstrate the impacts and outcomes of their initiatives, listen to their listeners, continuously learn, and feed this learning back into the organisation and iRecurso52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 44: How can monitoring data support impact evaluations?
… rather than about a single case – questions such as “Do these types of interventions work?” or “For whom, in what ways and under what circumstances do they work?” Photo: Workshop in Cambodia, Arnaldo …Blog52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 51: Strategies for commissioning evaluations successfully
… Secure appropriate approval within the organisation to do the evaluation. Be explicit about the purpose and scope of …BlogWeek 14: New to evaluation? Here's what you need to read
… me, and can help any beginner, make sense of what to do and how to do it. First of all, to help you make sense of the big …BlogWeek 23: Evaluation of anti-corruption reforms and programmes – don’t give up before you even try!
… a country’s trajectory of fighting corruption. Nor do they contribute to the global body of evidence on what … reforms are working at the country level. To do this we need to evaluate specific reforms and programmes. …BlogEvaluations that make a difference: Stories from around the world
… went beyond that and looked at what evaluations can do to improve people’s lives (evaluation impact) and … the benefit of evaluators and evaluation users who want to do more impactful evaluations. 1. Listen to and amplify the …BlogReporting
… questions. The structure of an evaluation report can do a great deal to encourage the succinct reporting of direct …Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationCultural competency
… in a cultural context other than their own, they may not do this in a manner that is experienced as culturally safe by … towards cultural safety and critical consciousness. To do this, they must be prepared to critique the ‘taken for …MétodoWeek 11: BetterEvaluation at AfrEA 2014
… innovation are needed to address unmet challenges? How do we support effective innovation - in terms of both … and remote sensing Reporting findings – strategies to do checks on interpretation and implications. Measuring hard …BlogChoose methods and processes
… of the rainbow framework Action questions - what should we do? Methods and processes to answer action questions can be … questions and will need a combination of methods to do this. 4. Review the advice provided for each method and …PáginaC4D Hub: Develop an M&E Framework
… strategies, any studies, reviews or evaluations to do done, with details about data sources, timing, management … Have you carefully considered the key M&E questions? Do these relate to the primary purpose for the M&E Framework, paying attention to context? Do they relate to the Program Theory? Specify the key …Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)Embedding evaluation in national plans and policies to foster transformative development
This IIED Briefing Paper argues that meaningful evaluation of progress towards achieving sustainable development extends beyond supporting voluntary national reviews, and that for the full potential of evaluation to be realised, evaluationRecursoEvaluating rural extension
… focused frameworks to the evaluation of programs that do not lend themselves to quantification. Review by Julia …BlogBig data for development: challenges & opportunities - the white paper
This paper, written by Emmanuel Letouzé for United Nations Global Pulse, seeks to answer many of teh questions relevant to the use of big data in international development evaluations.RecursoMEL jamboree facilitator agendas
These agendas, for grantee “MEL jamborees”, provide a detailed view of not only how an actionable learning event for MEL could be structured but also offer an insight into the interests, challenges, and opportunities facing grantees when itRecursoParEvo: A web-assisted process enabling the participatory exploration of alternative futures
… to think about alternative futures creatively and how they do that thinking (meta-cognition). The second is more …RecursoProgram cycle operational policy, USAID 2022
… the intervention(s) (treatment group) and those who do not (control group). This type of design is also called a …RecursoNational M&E policies
National monitoring and evaluation policies are the set of rules or principles that a country uses to guide its decisions and actions with respect to monitoring and evaluation across government.MétodoOrganisational M&E policy
Organisational monitoring and evaluation policies are the set of rules or principles that an organisation uses to guide its decisions and actions with respect to monitoring and evaluation across programs and departments.Método